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Switched to a placeholder logo with instructions to download

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Joseph Timothy Foley
2025-10-15 18:59:12 +00:00
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\end{description}
\subsection{Frequently Asked Questions}
\begin{itemize}
\begin{itemize}
\item {\em Why isn't there the RU logo on the front of the template on Overleaf/Git?}
The official cover for these documents is generated by the Reykjavik University department.
Putting the RU logo on GitHub or Overleaf's templates is incompatible with their licensing rules due to the font surrounding it, so we cannot legally include it.
A cropped version is available at RU Help \url{https://uthelp.refined.site/space/UKB/312279050/Final+Project+%2F+Thesis+%2F+Dissertation+Template}
Take this file and put it into the \path{graphics} folder and the logo should update.
The official source of the logo for print can be found at \url{https://hr.kreatives.is/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/HR_Logo_Colors_2017.pdf}
For Dissertations, see Section~\ref{sec:coverpage} about how to integrate the cover from Communications into your document.
\item {\em How do I use APA citations?}
The template is setup to use IEEE citations by default.
For those who want to use APA, you will need to adjust lines at the top of \path{main.tex}
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As mentioned in the Abstract, this template was optimized for the B5 paper size so that it in print copy it has the same size as a standard textbook that fits on a standard bookshelf.
This size also has the benefit of being similar to an e-Reader screen.
\item {\em Why isn't there the RU logo on the front of the template on Overleaf/Git?}
The official cover for these documents is generated by the Reykjavik University department.
Putting the RU logo on GitHub or Overleaf's templates is incompatible with their licensing rules due to the font surrounding it, so we cannot legally include it.
The official source of the logo for print can be found at \url{https://hr.kreatives.is/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/HR_Logo_Colors_2017.pdf}
See Section~\ref{sec:coverpage} about how to integrate the cover with the RU logo into your document.
\item {\em My advisor doesn't like this format and asked me to change it.
What should I do?}
Please contact the head of Graduate Affairs in your Department about what is required in the thesis format and who determines the formatting.