THESIS COVER PAGES for

theses containing CO-AUTHORED publications

The following pages should be completed and inserted at the front of your thesis if your thesis contains Co-authored work that has been published or prepared for publication.

Note: Please use the Thesis Cover pages for theses with NO publications if your thesis does not include any published or work prepared for publication.

Note: Please use the Thesis Cover pages for theses with Sole-Authored Publications if your thesis only contains sole authored published or work prepared for publication.

When completing the following front pages:

Insert text as required into the fields highlighted in yellow.

Delete any green highlighted text that does not apply.

When complete, remove all yellow and green highlights.

You are free to change the style of the pages (such as margins, spacing, font, font size) to match the remainder of your thesis and add any additional pages as required.

For page vii:

Include one box per publication or manuscript. Add or delete boxes as required.

Please indicate the thesis chapter, or location within the chapter, where the work appears

If the work has been published, full bibliographic details of each publication must be included

Please declare in detail your contribution to each work. The declaration must be signed by all co-authors of all publications or manuscripts. If signatures from all the co-authors cannot be obtained for the work, the Coordinating Supervisor must: (1) provide the reasons for this in Section 5 of the Thesis Submission form; and (2) sign to endorse the declaration.

Please DO NOT include this instruction page in your thesis.

THESIS

Insert title of thesis in full

Insert full name and all previously competed degrees

This thesis is presented for the degree of
[Doctor of Philosophy/Master] of Murdoch University

[Insert College (s)]

[Insert Discipline(s) (where applicable)]

[Insert year of submission]

THESIS DECLARATION

I, insert name, certify that:

This thesis has been substantially accomplished during enrolment in this degree.

This thesis does not contain material which has been submitted for the award of any other degree or diploma in my name, in any university or other tertiary institution.

In the future, no part of this thesis will be used in a submission in my name, for any other degree or diploma in any university or other tertiary institution without the prior approval of Murdoch University and where applicable, any partner institution responsible for the joint-award of this degree.

This thesis does not contain any material previously published or written by another person, except where due reference has been made in the text and, where relevant, in the Authorship Declaration that follows.

This thesis does not violate or infringe any copyright, trademark, patent, or other rights whatsoever of any person.

The research involving human data reported in this thesis was assessed and approved by Murdoch University Human Research Ethics Committee. Approval #: [insert approval number(s)]. Written patient consent has been received and archived for the research involving patient data reported in this thesis.

The research involving animal data reported in this thesis was assessed and approved by Murdoch University Animal Ethics Committee. Approval #: [insert approval number(s)]. The research involving animals reported in this thesis followed Murdoch University and national standards for the care and use of laboratory animals.

The following approvals were obtained prior to commencing the relevant work described in this thesis: [List approvals here].

Third party editorial assistance was provided in preparation of this thesis by [insert name/company].

This thesis contains published work and/or work prepared for publication, some of which has been co-authored.

Signature: [Sign here]

Date: [Insert date here]

ABSTRACT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This research was supported by an Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship.

This research was funded by [insert name of grant and grant identification numbers].

Technical assistance was kindly provided by [insert name of assistant(s)] for [insert description of assistance] that is described in [insert location in thesis].

AUTHORSHIP DECLARATION: CO-AUTHORED PUBLICATIONS

This thesis contains work that has been [published and/or prepared for publication].

Details of the work: [insert text]
Location in thesis: [insert text]
Student contribution to work: [insert % of the work attributable to the student]
Co-author signatures and dates: [insert signatures] [insert dates]

Details of the work: [insert text]
Location in thesis: [insert text]
Student contribution to work: [insert % of the work attributable to the student]
Co-author signatures and dates: [insert signatures] [insert dates]

Student signature: [insert signature] Date: [insert date]
I, [insert name of Principal supervisor] certify that the student’s statements regarding their contribution to each of the works listed above are correct. As all co-authors’ signatures could not be obtained, I hereby authorise inclusion of the co-authored work in the thesis. Principal supervisor signature: [insert signature] Date: [insert date]