An example template of how to create a dissertation style for UWE Bristol (BSc Mathematics/Mathematics and Statistics programme) with margins compatible with MS Word templates (so correct for page limit rules).
This also allows you to separate out References and Bibliography entries.
\documentclass[12pt, oneside]{report}
\usepackage{IEEEtrantools}
\usepackage[margin=.85in]{geometry}
\linespread{1.25}
\usepackage{mathptmx}
\usepackage{xcolor}
\usepackage[colorlinks=false, linkbordercolor=white, citebordercolor=white,
filebordercolor=white, urlbordercolor=white]{hyperref}
\usepackage[style=authoryear, defernumbers=true, backend=biber,dashed=false, maxnames=999,maxcitenames=3,giveninits=true,urldate=long,uniquename=false,uniquelist=false
]{biblatex}
\addbibresource{references.bib}
%\addbibresource{biblio.bib}
%% pretty captions
\usepackage{caption}
%%% allows you to create Rules, Definitions, Lemmas, Theorems etc.
\usepackage{amsthm}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{amsfonts}
\newtheorem{theorem}{Theorem}
\newtheorem{definition}{Definition}
\newtheorem{lemma}{Lemma}
\newtheorem{Rule}{Rule}
\numberwithin{definition}{chapter}
\numberwithin{theorem}{chapter}
\numberwithin{lemma}{chapter}
\numberwithin{Rule}{chapter}
\numberwithin{equation}{chapter}
\usepackage[super]{nth}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{placeins}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{csquotes}
\usepackage{fancyhdr}
\pagestyle{fancy}
\renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0.4pt}
%\renewcommand{\footrulewidth}{0.4pt}
\fancyhead{}
\fancyhead[L]{Report Title} %%% CHANGE AS APPROPRIATE (you may need to use a shortened form of the title)
\fancyhead[R]{student ID} %%% CHANGE AS APPROPRIATE
\fancyfoot{}
\fancyfoot[C]{\thepage}
\usepackage{titlesec}
\titlespacing{\chapter}{0pt}{*4}{*2.5}
\titleformat{\chapter}{\normalfont\huge\bf}{\thechapter}{20pt}{\huge\bf}
%% prevents Chapter 1 (then new line and Introduction) - turns into 1. Introduction
%% Call your references "References" rather than Bibliography, then also allow for a separate Bibliography if needed.
\DeclareSourcemap{
\maps[datatype=bibtex]{
\map{
\perdatasource{references.bib}
\step[fieldset=keywords, fieldvalue={, primary}, append]
}
\map{
\perdatasource{biblio.bib}
\step[fieldset=keywords, fieldvalue={, secondary}, append]
}
}
}
\input{formatting}
\setcounter{tocdepth}{1} % allow only sections (not subsections in table of contents)
\begin{document}
\input{titlepage}
\input{Abstract} %% any other "Front matter" should go here before the table of contents - format in a style similar to the file Abstract.tex
\tableofcontents
\addtocontents{toc}{~\hfill\textbf{Page}\par} % comment this line out if you want to remove "Page"
\input{Chapter1} % standard chapter format
%\input{Conclusions}
%\appendix
%\input{appendix} % uncomment out these two lines of code if you have an appendix!
% you can have more than one appendix if (really) needed.
\printbibliography[keyword=primary, title=References]\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{References}
%% uncomment next line if you want a Bibliography section also!
%\printbibliography[keyword=secondary,title=Bibliography]\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{Bibliography}
\end{document}