diff --git a/tex/latex/uosdocs/uosproject.cls b/tex/latex/uosdocs/uosproject.cls
index 9dba53716f9e45d1e34eaf72ff6134d28f10ea3a..5298c0ae2f814d3ff74a9a0add02ba9ffc7e7c64 100644
--- a/tex/latex/uosdocs/uosproject.cls
+++ b/tex/latex/uosdocs/uosproject.cls
@@ -371,7 +371,42 @@
 \newcommand\addtolom[1]{%
 \addtocontents{lom}{\protect\contentsline{chapter}{\protect\numberline{}#1}{}{}}
 }
+\usepackage{xifthen}
+\newcommand\authorshipdeclaration[1]{
+\btypeout{Declaration of Authorship}
+\addtotoc{Declaration of Authorship}
+\thispagestyle{plain}
+\null\vfil
+\vskip 60\p@
+\begin{center}{\Large\bf Declaration of Authorship \par}\end{center}
+I declare that this thesis and the work presented in it is my own and has
+been generated by me as the result of my own original research.
+
+I confirm that:
+
+\begin{enumerate}
+\item This work was done wholly or mainly while in candidature for a degree at this University;
+\item Where any part of this thesis has previously been submitted for any other qualification at this University or any other institution, this has been clearly stated;
+\item Where I have consulted the published work of others, this is always clearly attributed;
+\item Where I have quoted from the work of others, the source is always given. With the exception of such quotations, this thesis is entirely my own work;
+\item I have acknowledged all main sources of help;
+\item Where the thesis is based on work done by myself jointly with others, I have made clear exactly what was done by others and what I have contributed myself;
 
+\ifthenelse{\isempty{#1}}
+{\item None of this work has been published before submission}
+{\item Parts of this work have been published as: #1}
+\end{enumerate}
+
+\vspace{15.0mm}
+\begin{minipage}[t]{0.7\textwidth}
+  Signed:..........................................................................
+\end{minipage}%
+\begin{minipage}[t]{0.3\textwidth}
+  Date:..................
+\end{minipage}
+\vfil\vfil\null
+\cleardoublepage
+}
 \newcommand\acknowledgements[1]{
 \btypeout{Acknowledgements}
 \addtotoc{Acknowledgements}