I am writing my PhD thesis (120+ pages) in latex, the deadline is approaching and I am struggling with layout problems.

I am using the documentstyle book.

I am posting both problems in this one thread because I am not sure if the solution might be related to both problems or not.

Problems are:

1.) The page numbers are mostly located on the top-right of each page (this is correct and where I want them to be).

However, only on the first page of chapters and on the first page of what I call "special chapters", the page number is located bottom-centered. With "special chapters" I mean: List of Contents, List of Figures, List of Tables, References, Index.

My university will not accept the thesis like this. The page number must ALWAYS be top-right one each page, even if the page is the first page of a chapter or the first page of something like the List of Contents.

How can I fix this?

2.) On the first page of chapters and "special chapters" (List of Contents...), the chapter title is located far too low on the page. This is the standard layout of LaTeX with documentstyle book I think.

However, the chapter title must start at the very top of the page! I.e. the same height as the normal text on the pages that follow.

I mean the chapter title, not the header.

I.e., if there is a chapter called

"Chapter 1

Dynamics of foobar under mechanical stress"

then that text has to start from the top the page, but right now it starts several centimeters below the top.

How can I fix this?

Have tried all kinds of things to no effect, I'd be very thankful for a solution!

Thanks.