diff --git a/_quarto.yml b/_quarto.yml
index fa01941..e4ffda8 100644
--- a/_quarto.yml
+++ b/_quarto.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ format:
   pdf:
     template-partials:
       - before-body.tex
+      - toc.tex
     tbl-cap-location: top
     documentclass: scrreprt
     lof: true
@@ -39,15 +40,16 @@ format:
     page-breaks: true
     geometry:
       - inner=3cm
-      - outer=4cm
-      - top=3cm
-      - bottom=4cm
-      - headsep=22pt
-      - headheight=11pt
+      - outer=3cm
+      - top=2cm
+      - bottom=2cm
+      - headsep=8pt
+      - headheight=4pt
       - footskip=33pt
       - ignorehead
       - ignorefoot
       - heightrounded
+    linestretch: 1.5
     filters:
      - section-refs.lua # needs pandoc version >= 2.11 to work
 
diff --git a/acknowledgements.qmd b/acknowledgements.qmd
index de25262..ad6938c 100644
--- a/acknowledgements.qmd
+++ b/acknowledgements.qmd
@@ -1 +1,6 @@
 # Acknowledgements {.unnumbered}
+
+
+\tableofcontents
+\listoftables
+\listoffigures
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/before-body.tex b/before-body.tex
index 28441a2..b24e9e1 100644
--- a/before-body.tex
+++ b/before-body.tex
@@ -32,4 +32,6 @@
 \vspace{12ex}
 }
 $endfor$$endfor$%
-$endif$
\ No newline at end of file
+$endif$
+\let\mainmatterreal\mainmatter
+\let\mainmatter\relax
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/list_abbreviations.qmd b/list_abbreviations.qmd
index d67cd82..643cdc8 100644
--- a/list_abbreviations.qmd
+++ b/list_abbreviations.qmd
@@ -47,4 +47,3 @@ tribble(
   tab_options(column_labels.hidden = TRUE)
 ```
 
-
diff --git a/toc.tex b/toc.tex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0662812
--- /dev/null
+++ b/toc.tex
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+$if(toc)$
+$if(toc-title)$
+\renewcommand*\contentsname{$toc-title$}
+$endif$
+$if(colorlinks)$
+\hypersetup{linkcolor=$if(toccolor)$$toccolor$$else$$endif$}
+$endif$
+\setcounter{tocdepth}{$toc-depth$}
+$endif$
+\renewcommand*\listfigurename{List of figures}
+\renewcommand*\listtablename{List of tables}
\ No newline at end of file