diff --git a/latex/thesis.cls b/latex/thesis.cls
index f9366e0..0965da6 100644
--- a/latex/thesis.cls
+++ b/latex/thesis.cls
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@
                 dateuncertain=true,%
                 datecirca=true,%
                 sorting=none,%
+                url=false,%
+                doi=false,%
+                isbn=false,%
                 backend=biber]{biblatex}
 \RequirePackage{hyperref}
 \RequirePackage[acronym, nogroupskip, toc]{glossaries}
@@ -448,7 +451,7 @@
 \newcommand{\faculty}[1]{\gdef\@faculty{#1}}
 \newcommand{\program}[1]{\gdef\@program{#1}}
 \newcommand{\university}[1]{\gdef\@university{#1}}
-% \newcommand{\yearofsubmission}[1]{\gdef\@yearofsubmission{#1}}
+\newcommand{\yearofsubmission}[1]{\gdef\@yearofsubmission{#1}}
 
 % Now expose robust “the‑” getters to access the values
 \newcommand{\theauthorid}{\@authorid}
@@ -459,6 +462,7 @@
 \newcommand{\thefaculty}{\@faculty}
 \newcommand{\theprogram}{\@program}
 \newcommand{\theuniversity}{\@university}
+\newcommand{\theyearofsubmission}{\@yearofsubmission}
 
 % Ensure title/author/date get expanded correctly in hypersetup
 % \hypersetup{