I have had multiple students using this template now that report a problem with references where they get an error when rendering the main manuscript along the lines of:
RROR:
compilation failed- error
LaTeX Error: Something's wrong--perhaps a missing \item.
See the LaTeX manual or LaTeX Companion for explanation.
Type H for immediate help.
...
l.617 \bibitem[\citeproctext]{ref-dasgupta2018}
When they remove the explicit reference block in the document, the document renders.
I have had multiple students using this template now that report a problem with references where they get an error when rendering the main manuscript along the lines of:
When they remove the explicit reference block in the document, the document renders.