Who we help · Individuals
Lecturers, early-career academics & research supervisors
Methods, publication and research-funding capability for lecturers, early-career academics and research supervisors, with declared assistance.
1 of 3What you face
Decisions we help you make.
Where our work usually starts with organisations and people like you.
How to turn a thesis into publications
Which journals to target, and which to avoid
How to write a competitive research-grant proposal
How to strengthen your supervision
How we work with youYou remain the author; assistance is acknowledged as your institution or journal requires.
2 of 3What we do
Services, by practice.
Every service here has a defined first scope and a fixed fee agreed in writing before work begins.
2 of 11 practices serve this group
11Research supervision, academic coaching & publication support
6 of the 7 services on this page
- Research methods and statistics supportHelp with research design, quantitative and qualitative methods and statistics, so you understand and can defend every choice. The analysis is yours, and the assistance is declared.→
- Academic editing, formatting and referencingEditing for language, structure, style, formatting and referencing, within the limits your institution permits. We never add to or change your ideas, arguments or findings.→
- Publication supportGuidance on turning your thesis into an article, choosing a suitable journal and responding to peer review. You remain the author, and our help is acknowledged as the journal requires.→
- Research-grant proposalsSupport for research funding proposals from academics and institutions: fit, design, budget logic and review. Assessed student proposals receive coaching only, never authored submissions.→
- Research-methods bootcamps and supervisor trainingPractical bootcamps for doctoral schools, universities and professional bodies, and training that helps supervisors guide researchers well, with outcomes assessed.→
- Institutional research capacityExternal supervision and examining capacity, research-office set-up and publication strategy for institutions building their research function. The researcher remains the author throughout.→
3 of 3What you can try now
Start with a free tool.
Working tools matched to the services above. Results on screen straight away.
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Learning outcomes and assessment mapper
List each learning outcome, the level of thinking it asks for and the task that assesses it. The mapper flags outcomes with no task, tasks that test at a lower level than the outcome, weights that do not add up and verbs you cannot observe.
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Executive education programme design template
Design a programme from the learning needs up: outcomes linked to needs, modules that cover each outcome with hours and assessment, and the examiner and reviewer roles quality assurance requires. It never implies accreditation.
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Research methodology decision aid
Answer what your question asks, what data you can reach and whether you can influence who gets what. The aid explains which designs fit and why, the assumptions each makes, and what analysis you will need to learn to do yourself.
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Research proposal checklist
Tick the sections your draft already has and set your word count. The checklist shows what is missing, gives questions to answer in each section yourself, and includes a declaration-of-assistance template for any help you receive.
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Reference list checker
Paste your reference list, one reference per line, and choose the style. The checker finds duplicates, missing years, inconsistent DOIs, page ranges and ordering. It never invents a DOI or source, and it is not a plagiarism check.
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Journal finder
List the journals you are considering, check each one’s details yourself at the source, and record what you find. The finder ranks them on scope fit, speed and cost, and screens each for warning signs of predatory publishing. It promises nothing about acceptance.
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