Who we help · Individuals
Master’s, PhD & executive-programme candidates
Ethical coaching on your own research, from topic choice to viva, for master’s, PhD and executive-programme candidates. You write every word.
1 of 3What you face
Decisions we help you make.
Where our work usually starts with organisations and people like you.
How to settle a question you can actually answer
Which methods fit, and how to justify them
How to act on your supervisor’s feedback
How to prepare for your viva
How we work with youCoaching and feedback only, declared as your institution requires. We decline any request to write assessed work.
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
4 of the 5 services on this page
- Thesis and dissertation coachingCoaching for master’s, doctoral and executive-programme researchers, from topic to viva. You write every word; we help you think, plan and improve, and our assistance is declared.→
- 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.→
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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Decision memo template
Set out the decision, the real options including doing nothing, the evidence behind each and what is still unknown. The builder produces a one-page brief that makes an hour with an adviser, or your board, far more useful. The decision stays yours.
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Research question generator
Describe your interest, setting, population and what data you can realistically reach. You get several ways to frame a research question for different purposes, each with feasibility prompts to test before you commit. They are starting points, not an assessed proposal.
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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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What needs to move forward?
Tell us the decision, the challenge or the opportunity. We reply with a scoped approach, a named principal and a fee before any work begins.
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