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This theme encompasses a range of services tailored to every stage of the writing process, from initial planning to final edits.

With tools like detailed writing guides, customisable templates, and online courses, we equip you with practical resources to help you as you write and ensure your writing meets the required standard.

Our interactive writing workshops and sprints offer opportunities to refine your skills in a collaborative environment, while proofreading, coaching, and writing feedback services provide personalised insights to elevate the quality of your work.

Whether you’re struggling to articulate complex ideas, meet deadlines, or maintain motivation, this theme addresses the unique challenges of PhD writing. By focusing on both technical excellence and the emotional demands of writing a thesis, we help reduce overwhelm and build momentum.

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How to write a PhD literature review (in nine steps)

How to write a PhD literature review (in nine steps)

When I was writing my PhD I hated the literature review. I was scared of it. I thought it would be impossible to grapple. So much so that it used...

How to write a PhD abstract

How to write a PhD abstract

Don't underestimate how hard it is to write a PhD thesis abstract. When I wrote mine I though it'd be straightforward. Far from it. It's tricky. You have to condense...

Five Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Use Grammarly To Proofread A PhD

Five Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Use Grammarly To Proofread A PhD

Grammarly, the free online grammar and spelling checker, claims to ‘make sure everything you type is clear, effective, and mistake-free’ and that ‘everything you write clear and effective all the time’....

Learn how to write a PhD proposal that will stand out from the rest

Learn how to write a PhD proposal that will stand out from the rest

When stripped down to its basic components, the PhD proposal explains the what and the why of your research. What it will be about and why it will be important.

Keep Your Reader Engaged: How To Craft PhD Thesis Statements

Keep Your Reader Engaged: How To Craft PhD Thesis Statements

In this post, I’m going to give you what I think is the easiest win when it comes to improving your writing: using PhD thesis statements. These are short, one...

Russian (dolls) to the rescue – how to structure an argument in your PhD

Russian (dolls) to the rescue – how to structure an argument in your PhD

At the core of the PhD are arguments. Lots of them. Some more important and some very specific. When you understand how to structure an argument, your thesis reads clearly...

How to Be Critical and Original in Your PhD

How to Be Critical and Original in Your PhD

You might have been told to ‘be more critical’ or to ‘make an original contribution,’ but what does that actually mean in practice?

How to edit a PhD thesis (without going mad)

How to edit a PhD thesis (without going mad)

Your thesis takes a lot of time to research, ideate, and write. Here's how to properly edit a PhD thesis such that you impress your examiners and achieve even greater...

Seven tips for clear and concise writing in your PhD

Seven tips for clear and concise writing in your PhD

At the heart of a PhD is a goal to make the examiner happy. Clear, concise writing is an important component of achieving that goal.

Is English Your Second Language? Here Are 7 Ways To Improve Your Academic Writing

Is English Your Second Language? Here Are 7 Ways To Improve Your Academic Writing

Writing a PhD when English is your second language is scary. It’s scary enough when English is your first language. 80,000 words, sometimes even more, in a technical language and...

Proofreading is cheating, isn’t it?

Proofreading is cheating, isn’t it?

Record numbers of PhD students are having their dissertations proofread. Should it be counted as cheating? Sometimes, yes.

Being Critical In Your PhD: Things To Do & Things To Avoid

Being Critical In Your PhD: Things To Do & Things To Avoid

Developing a critical approach is one of the key challenges of a PhD. But what does ‘being critical’ actually mean?

Seven Ways To Beat PhD Writer’s Block

Seven Ways To Beat PhD Writer’s Block

Then the deadline grows shorter. You start to worry, “I’m so far behind. Can I ever catch up? I’m a good student. So why haven’t I been more productive?”

Five tips to improve your PhD thesis

Five tips to improve your PhD thesis

Regardless of what stage of the writing process you are at, there are five overarching tips you need to keep in mind if you want to improve your PhD thesis.

A System That Helps Makes Academic Writing Less Boring

A System That Helps Makes Academic Writing Less Boring

Let's be honest, PhD theses can be boring. The subject matter and technical language is necessarily complex, so writing one that remains engaging can be tough. It's worth it though.

Infographic: Strategies for ESL PhD Students

Infographic: Strategies for ESL PhD Students

Writing a PhD when English is your second language is a challenge. We've put together an infographic that will help you to improve the way you understand the PhD writing...

Linear vs. Non-Linear Writing in Your PhD

Linear vs. Non-Linear Writing in Your PhD

A common misconception amongst PhD students is that writing a thesis is a linear process. In this guide we clear up that myth.

The PhD only needs to be good enough, which is terrifying if English is your second language.

The PhD only needs to be good enough, which is terrifying if English is your second language.

The hardest thing about doing a PhD isn’t the research, the literature review, the research design. They’re all hard, sure, but the hardest thing about doing a PhD is the...

Writing Your PhD For A Western Audience When English Is Your Second Language

Writing Your PhD For A Western Audience When English Is Your Second Language

If you're a PhD student for whom English is a second language, you may not realise the importance of writing for a Western audience.

Ten Reasons Why You Need Your PhD Proofread

Ten Reasons Why You Need Your PhD Proofread

Deciding whether or not to hire a proofreader for you PhD is a big commitment. Whichever way you look at it, it’s expensive. Plus, you may think that your English...

17,000 Words in Four Days? Reflections On A PhD Thesis Bootcamp

17,000 Words in Four Days? Reflections On A PhD Thesis Bootcamp

We’ve just wrapped up another Thesis Bootcamp and I wanted to write some reflections on how the weekend went. If you don’t know what the Thesis Bootcamp format is, in...

PhD Thesis Structure: There’s No Such Thing as Perfect

PhD Thesis Structure: There’s No Such Thing as Perfect

When PhD students come to me worried about their PhD thesis structure, they often frame it around the structure of chapters or the thesis as a whole. But in my...

PhD writer’s block is not a writing problem

PhD writer’s block is not a writing problem

PhD writer's block comes from unclear expectations, isolation, and identity threat — not poor discipline. Here's what actually helps.

275,246 words in four days

275,246 words in four days

Last weekend, 25 doctoral researchers wrote 275,246 words in four days. Here is what we learned from 139 anonymous mood check-ins about doubt, belonging, and what happens when PhD students...

PhD Writing Groups Online: How Accountability Changes Everything

PhD Writing Groups Online: How Accountability Changes Everything

PhD writing groups work because they replace isolation with belonging. The accountability is felt, not enforced. Find the right one.

How to Write Your PhD Authentically (And Why It Matters More Than You Think)

How to Write Your PhD Authentically (And Why It Matters More Than You Think)

The thesis is the by-product of a PhD. The transformation in how you think is the product. A practical guide to staying in your own thinking in 2026.

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