Your university closes for summer. We don't.
Four ways we can help
The PhD Common Room
You log on at 10am. Twenty other researchers are already there. You write for 90 minutes, take a break, come back in the afternoon. By the end of the week, you have written more than you did in the last month alone. Add in expert-led workshops, goal-setting sessions, office hours, and a community that notices when you are not there, and you have the support system your institution should have been providing all along.
Coaching with Prof Jane Creaton
The conversation you have been putting off because your supervisor is not available. Whether you need someone to read your chapter, help you see what your argument actually is, or tell you honestly whether you are on the right track. Prof Jane Creaton has supervised doctoral researchers for over 25 years. She has seen every version of "stuck" and knows how to move you through it. No contract. No minimum. Book when you need it.
Proofreading
Our editors hold PhDs themselves. They know what examiners look for. Every change is tracked, every suggestion explained, and there is no AI anywhere near your thesis. Whether you need a final polish before submission or deeper feedback on structure and argument, you get it back cleaner, sharper, and ready to defend.
Mock Viva
You know which questions are coming. You know where your argument is strongest and how to handle the parts you are less sure about. A full practice examination with an academic who has sat on the other side of the table, followed by detailed feedback on how to prepare for the real thing. Most students say the actual viva felt easier than the mock.
Planning ahead?
Autumn Thesis Bootcamp
Four protected days to draft a full thesis chapter, alongside 25 other late-stage PhD students. Prep workshop, intensive writing, editing workshop afterwards.
Building the Foundations of Your Doctoral Research
Four interactive 90-minute sessions walking you through the entire research proposal process, from initial idea to complete proposal. Led by Dr Max Lempriere and Dr Simon Pratt-Adams.
The numbers
Nine years of helping doctoral researchers write, finish, and defend their theses.
What our members say
Questions you might have
Your PhD does not stop for summer
Structure when your university offers none. People who understand when everyone else has gone. A reason to show up and write, every single day.
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