Fair-access model
Institutions can define who is eligible and how hours are allocated.
- Eligibility rules
- Per-user caps
- Cohort allocation
- Approval workflow
Pre-purchased specialist support
Institution-Funded 1-to-1 Support Pools
Give eligible researchers access to an agreed bank of one-to-one support hours funded by the institution and used only for approved research-development purposes.
Doctoral schoolsGraduate schoolsScholarship programmesWidening-participation initiativesInternational cohortsResearch centres
FlexibleUse hours across approved support categories
ControlledEligibility and scope agreed in advance
SpecialistMatch each request to relevant expertise
TrackableUsage can be reported at aggregate level
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Build support around real researcher needs.
Rather than forcing every cohort into the same package, Thesis Tutors can combine live teaching, specialist clinics, digital research tools and targeted one-to-one support around the institution’s actual gaps.
Specialist matching
Requests can be routed to methodology, statistics, qualitative, software, writing or viva expertise.
- Methods
- Statistics
- Software
- Writing / viva
Researcher choice
Researchers can use support when a genuine need arises rather than attending generic sessions that may not fit.
- Targeted booking
- Relevant expert
- Stage-specific help
- Clear objective
Bounded scope
Sessions remain educational and advisory, with the researcher responsible for decisions and assessed work.
- Coaching
- Feedback
- Explanation
- Researcher ownership
Usage visibility
Institutions can receive agreed aggregate information such as hours used and broad support categories.
- Hours used
- Demand categories
- Cohort uptake
- Remaining balance
Renewal decisions
Usage evidence helps determine whether the pool should be renewed, expanded or redesigned.
- Demand review
- Capacity review
- Future budget
- Programme design
Implementation
How a support pool works
A clear implementation sequence keeps responsibilities, academic-integrity boundaries, communications and support routes understandable for both staff and researchers.
1. Fund
Agree the number of hours or credits and the eligible cohort.
2. Invite
Provide eligible researchers with the booking route and boundaries.
3. Deliver
Match each request to the appropriate support category and specialist.
4. Review
Track aggregate utilisation and decide how to use remaining capacity.
Institutional use
Good reasons to create a support pool
- Uneven access to specialist support
- International student support
- Methods bottlenecks
- Statistics demand
- Completion-stage pressure
- Scholarship or widening-participation support
Flexible configuration
Can sit alongside
- Workshops
- Clinics
- Research Room licences
- Doctoral development
- Writing programmes
- Viva programmes
Governance & quality
Supplementary support, with clear boundaries.
Thesis Tutors is designed to complement formal supervision and existing university services. We support researcher development through teaching, coaching, feedback, legitimate editing and specialist guidance; we do not write assessed theses or make academic decisions on behalf of researchers.
Academic integrity
Researchers retain responsibility for the ideas, analysis, arguments, decisions and final work they submit.
Privacy by scope
Institutional delivery can be designed around the minimum data needed for access, support and agreed reporting.
Human support
Specialist expertise remains central where judgement, teaching and methodological explanation are required.
Frequently asked questions
Questions institutional teams often ask.
Does Thesis Tutors replace university supervision?
No. Our institutional work is supplementary. Formal supervision, assessment and academic decisions remain with the university and researcher.
Can programmes be adapted to a specific cohort?
Yes. Delivery can be scoped around degree level, discipline mix, programme calendar, cohort size, research stage and the institution’s own policies.
How is academic integrity protected?
Support focuses on teaching, coaching, feedback, skills development and legitimate editing. Researchers remain responsible for the ideas, analysis, decisions and assessed work they submit.
Can we start with a pilot?
Yes. A defined pilot or clinic is often the simplest route for testing demand, delivery fit and administration before a wider programme is considered.
Start with a defined scope
Tell us the cohort, challenge and delivery window.
We can help you shape a pilot, clinic, workshop series, support pool or Research Room licence without committing the institution to a larger programme before the model has been tested.