Participation reporting
See whether the programme is being used and where demand is concentrated.
- Attendance
- Bookings
- Active users
- Session categories
Privacy-aware programme visibility
Institutional Analytics & Reporting
Understand programme uptake, support demand and engagement patterns using agreed aggregate reporting that avoids unnecessary exposure of individual research content.
Graduate schoolsProgramme directorsDoctoral collegesStudent success teamsResearch officesProcurement teams
Aggregate firstDesigned around programme-level visibility
ConfigurableAgree reporting scope before delivery
Purpose-limitedOnly collect data needed for the service
No grade claimsReporting does not infer academic outcomes
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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.
Support demand
Understand what researchers are asking for across methods, statistics, writing, viva or software.
- Topic categories
- Stage patterns
- Peak periods
- Capacity needs
Credit utilisation
For funded support pools, monitor allocated, used and remaining capacity at the agreed reporting level.
- Allocated
- Consumed
- Remaining
- Usage trend
Programme engagement
Where appropriate, review uptake of clinics, workshops and digital tools without exposing private research content.
- Workshop uptake
- Clinic use
- Tool access
- Cohort engagement
Review summaries
Create end-of-cycle summaries that help the institution decide what to retain, change or stop.
- What worked
- Common issues
- Capacity gaps
- Next-cycle options
Privacy boundaries
Individual-level research content is not required for standard programme reporting.
- Minimum necessary data
- Aggregate reporting
- Defined access
- Retention boundaries
Implementation
Reporting should be agreed before launch
A clear implementation sequence keeps responsibilities, academic-integrity boundaries, communications and support routes understandable for both staff and researchers.
1. Define purpose
Agree what decisions the institution wants reporting to support.
2. Minimise data
Collect only the fields needed for delivery and agreed reporting.
3. Report
Provide the agreed programme-level view at defined intervals.
4. Review
Adjust future reporting if the original metrics are not useful.
Institutional use
Useful programme questions
- Are researchers using the service?
- Which support areas are most requested?
- When does demand peak?
- Are funded hours being used?
- Which cohorts need more signposting?
- What should change next cycle?
Flexible configuration
What we avoid claiming
- Predicted grades
- Guaranteed outcomes
- Research quality scores
- Supervisor performance
- Student ranking
- Academic progression causation
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.