Your Research, Your Words.
Better English and a Better Experience.

No. Editing and proofreading your own work is permitted by most UK universities, provided the editor does not write or rewrite your content. What I do is improve how your ideas are expressed. Your research and conclusions stay entirely yours. If you're unsure about your institution's specific policy, share it with me and I'll work strictly within those boundaries.

AI tools can catch surface errors, so they can be helpful. In fact, universities encourage you to run through your own work using a tool to spot plagiarism before you submit your work. This can be helpful to ensure you have not accidentally picked a passage from a clinical paper or online book, copied and pasted it on your page for nothing more than reference and you have forgotten to erase it. However, AI tools can't evaluate whether your argument is coherent, whether your methodology holds up, or whether your writing sounds like a credible researcher in your field. Universities are also increasingly using AI-detection software, and work that has been heavily processed through AI tools can be flagged, sometimes even when the original content was your own. What I offer is a PhD-level human reader who engages with your actual research, strengthens your academic voice, and returns work that is genuinely yours.

Proofreading catches surface errors, spelling, punctuation, grammar, formatting. Editing goes further: it looks at whether your argument flows logically, whether your structure supports your research question, and whether your ideas actually land on the page the way you intended. I do both. Most students need both, particularly at dissertation and thesis level where structure and argument carry significant marks. You can gather lots of very exciting and important ideas and content then fail to do them credit by not being organised.

No. Your ideas, your research, and your voice stay intact. You've done that part of the work. I work on how things are expressed, not what is being said. Every change comes with a clear explanation so you understand and can own it. If I think something is structurally unclear or an argument needs strengthening, I flag it, but the decision about what to do is always yours. When researching a PhD, you are told that if an eleven-year-old child cannot understand your research, then it's too confusing. The idea is, the cleverest ideas are the simple ones.

One-to-one sessions are £33 per 50 minutes. Full dissertation and thesis projects are quoted after a brief conversation. The length, the condition of the draft, and the deadline all affect the price. Payment is split between a deposit to begin and the balance on completion. Bank transfer accepted, with discounts available for repeat clients.

That depends on the length and condition of your work and your deadline. Once I've seen your draft, I'll give you an honest timeline before we agree anything. I'm flexible if you want a light and occasional touch over a long-haul project, or I can work more intensively. However, it's never great to be approached on a Friday afternoon with a deadline of Monday morning and requested to do a literature review from scratch that should have taken three to six months to do. I'm flexible across time zones and work to tight deadlines where possible, but the earlier you get in touch, the more options we have.

Yes, completely. Everything you share with me stays between us from the first message. I work alone and nothing is passed on. In researching dementia for my PhD I had to maintain the highest ethical standards, and I bring the same to this. Your work doesn't leave my hands.

Some universities ask postgraduate students to declare any editorial assistance received, usually in the acknowledgements section. It is worth checking your institution's submission guidelines. If required, a simple acknowledgement of proofreading and language support is standard and raises no issues. You are not outsourcing your work by asking for this kind of help.

Yes. I work entirely remotely via Zoom and am fully flexible across Gulf time zones. I have lectured and tutored students from the Gulf at UK universities and have published academically in the region. I understand the academic systems, the expectations of British universities, and the specific pressures on students writing in English as a second language. Wherever you are, get in touch and we'll arrange a time that works.

Yes, this is a significant part of what I do. Writing a dissertation in formal British academic English when it isn't your first language is genuinely difficult. Good research and well-written research are not always the same thing, and that gap can affect your mark. I work with international students to make sure their ideas come through as they intended. You don't need perfect English to get in touch. That's rather the point.

Yes. I've worked directly with Middle Eastern students at UK universities for years and understand the specific challenges involved, the distance from your supervisor, the cultural differences in academic style, the pressure of writing a major piece of work in a second language while managing everything else. Sessions are online, flexible around your time zone, and completely private. You won't be passed to anyone else. It's just us.