Thesis feedback, viva prep & academic craft
That's where I come in.
Academia, Translated gives final-year PhD researchers the structured feedback, rehearsal, and academic know-how a stretched supervision team often can't fit in.
"Final-year supervision capacity is stretched thin at almost every UK university, not a reflection on individual supervisors, mine included, but a structural gap in the system. With more structured support alongside that, I'd have walked into my viva readier, and enjoyed the last part of my PhD far more."
Dr Hannah Klimas, Founder, Academia, Translated
Three things a good supervisor gives you when they have the time.
Dense academic language and opaque institutional processes, translated into plain English, so you know exactly what your examiners are looking for, and why.
Rehearsal under real conditions. Mock vivas that build the kind of self-belief you can only get from having practised the hard thing already.
The transferable skills of academic life, structuring an argument, defending a position, presenting your work, taught so they outlast this one thesis.
Clarity
A 30-minute walkthrough decoding what your viva actually involves.
See details →Clarity
Structural feedback on a single chapter, examiner-eyes-on.
See details →Confidence
A full practice defence with detailed feedback on how you answered.
See details →Craft
Two full thesis reviews plus mock viva rehearsal, the complete journey to viva day.
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One place, every year
A fully funded thesis review and mock viva for a first-generation doctoral candidate at a UK institution, with particular weight given to those facing financial hardship, caring responsibilities, refugee status, or other significant barriers.