Support for Postgraduate Research students
PhD writing support
Bookable online writing tutorials
We offer one-to-one, online writing tutorials for all PhD students, to provide focused feedback on a 900-1,500 word sample of your writing.
To make an appointment with a tutor complete the PhD writing tutorial request form and upload a sample of your writing to the form.
- Complete the PhD Writing tutorial request form;
You can normally access a maximum of one tutorial per semester.
For more information, please contact tutorials@manchester.ac.uk
PGR drop-ins
We offer PGR Drop-in hours every Wednesday, if you would like to discuss any aspect of writing your thesis:
- 11am -12pm online via Zoom
- 12pm -1pm on campus in Samuel Alexander Building SG8
- Please note there will be no drop-ins on 25 March, 1 April and 8 April - they will re-start on 15 April.
We can advise you on:
- how to get started with your writing and remain systematic;
- how to show your voice;
- how to vary the strength of your critical stance for impact;
- how to improve flow and readability;
- how to improve a particularly difficult section you have written
Faculty-based workshops
We offer academic writing workshops to all PhD candidates. These are delivered through the Researcher Development office in Manchester Doctoral College.
Each workshop is two to three hours long depending on your Faculty. Most are online, but we also offer some in-person.
These workshops offer a first-stop opportunity for discussion of the genre of a doctoral thesis:
- what does it look like?
- what are readers expectations?
- how can you make your writing more impactful?
Please contact ResDev@ds.man.ac.uk for more information.