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We are fastidious and experienced proof readers of doctoral candidates’ dissertations. We have read 119 theses in the past 14 years plus reports, papers and journal articles, so we know what it takes to refine a thesis for submission. Please email Dr Bronte Somerset  bjsomerset@gmail.com, or phone 0487635539 to talk to us about your research and your research-writing progress.

This is our process:

1. Two people read, and collaborate on, each thesis.
2. We check: spelling, grammar, punctuation, hyphen use and typos; hedging, split infinitives, tautologies and tense; sentence construction, logical sequencing, repetitions, clarity and incomplete or over-complicated sentences; and calculations where possible.
3. Conformity to your referencing style will be checked in text and in the reference list. Reference cross-checking is available.
4. We write a report for each candidate with editorial, proofreading, formatting and referencing comments.

Upon receipt of your work, we will send you a provisional QUOTE and an estimated TIMEFRAME. We need to know: 1) that your SUPERVISOR has read your work; 2) the REFERENCING STYLE you have used; 3) if you have any special instructions; and, 4) your faculty's thesis FORMATTING GUIDELINES.

The cost for proofreading is determined by the quality of writing. Thus, Stage 2 costs less than Stage 1. Please see our MOU for proofreading and formatting costs. An INVOICE will be sent upon completion of our work. Your University may fund this work. Once we have completed our work to your satisfaction, we delete your thesis from our records.

AI We need to review your university's rules for the use of AI in theses. We would never use AI for proofreading candidates' work.

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Our clients

We have helped doctoral candidates prepare their PhD theses for submission from universities including:

• Australian National University
• Cairnmillar Institute, Melbourne
• Charles Sturt University
• Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney
• Deakin University
• Griffith University
• James Cook University
• Lancaster University, UK
• LaTrobe University
• Macquarie Graduate School of Management
• Macquarie University
• Malua Theological College, Samoa
• Massey University, Albany, New Zealand
• Menzies School of Health Research
• Monash University
• Queensland University of Technology
• RMIT
• Southern Cross University
• Swinburne University
• University of Auckland
• University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
• University of Melbourne
• University of Newcastle
• University of New England
• University of Notre Dame
• University of NSW
• University of Queensland
• University of Southern Queensland
• University of Sydney
• University of Technology, Sydney
• University of Wollongong
• Victoria University
• Western Sydney University

Other clients have been from: Kimberly Aboriginal Law and Culture Centre (KALACC) | Concord Repatriation Hospital | Department of Health | Department of Primary Industries.

Summary of my research | Thoroughly Modern Theses Bronte Somerset, EdD (UTS, 2008)

Last updated December, 2025