Academic Support for University Assignments

Personalised, supportive coaching tutorials and expert feedback for university students who need help with written assignments. We'll show you what is needed to transform your writing and achieve your full potential at university.

✪ Essays

✪ Dissertations

✪ Literature Reviews

✪ Systematic Reviews

✪ Dissertation Proposals

✪ Undergraduate level

✪ Postgraduate level

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Helping you achieve your best at university


Aster Academic Support was founded to support university students to achieve their full potential in written assignments. With experience coaching hundreds of undergraduate and postgraduate students across all subjects, we understand the challenges faced along the way, and how to overcome them.

Whether you struggle with academic English, face difficulty getting organised, lack confidence in your ability, or want to ensure you’re hitting the top marks, we’ll help you achieve your goals and provide you with guidance and strategies that will transform your academic writing.

Our Services

All our services are delivered online, so you can access support wherever you're studying.

One-to-One
Tutorials

Ask questions, talk through your concerns, and get support with any aspect of your assignment from an experienced tutor.

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Critical Feedback & Proofreading

Detailed feedback and proofreading on your work, with clear, practical guidance on what to improve and how to improve it.

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Dissertation
Packages
(5-10 hrs)

Structured support throughout your dissertation, helping you navigate each stage from initial ideas to final submission.

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We’ve helped students studying at universities across the UK

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Why students choose Aster Academic Support

  • We’ll remove the fear of the blank page and help you get started by creating a structured plan for your assignment. We’ll help you plot and develop the key concepts and themes, and place your ideas where they flow best.

  • We know that universities can use complicated language that is hard to interpret. We’ll help you make sense of academic terminology in simple terms, and ensure that you understand your assignment brief and marking criteria.

  • We’ll help you understand how your work meets the assessment criteria, identify areas for development, and provide suggestions and examples to help you strengthen your work.

  • We’ll support you in finding strong, appropriate research and guide you through the literature searching process. We’ll make sure your writing demonstrates a strong breadth of research.

  • We’ll make sure your ideas are communicated in a concise and logical way. We’ll ensure you’re achieving strong analysis and synthesis that blends sources and shows development and originality.

  • We understand that choosing the right words can be difficult for academic writing. We’ll make sure your writing reads with clear use of academic English, and suggest appropriate adjustments where needed.

  • Our feedback is practical and specific so that you know precisely what is missing. We won’t just tell you something is vague or needs development, we’ll suggest how to improve it, with examples to inspire your thinking.

  • We won’t leave you alone outside of lesson time. Our tutors are there to confirm you’re on the right track and answer those little questions that pop up during the writing process.

  • "As a mature student returning to academic work after more than 30 years, I found the thought of writing essays again incredibly daunting. She guided me every step of the way with enormous patience, kindness and understanding, while also teaching me the skills and confidence to do it for myself."

    —Sam, Diploma in Counselling

  • "I had less than a week left and needed some extra help. Within ten minutes of my first lesson I felt so much better about it."

    —Rebecca, BA Fine Art and Professional Practice

  • "She made a real effort to understand my ideas, asking insightful questions that strengthened the foundation of my work."

    —Jamal, MA TESOL

  • "Her support was invaluable, and I genuinely don’t think I would have achieved the marks I did without her guidance."

    —Elizabeth, PgDip Secondary Education

  • "I wish I had discovered her 2 years ago at the start of my studies, would have made a huge difference."

    —Nikita, BSc Adult Nursing

  • "I instantly felt at ease and was able to get so much more done than I thought I was capable of."

    —Rebecca, BSc Psychology and Counselling

  • "Every minute of a lesson with Vanessa is worth it."

    —Natalia, BA English Language

  • "Vanessa is a very helpful Tutor who quickly established a good rapport with my Daughter."

    —Parent of Dominique, BA Media Production

  • "Amazing listener, takes her time and very thorough, thank you!"

    —Mars, BSc Human Nutrition

  • "She offers thoughtful ideas and practical tips on how best to approach research. I’ve come away feeling much more confident and supported."

    —Heather, Foundation Year in Health & Social Care

  • "Would definitely recommend to anyone struggling or needing guidance with dissertation writing."

    —Millie, BA Fashion

  • "Vanessa is absolutely amazing! She’s helpful, patient and has given me a lot of confidence with my work."

    —Ivy, MA Film and Television Production

  • "I feel very lucky to have found Vanessa in the essay writing journey."

    —Ieva, MSc Adult Nursing

  • "She quickly identified the key point I needed to improve, and from there helped me unlock the entire presentation."

    —Antonella, Conference Paper student

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Let us know the details of your next assignment, and the kind of support you need.

We’ll get back to you to arrange a free call.