The Supervisor Support Lab

Better supervision, without the burnout

Tools, templates, and training for busy, emerging, and experienced postgraduate supervisors. Improve supervision quality, track student progress, and build a research culture — all in one place.

No supervisor shaming Student privacy protected Self-paced training
Institutional Portal

For departments and institutions

Get institution-wide visibility into postgraduate progress, supervisor development, and cohort health — with student privacy built in by design.

Institution account with department-level oversight
Cohort overview across all supervised students
Students by thesis stage — aggregated dashboard
Common student challenge categories identified
Student risk indicators — early warning system
Supervisor training completion tracking
Aggregated progress reports for committees
Workshop booking for supervisor development
Institutional subscription management
Access Institution Portal

Privacy by Design

Institutions see only aggregated data. Individual student records are visible only to their supervisor — unless the student explicitly consents to share their progress.

Our approach to supervision support

We believe most supervision challenges are structural, not personal. Our tools help you solve them.

Support, not criticism

Every tool is designed to help supervisors improve — never to shame or blame. Supervision is hard work, and we respect that.

Student-centred

Good supervision serves the student's development as an independent researcher. Our tools keep that goal front and centre.

Practical and adaptable

Templates and guides that work across disciplines and degree levels. Adapt them to your context — they're starting points, not scripts.

The Second Supervisor

An ethical postgraduate support platform. We do not write theses, dissertations, proposals, or journal articles for students. We help you think clearly, write better, and defend with confidence.

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