ASPIRE+ Full- & Part-Time Postgraduate Studies Mentoring Programme
ASPIRE+ is created to support students and professionals in becoming subject matter experts in their chosen fields, as we believe that influence grows as one’s knowledge deepens. In the midst of pressing challenges by AI, individuals cannot afford to remain static in their learning. We advocate for continuous intellectual growth and deliberate development of expertise, enabling individuals to remain resilient and impactful.
Our Oxbridge mentors provide end-to-end postgraduate application mentoring, guiding students from course selection and academic positioning through to personal statement development, written submissions, and interview preparation. Through focused one-to-one support, we deliver targeted feedback and strategic direction to ensure a authentic and competitive application.
We support targeted applications to Oxford, Cambridge, other G5 and Ivy League universities.
Empowering Lifelong Progression with
Advanced Postgraduate Studies
WHY To stay at the Forefront of Your Field
Remaining current within a discipline requires more than professional experience alone. As subjects continue to evolve, structured postgraduate study offers a rigorous way to engage with contemporary scholarship and refine one’s intellectual position within the field. For many, returning to formal study is a deliberate step towards maintaining relevance, strengthening expertise, and contributing more meaningfully to ongoing developments in their area of interest.
WHAT The Role of Part-Time Study in Advanced Learning
Part-time postgraduate study provides a structured route to advanced learning while allowing individuals to maintain professional and personal commitments. It enables direct application of academic ideas in real-world contexts, strengthening both reflection and impact. Leading institutions such as Oxford, Cambridge, other G5 and Ivy League universities now offer part-time master’s and advanced study programmes, reflecting the growing demand for rigorous academic pathways.
HOW How ASPIRE+ Supports Your Part-Time Postgraduate Study Application
Applications to these programmes are highly competitive and assessed on academic readiness and subject engagement rather than grades and professional titles alone. ASPIRE+ provides structured, expert-led guidance to help applicants strengthen their positioning and present an application aligned with the expectations of selective postgraduate study.
Where your understanding deepens, your influence follows.
Identifying Your
Pathway to Expertise
A wide range of full-time and part-time postgraduate programmes are available, designed to accommodate different stages of academic and professional development alongside career progression. Many of these programmes are offered by Oxford, Cambridge, other G5 and Ivy League universities.
From focused certificates to full master’s and research degrees, these pathways offer structured opportunities to deepen subject expertise while maintaining existing commitments.
ASPIRE+ supports this process by helping you identify suitable pathways, clarify your academic focus, and make informed decisions aligned with your longer-term goals.
Examples of
Postgraduate Study Pathways
A range of leading universities (Oxford, Cambridge, other G5 and Ivy League) offer both full-time and part-time postgraduate programmes (certification, diploma, MSt) designed for individuals seeking to engage with advanced study alongside professional or personal commitments. These programmes typically combine taught elements with independent academic work and are structured to support sustained engagement with a specific field.
Showcasing your Academic Profile
Applications for postgraduate programmes are assessed based on demonstrated academic capability, evidenced through prior experience and current written work samples.
The Architecture of Your Academic Engagement
Admissions focus on whether applicants can demonstrate sufficient engagement with their subject to succeed at postgraduate level. This is typically evidenced through prior academic study and any relevant academic, professional, or independent work.
Framing Your Motivation and Direction
Applicants need a clear rationale for returning to study, with a defined area of interest and an understanding of what they wish to explore at postgraduate level. Specificity and clarity are valued over general interest.
Curating Your Academic Evidence
Most applications require academic transcripts, recent academic work (written or recorded), and a research proposal or personal statement. These are used to assess academic foundation, current capability, and readiness for further study.
Defining Your Academic Standard
Any academic work should demonstrate excellence, coherent argumentation, appropriate use of evidence, and the ability to engage extensively with advanced academic material. Research proposals should demonstrate an ability to engage critically with existing interpretations and positioning the enquiry within broader academic debate.
How ASPIRE+ Can Support You
Through ASPIRE+, candidates work with Oxbridge subject experts to refine each component of their application. Our mentoring is strategically designed to strengthen written work, shape a compelling research direction, and ensure that prior experience is positioned to meet the expectations of competitive postgraduate study at top-tier universities.
Framing Your Personal Journey
Applications for postgraduate programmes are assessed based on the credibility and positioning of an applicant’s academic narrative, evidenced through their CV and personal statement as a structured account of their progression towards their chosen field of study.
Your Academic and Professional Trajectory
A strong application is shaped by how your academic, professional, and independent experiences connect over time. Admissions tutors are looking for a credible progression that explains how your background has led you towards a specific area of postgraduate study.
Translating Experience into Academic Intent
Your CV provides a structured record of your academic and professional history, while your personal statement (typically up to 1,000 words) is where this is interpreted and contextualised. The focus is on how your experiences have shaped your current academic interests and future direction of study.
Identifying Meaningful Academic Influence
Strong applications highlight specific influences that have shaped academic direction. This may include particular modules, projects, professional exposure, or independent engagement with the subject. The emphasis is on identifying what has meaningfully informed your interest in the field.
Demonstrating Coherent Progression
Admissions teams look for a clear link between past experience and future study. The personal statement should show how your academic and professional development has led logically towards your proposed area of postgraduate focus.
How ASPIRE+ Can Support You
Through ASPIRE+, you work with experienced Oxbridge mentors to develop a personal statement and CV that feature clear academic positioning. Our guidance focuses on articulating your motivation for the subject, selecting and interpreting relevant experience, and ensuring each element demonstrates why you are a strong fit for your chosen area of study.
Positioning Yourself in Interviews
Applications for postgraduate programmes that include an interview are assessed through an applicant’s ability to articulate clear reasoning, demonstrate intellectual responsiveness, and demonstrate maturity when engaging critically with unfamiliar ideas.
What Interviews Are Designed to Assess
Interviews are used to evaluate how applicants think in response to academic questions. The focus is on understanding, reasoning, and the ability to engage with ideas that may not have been previously prepared or encountered.
How the Interview Is Conducted
The interview takes the form of a structured academic discussion led by tutors. Candidates are asked questions based on their subject area, with the expectation that they respond directly, develop their thinking, and engage with prompts in real time.
What Strong Performance Looks Like
Effective candidates communicate their ideas with clarity and precision, even when challenged or guided into unfamiliar territory. They are able to adjust their reasoning, explain their thinking step by step, and engage constructively with new or developing lines of questioning.
How ASPIRE+ Can Support You
Through ASPIRE+, you work with Oxbridge-affiliated subject experts to simulate the conditions of academic interviews, with targeted questioning and open-ended discussions. Sessions are designed to challenge how you structure and refine your thinking under pressure, identifying areas where clarity and depth of response can be strengthened with technical subject guidance.
Fees & Programme Details
Elevate Your Growth with the ASPIRE+ Mentoring Programme
A premium one-to-one academic and professional mentorship programme designed to develop in-depth subject expertise and strengthen postgraduate study applications through expert-led guidance.
Delivered online by experienced Oxbridge-level academics and subject specialists.
5 online hourly sessions £1780 (all inclusive)
The fee also includes a comprehensive suite of personalised support, encompassing all correspondence, preparation, coordination, and ongoing feedback throughout the engagement.
Package includes*
Specialist Mentorship 5 hours of fully personalised 1:1 academic mentorship from one of our Oxbridge senior subject consultants
Personalised Feedback Ongoing written and verbal feedback across sessions, including post-session summaries outlining key insights, actions, and areas for development
Strategic Diagnostic & Direction Academic profile review combined with guided discussion to define subject selection, progression planning, and long-term academic or career direction
Application & Performance Refinement Feedback on personal statements, CVs, and written work, alongside mock interviews with targeted verbal and written feedback to improve quality and performance under pressure
Academic Advancement Curated academic resources and reading recommendations, supported by post-session summaries outlining key actions, insights, and next steps
*A typical package will incorporate a balanced selection of the above components to prepare the student for independent progression into their study or application journey. The exact emphasis and allocation will be tailored to each student’s individual needs and requests, subject to free preliminary assessment and agreement between the consultant and the student.
Who This Is For?
Transitions Individuals at key turning points seeking clear direction between work and advanced academic progression
Elevation Graduates and professionals aiming to deepen expertise and reposition within a more specialist field
Specialisation Individuals refining broad interests into focused, high-impact academic or career sub-fields
Advantage Ambitious learners seeking to strengthen long-term competitiveness in elite and AI-driven environments
What You Will Gain
Oxbridge Strategic Guidance Advisory on degree selection and progression strategy, informed by up-to-date industry insight and deep academic expertise
Progression Strategy A mapped-out recommendation of subject focus and next-step pathway based on your academic profile and career goals
Application Readiness Expert feedback on application materials and interview preparation to improve competitiveness
Your ASPIRE+ Consultants
Dr Elizabeth Evenden-Kenyon
Oxbridge and Harvard Senior Humanities Consultant
Dr Evenden-Kenyon holds a PhD in Political Science from the University of York, where she also studied Literature, Languages and Linguistics as an undergraduate. She undertook her MA in Forensic Linguistics at the University of Birmingham. She was certified in Public Policy Design and Delivery at the Harvard Kennedy School. She is an established author in academic, government, and fictional writing. She has also worked extensively as an editor in both academic and government arenas.
After more than two decades as a full-time academic, Dr Evenden-Kenyon is now a part-time academic at Oxford, and splits her time between this and work as a Chartered Management Consultant, working with and advising the British Government.
Dr Evenden-Kenyon’s academic career started at the University of Cambridge, where she taught Politics, Religion, and Economics in the History Faculty. She was also a don at Newnham College, and a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow there. In 2012 she was awarded a prestigious Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship by the European Commission, we saw her take a professorship at Harvard University, as Principal Investigator of a large project on Conflict, Coalition and the Press, examining the history of how the media manipulates public opinion in accordance with the needs of the state.
Dr Evenden-Kenyon returned to the UK to take up a post at the University of Oxford in the department of Medieval and Modern Languages, and also took up a Fellowship at Ushaw College at the University of Durham. During this phase of her career, her analysis of government ‘spin’ saw her researching this political language across Portugal, Spain, and France, as well as the UK. As her academic career began to blend with government policy, Dr Evenden-Kenyon moved into work as a forensic linguist. She continues to work with students at all levels of their academic journey, advising others on how to move into and out of different study and employment opportunities, utilising their critical thinking skills.
Dr Nikita Hari
Oxford and Cambridge Senior Engineering Sciences & Technology Consultant
Dr Nikita Hari serves as the Head of Teaching and Design of the Department of Engineering, University of Oxford. Previously, she has held key roles such as Technical Director/CTO, the Innovation Lead of UK's first industry-based university and was a Lecturer in Engineering Education at the University College London (UCL). Dr Hari holds a doctorate in Electrical Engineering from the University of Cambridge and the Faculty for Future Post-Doctoral Fellowship from the University of Oxford.
A multi-award-winning Engineer with more than a decade of integrated global career record spanning industry and higher education. Featured in the ’50 Engineers Making a Difference’ book by Imperial College London (2022), ‘Top 50 Women in Engineering in the UK’ (2017) and listed as a ‘Clinton Global Changemaker’ (2018), she is the recipient of numerous global awards and recognition for her inspiring initiatives.
A TEDx speaker and visionary Co-founder of two Edtech companies, she has 100+ invited talks to her credit. Her insights resonate in esteemed global scientific and educational platforms, where she serves as a strategic advisor, influencing policy and systems across governments, startups, and universities. As a celebrated mentor and advocate, Dr Hari is fiercely committed to elevating the voices of marginalised, especially women in STEM fields, for equity and inclusivity. Dr Hari’s vision is to engage, educate and inspire the next wave of changemakers, innovators, and leaders towards a brighter, more sustainable future.
Dr Masud Ally
Oxford Senior Economic Studies Consultant
Dr Masud Ally read Economics as an undergraduate at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He holds Masters degrees in Management (St Andrews) and Economics (University College, London). After working in investment consulting and research, he completed his doctorate in Economic History at Oxford (with full ESRC studentship).
Subsequent to teaching at several colleges at the University of Oxford and the Oxford Department for International Development, as well as lecturing in London, he re-joined the financial services in commodities trading.
Presently, he works with financial-institution clients as a manager at a top-tier strategy firm, specialising in sustainability-focused engagements and thought leadership. He also serves as Lecturer and Director in Economics at Regent’s Park College, and Lecturer in Economics at St Anne's College, University of Oxford.
Dr Lydia Lee
Cambridge Senior Natural Sciences Consultant
Dr Lee holds a PhD in Chemistry from Jesus College, University of Cambridge, where she also attained an MSci degree in Natural Sciences (Chemistry). She attained first class honours in all four years of studies including being ranked top of the year in her final year. Dr Lee also taught first and second year undergraduate Natural Sciences (Chemistry) students at the University of Cambridge.
Dr Lee was awarded the Senior Examiner’s Prize by the Department of Chemistry, Senior Keller Prize, Sir Alan Cottrell Prize for Natural Sciences, and Foundation Scholarships for her outstanding achievements at Cambridge. She is also a published scientist with extensive experience in drug discovery research and biotechnology ventures. Dr Lee was a representative of the Careers Service at the University of London, a careers mentor of Jesus College, Cambridge, and the Royal Society of Chemistry. Outside of education, she is a VP in strategic investment for medical technology transfer initiatives.
Dr Lee has over a decade of experience in university teaching, educational consultancy and careers mentoring, and she has supported many students, both local and international, in their university applications to world's top universities and early to mid-career development.