About Pro-Study

Transforming how students research, organise and excel in their academic journey

The Idea

After years of working alongside students as Assistive Technology Trainers, we saw the same barriers again and again: disorganised research, too many browser tabs, lost sources, and work scattered across multiple Word documents. These challenges were especially tough for students with additional needs.

Pro-Study was born out of a simple realisation - no other tool made it easy to collect, organise, and reference research all in one place. So we built one.

What Pro-Study Does

Pro-Study is an all-in-one tool that helps you collect, organise, and reference your research. Whether you’re working on an essay, a report, or revising for exams, Pro-Study supports you from start to finish:

  • 📥 One-click capture from websites, files, textbooks and YouTube

  • 🎯 Colour-coded categories to stay organised

  • 🔎 OCR and Research Assistant for extracting key info

  • 🔖 Automatic referencing using ISBN/DOI look up tool

  • 📤 Export to Word, mind-maps and the cloud

  • 📱 Seamless mobile access with Project Assist App

And it’s designed with accessibility in mind - inclusive, intuitive and supportive for students with SpLDs, ADHD, autism, and more.

How We Did It

(Student-Led Development)

We didn’t build Pro-Study for students - we built it with them.

By working closely with students and running regular focus groups, we created a tool that reflects their real challenges, habits, and goals. We continue to develop Pro-Study with feedback at its core, so the software evolves as your needs do.

Who Uses Pro-Study and Why?

  • Students

    Students from any course can benefit from Pro-Study’s unique research features. You decide how you would like to categorise and colour code your research, supporting you with the organisation and referencing of your work, whether it’s for an essay, revision, reports or presentations.

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    Universities

    The high volume of research within the Higher Education sector make it the ideal setting to utilise Pro-Study. Both staff and students can take an abundance of literature and quickly order and catalogue this in a quick and effective manner. Providing full access to Pro-study via a site licence across the institution enables all users to easily access their research and information wherever they are working. Please get in touch with us to find out more.

  • Disabled Students

    Pro-Study is an approved Assistive Technology tool, built to remove research-organisation barriers for learners with additional needs. Quick capture and colour-coded topics turn scattered sources into a clear, thematic structure - reducing stress and boosting accessibility for students with SpLDs (dyslexia, dyspraxia), AD(H)D, Autism, mental-health or memory challenges and other organisational difficulties.

  • Further Education Colleges

    Opt for a campus-wide site licence to make Pro-Study available to all, or targeted loan licences for learners who need extra support. Students can capture, colour-code and reference sources on campus or at home, embedding the digital study skills they’ll need for university and the workplace. Built-in SEND-friendly features support disabled students while giving staff and learners a seamless, accessible workflow.

  • Researchers

    Researchers can utilise this dedicated centralised database to store all of their research, should it be for personal, education or business use. Your research is stored securely and automatically within the software’s own database and can be easily searched and accessed. Having the ability to back up your projects to the Pro-Study cloud or your own OneDrive, Dropbox or Google Drive account means you are never far from your research.

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Study Journeys with Pro-Study

Every student’s journey is different, and so are the challenges they face. Pro-Study helps simplify research, boost confidence and save time. Here’s how two students used it to take control of their study:

Jamie

Jamie, a Theatre Studies student, found his dyslexia made it difficult to remember where he’d read useful quotes for his dissertation. Using Pro-Study from the start, he organised his research into categories and bookmarks, making it easy to track sources. When it came to writing, he could export everything into a Word document with a full bibliography - saving time and reducing stress.

“In my final year, I had to complete a literature review for my dissertation. My dyslexia impacts my working memory and I often forget where I’ve read quotes to add to my work. Using Pro-Study allowed me to categorise everything I’d read, right from the initial research stage all the way through to referencing. Having everything easily accessible in a Word document alongside a completed bibliography definitely took out the stress of writing, and it is so easy to use.”
— Jamie – BA Hons Theatre Studies

Becky

Becky lives with ADHD and anxiety, both of which affect her ability to stay focused when juggling long academic reading lists. She often found referencing overwhelming, especially when trying to gather citation details from multiple sources under pressure. The constant switching between tabs, searching for author names and formatting styles made her feel stuck, even when she had the content ready. That changed when she started using Pro-Study.

“Referencing used to undo all my hard work. I’d waste hours tracking down ISBNs or fixing formats, and it really knocked my focus. With Pro-Study, I just scan a barcode or drop in a DOI and the reference is done for me - properly formatted, no stress. The Research Assistant also picks out key points so I don’t get overwhelmed by long texts. It’s taken the pressure off and given me more time to actually write.”
— Becky – MSc Public Health