I am a research postgraduate student can I get people to proof-read my work?

The University defines proofreading as: “the systematic checking and identification of errors in spelling, punctuation, grammar and sentence construction, formatting and layout in the text”.

It is important to distinguish between proof-reading as discussed here and the process of peer review. It is appropriate and frequently beneficial to have your work peer reviewed by your supervisors; other academics at the University of Leeds or elsewhere; and fellow students, where they have the necessary expertise to offer an informed judgement.

However, the process of peer review should:

Provide comments and advice regarding the content, logic and clarity or the argument set forward in the work
Bring to your attention the standards of written English and presentation

Peer reviewers should not:

Write, rewrite, edit or amend the work, including any figures, notation, sequence code or text
Systematically correct your grammatical and spelling mistakes or typographical errors.

In all cases ultimate responsibility for deciding how best to respond to a reviewer’s comments rests with you.

The University has a Proofreading Policy for the purposes of taught courses which may be good to check in with.