Using Generative AI Tools in Academic Work
This guide is aimed at students who wish to know how generative AI tools may be used to help with academic work. It currently covers using AI to help with literature searching and summarising. It also covers how to use AI ethically and responsibly.
Suggested resources
If you wish to explore generative AI further, you may find these resources helpful:
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Generative AI tools from De Montfort UniversityThis guide provides a list of generative AI tools that can be used for different tasks
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Generative AI learning path from GoogleThis learning path provides an overview of generative AI concepts, from the fundamentals of large language models to responsible AI principles.
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ChatGPT and artificial intelligence in higher educationThe Quick Start Guide provides an overview of how ChatGPT works and explains how it can be used in higher education. The Quick Start Guide raises some of the main challenges and ethical implications of AI in higher education and offers practical steps that higher education institutions can take.
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How to perfect your prompt writing for ChatGPT, Midjourney and other AI generatorsThis article by Marcel Scharth in The Conversation outlines how to create good prompts for use with AI
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AI tools for searching and sifting the literatureA recording from our Digital Skills session on AI tools for searching and sifting the literature
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Using GenAI to Improve Your Literature Searching SkillsA recording from our Digital Skills session on using generative AI to improve your literature searching skills