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Learn how to navigate the research landscape with clear, actionable guidance and training from Elsevier Researcher Academy - a free e-learning platform, to help you advance your research, publish with confidence, and further advance your professional goals. 

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AI for academic writing: From responsible use to practical application

Duration
1 h
Writing skills
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AI for Academic Writing: From Responsible Use to Practical Application

Ethical AI in research: Evaluating tools and applying best practices

Duration
44 m
Research design
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Ethical AI in research: Evaluating tools and applying best practices

Using Generative and Agentic AI in the Literature Review

Duration
53 m
Research design
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Using Generative and Agentic AI in the Literature Review

Learning path

  1. Research preparation

    5 topics

    27 modules

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  2. Writing for research

    3 topics

    27 modules

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  3. Publication process

    5 topics

    49 modules

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  4. Navigating peer review

    4 topics

    27 modules

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  5. Communicating your research

    3 topics

    13 modules

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What skills do employers seek?

Duration
2 m
Job search
Researchers at the start of their career don't often know where or how to search for jobs - academic or otherwise. This webinar takes you through key strategies,
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Job search strategies for early career researchers

Communicating what research is and isn’t

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Duration
1 h
Confidence in Communicating Research

This webinar will provide practical tips and discuss how to demonstrate that research information differs from other types of information.

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Communicating what research is and isn’t

How to prepare a proposal for a review article

Duration
1 h
Writing skills

At many journals, the process for submitting a review article is much different from the process for a research article: rather than uploading your

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How to prepare a proposal for review article

How to leverage open hardware to improve your research

Duration
1 h
Open science

Why is Open Source Hardware important? Did you know it offers fundamental advantages to the research community?

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Open hardware

Why choose Elsevier Researcher Academy

Master essential skills

Master essential skills
Optimize productivity and opportunities for publication.

Get published

Learn from the best
Advance your work, publish your research, and communicate with confidence.

Maximize your impact

Maximize your impact
Build relationships in your field of expertise, advance your career, and shape human progress.

Building a research career these days is not simple or straightforward. Researcher Academy provides excellent resources for researchers who face funding, communication, and professional development challenges in a constantly evolving and increasingly competitive academic career environment.

Natalie Lundsteen

Dr. Natalie Lundsteen

Assistant Dean for Career and Professional Development & Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Researcher Academy is a great and very lively medium. The quantity and quality of information provided are instrumental for early career researchers, helping them establish a strong publication record, correctly adhering to stringent publication ethics.

Bert Blocken

Prof. dr. ir Bert Blocken

Full Professor, Department of the Built Environment, Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) & Department of Civil Engineering, KU Leuven