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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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How to write case reports

Duration
1 h
Technical writing skills

Case reports provide valuable information by throwing light on rare and unusual clinical presentations, symptoms or diseases.

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Case Reports

Talking about the quality and reliability of evidence

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Duration
38 m
Confidence in Communicating Research

This webinar will provide practical tips and discuss how to communicate different types of research outputs and their relative strengths and weakne

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Discussing the quality & reliability of evidence

How to design effective figures for review articles

Duration
1 h
Technical writing skills

A great research article or review is about more than listing research results: it is about telling a story through the data or giving your readers

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How to design effective figures for review articles

Cost of publishing open access: how and why

Duration
10 m
Open science

In this module, we tackle one of the inevitable and most commonly-asked questions about publishing open access—article processing charge (APC).

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2.	What is an APC and why do authors have to pay to publish OA? Can I publish open access for free?

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