Focus – If you're not using AI tools with your PhD candidates yet, you're probably either skeptical or feeling overwhelmed (or both). When ChatGPT appeared, many worried it would compromise research integrity. Instead, it's opening up powerful new possibilities for supervisors and candidates who know how to use it thoughtfully.

While AI tools like Claude, ChatGPT and NotebookLM can be misused, they're also valuable allies that can enhance the research journey while maintaining rigorous academic standards. In this practical workshop, you'll learn evidence-based strategies for guiding your candidates in using AI effectively and ethically.

We'll explore how to:

Support candidates in using AI for literature organisation and synthesis
Guide appropriate AI use for writing development
Protect sensitive research data while leveraging AI capabilities
Help candidates develop AI literacy without becoming over-reliant
Save time on routine supervision tasks without compromising quality

Drawing from real supervision experience and current research, this workshop will show you how to help candidates integrate AI thoughtfully into their research practice. You'll learn specific prompts and techniques that work, understanding both the opportunities and limitations of these tools.

If you're concerned about AI compromising research originality, you might be surprised. Like any powerful tool, it's all in how you guide its use. Come along and discover how to help your candidates navigate the AI landscape responsibly.

Lead – Professor Inger Mewburn is the Director of Researcher Development at The Australian National University, but she is better known as @Thesiswhisperer on the internet. Aside from running workshops for ANU researchers, she creates new posts on the Thesis Whisperer blog, writes scholarly papers and authors books about research education. She has special interests in post PhD employability, research communications and neurodivergence.

Note: This workshop will be delivered via Zoom (Zoom information). To join this Zoom Meeting:

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Please note: A recording of this workshop will be made and the video (which will include audio) will be made available (after the workshop has finished) on the HDR Supervision Portal (https://wattlecourses.anu.edu.au/course/view.php?id=27437).