Integrating Generative AI Into the Research Cycle
Enhancing Discovery, Analysis and Dissemination
Generative AI is reshaping how research is conducted—from idea generation to publication. This interactive workshop explores how AI-based tools can enhance each stage of the research cycle, improving efficiency, creativity, and decision-making.
In this workshop, you will engage with cutting-edge AI applications*, including ChatGPT, DeepSeek, Claude, Perplexity.ai, you.com and GitHub Copilot to learn streamlining your research processes. Through a mix of hands-on exercises, demonstrations, and discussions, this session will equip you with practical strategies for integrating AI into your work routines while maintaining good scientific practice.
The specific learning goals and topics of the workshop are:
- From Observation to Hypothesis: Use AI to brainstorm, explore research questions and refine ideas.
- Literature Review & Knowledge Synthesis: Leverage AI-driven search engines and research tools for deeper, more efficient literature exploration.
- Proposal & Manuscript Writing: Employ AI as a writing assistant for structuring proposals, refining arguments, and improving clarity.
- Experimentation & Data Handling: Explore AI to structure data, assisting in survey analysis, and supporting decision-making.
- AI for Coding & Computational Research: Enhance programming skills with AI-based copilots, whether for refining existing workflows or starting from scratch.
- Publishing & Science Communication: Utilize AI to craft compelling narratives for peer-reviewed publications and public engagement.
- Ethical Considerations & Responsible AI Use: Discuss the challenges of AI in research, including bias, hallucinations, and data privacy, within the framework of Good Scientific Practice.
Disclaimer: As you might expect, generative AI tools were used in parts of this workshop’s development, including brainstorming, text refinement, and image production. However, no full sentences or larger passages were generated without the trainers direct input and oversight.
Details
Date:
Tue, 24 February 2026, 09:30 AM - 04:30 PM, face-to-face event
Location:
Hamburg Research Academy, Gorch-Fock-Wall 7, 20354 Hamburg
Career Stage:
Doctoral Phase, Postdoctoral Phase
Language:
English
Organizer:
Hamburg Research Academy
Trainer:
As a trainer and coach, Dr. Alexander Britz specializes in working with scientists. He is, by education, an interdisciplinary scientist between chemistry, physics, and materials science. Next to science and academia, he is passionate about innovation, sustainability, diversity, and community. While working in academic research groups in Germany, Spain, and the United States, he noticed that science could be much more efficient and productive with improvements in communication and organization. Therefore, he made it his mission to explore new ways to facilitate science by helping young researchers find new ways of working in academic research. In this respect, Dr. Alexander Britz offers intense 1–3-day workshops, both online or on-site, in which the participants develop their communication, management, creativity, and leadership skills. Furthermore, he continuously works on developing novel teaching and learning formats and finding new ways to elevate science.
Maximum number of participants:
12