Unlock the potential of AI to enhance your academic writing with this 4 part course offered by the University of Oxford's Language Centre. Designed specifically for Oxford students and staff, Academic Writing with AI provides a structured approach to effectively integrate AI tools at each stage of the writing process.

Workshop 1: This workshop will focus on how to support your pre-drafting research with AI tools, generate and refine ideas, and interpret the university's guidelines and policies. This lesson will help you research and plan your writing while also clarifying how to align your work with Oxford’s academic integrity standards.

Across eight hours of interactive workshops, you'll apply AI tools to real academic contexts through hands-on exercises, guided practice, and peer discussion. Whether you're drafting your first piece of work at Oxford or revising your DPhil thesis, this course will help you use AI responsibly and efficiently to enhance the clarity, precision, and rigour of your academic research.

Learning Outcomes

• Interpret and apply the university’s guidelines on AI use, developing awareness of ethical considerations to ensure responsible integration of AI in academic work. 
• Identify and explore appropriate AI tools for different stages of the writing process, from research to revision, and apply them effectively in academic contexts. 
• Develop the ability to use AI as a feedback tool to improve organisation, language use, and argumentation, ensuring outputs align with academic goals and disciplinary expectations. 
• Learn to refine and structure AI prompts to guide outputs effectively, enabling more precise, reliable, and academically appropriate results. 
• Adapt AI tools to the conventions of your specific discipline, refining writing approaches through peer discussion and guided practice

Please note, this workshop requires a £5 deposit which will be refunded once you have attended the course, or have cancelled your place at least 72 hours before the course start date. Please see our full Terms and Conditions for more information.