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Short Courses

Generative AI and the Researcher

Course summary

Start date

07/10/2026

Cost

£90.00

Delivery mode

Online (Fixed Schedule)

About the course

 **Discounts are available for this course, including Funded Places for UoE/NHS Lothian staff and students. Please see funding and discounts section below**

This half day introductory course, designed for clinical researchers, aims to demystify the rapidly evolving area of generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) tools, and provides a practical insight into how these tools can be integrated into the research process.

The course introduces Gen AI and emphasises the ethical considerations, limitations and responsibilities associated with using these tools. A variety of tools are described and how they can be used for research. Participants will be shown how they use these tools to support their own projects, including how to find and compare key references, draft document outlines, explore novel ideas, suggest methodologies, plan projects and analyse and visualise data.

The course will be delivered online via Zoom.

If you want to place an order on behalf of someone else, please email education@edinburghCRF.ed.ac.uk 

If this course is fully booked, please email education@edinburghCRF.ed.ac.uk to be added to the waiting list (please include your name, course name and course date).  

What you'll learn

By the end of this course, learners should: 

  • Understand the ethical considerations, limitations and responsibilities associated with using Generative AI tools
  • Have learnt ways to harness the power of Generative AI tools to support research
  • Understand how to find and compare key references, draft document outlines, explore novel ideas, suggest methodologies, plan projects, analyse and visualise data 

Who the course is for

This course is intended for clinical researchers and research teams.

This course is designed for academic, public sector and charity workers and we are offering it at a discounted price for people working in those sectors. It may also be possible to offer places to commercial organisations – please email education@edinburghCRF.ed.ac.uk for further information about availability, applicable booking fees and how to book. 

Entry criteria

There are no specific entry requirements for this course.

Additional Information

Course Options

If the course has more than one start date, time, delivery mode or location, then these options will all be shown below.

All times are local to Edinburgh.

Start date
Start Date: 07/10/2026
Class time
Class time: 2.5 hours (13:30-16:00)
Delivery mode
Delivery Mode: Online (Fixed Schedule)
Campus
Campus: n/a
£90.00
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