Further Training Opportunities for Researchers

Consult the Framework for the Responsible Use of GenAI in Research

In addition to the University-wide Framework for the Responsible Use of AI at Ghent University, mentioned on the main webpage,  you must also follow the seven recommendations for responsible (Gen)AI use in research from the Framework for the  Responsible Use of GenAI in Research at Ghent University (Dutch only). For more information, Ghent University researchers can also consult the Intranet page “​Ethical and responsible (Gen)AI use in research​”.

Want to Enhance Your AI Literacy Independently?

• Explore our page on (Gen)AI and research on the intranet.
• Explore our Research Tips on (generative) AI.
• Review the Ufora info site Generative AI: Concepts, Creations, Research and Classroom Practice for more detailed information on how (Gen)AI works, how to incorporate the tools into your teaching, and how to teach your students to work with them.   

• Explore the Mind the Gap training tool and listen to the podcast episode Use of (Gen)AI in Research: Here to Stay.
  
  

Are You New to AI Seeking Further Training?  

• Dive into (generative) AI and its capabilities by joining our training session Understanding the basics of generative AI: how do tools like Copilot and ChatGPT work fundamentally?. It provides a straightforward introduction to the potential and constraints of AI tools.
• Choose the practical training session Introductie AI-Tools: AI in de Praktijk , with a particular focus on Microsoft CoPilot (available only in Dutch).   

Want to Explore a Bit More in Depth?

General Training Sessions    

• Learn to ask the right questions during our Evidence-Based Use of Generative AI in Academia training session and achieve the desired outcomes.

• Explore how AI affects privacy and data processing during our Processing Sensitive Text Data with Open-source AI Tools training session, and experiment with practical solutions.

• Discover how to use generative AI to increase efficiency and save time on administrative tasks during our training session Generative AI in Your Daily Administration.
• Be inspired by colleagues from Ghent University and other universities at our lunchtime AI-nspiration Sessions: which GenAI tools do they use and how?  (in Dutch and/or English).

Specific Training Sessions for Researchers

• Discover which tasks you could delegate to AI tools in our AI Tools for Research and Education training session.
• Learn how to use generative AI to communicate your research to a diverse audience in our training session AI for Science Communication.

Are you a PhD candidate?

You can certainly consult the above-mentioned training courses via UTOP, but not all PhD candidates have access to this platform. However, you can always make use of the extensive range of training courses offered by the Doctoral Schools!
The Transferable Skills Seminars often cover the use of (Gen)AI tools in the regular courses, and (Gen)AI is therefore incorporated into the content of the existing training courses. You can find more in-depth information about (Gen)AI itself in the Specialist Courses. Are you looking for a training course specifically about (Gen)AI (applications)? Then search for (Gen)AI-related search terms, such as “AI”, “GenAI”, “LLM”, “prompt”, “Deep Learning (DL)”, “Machine Learning (ML)”, etc.