Scientific writing is increasingly becoming unthinkable without AI, and it is difficult to keep up with the pace of change. This hands-on workshop equips you with up-to-date, effective methods for revising your scientific texts with AI tools. 

The workshop will provide:

• Step-by-step techniques for effectively prompting AI in revising.
• Comparisons of the strengths and weaknesses of leading AI tools for revising.
• Troubleshooting for common problems and limitations of AI tools.
• Guidance on ethical and legal aspects around AI in academic writing and publishing.

The collaborative session will include time to share strategies and experiences with fellow researchers and to work on your own text. 

Please bring a text you would like to improve and a laptop with access to an LLM chatbot (e.g., ChatGPT, Le Chat, Claude, etc.) and an AI writing assistant (LanguageTool, DeepL Write, Grammarly) of your choice.

Through examples and hands-on practice, you will learn how to use AI tools to:

• Restructure complex information for improved logical flow.
• Transform unclear passages into crisp, persuasive arguments.
• Avoid common mistakes before submission.

Max 12 participants.
University of Basel PhD students of GSMHS, the Faculty of Medicine or Swiss TPH.

Dr. Anthony Mahler is an academic copyeditor and writing consultant at the University of Basel Language Center. Based on a critical AI approach, Anthony is collaborating on university projects that train effective and responsible methods of employing natural language generation in academic writing, such as the 2024 lecture series Academic Writing with Digital Tools and the 2025 SciLib Forum: AI Meets Scientific Writing.

3 hours
*There are no ECTS directly awarded for the course. You may add this session as an ‘expert input’ in the framework of ‘Meet to Write‘ for ECTS.