In the autumn semester 2026, RISE is offering doctoral students a GRACETransferable Skills course on the use of artificial intelligence for research.

This course offers doctoral candidates a structured introduction to the use of artificial intelligence in research, with an emphasis placed on AI-augmented methods rather than any particular set of applications or platforms. By the end of the course, participants will understand how generative large language models are built and why this shapes their behaviour, be able to deploy AI models as "tool-building tools" capable of handling bespoke research tasks, possess a working overview of the features offered by the major AI platforms, and be equipped with a basic framework for critically evaluating and benchmarking AI-generated outputs. The aim throughout is to leave participants with transferable methodological competencies that remain useful to them as researchers even as the underlying models and applications continue to rapidly change.

The course is divided over two half-days on October 19th and 23rd, 2026, both from 8:30am to 1pm. Course language is English. Further course details.

N.B. This course is now fully booked. Doctoral students in the Humanities and Social Sciences may still be able to register for a version of this course, also taught by RISE via GRACE in the Autumn semester, 2026. That course is being offered in English and German.