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Research

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Reading, comparing and making sense of the literature.

Literature review writing

Go from a folder of PDFs to a review organized by theme, with every claim tied to a source you've opened.

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Systematic review and meta-analysis

Use AI for the slow parts of a systematic review, such as full-text reading, extraction drafts and the write-up, while the method stays yours.

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Finding research gaps

Read what authors admit they didn't do, lay the studies side by side, and test whether the gap you've found is real.

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Summarizing research papers

Upload a PDF, ask what you need to know, and check each answer against the page it came from.

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Annotated bibliography

Question each source, write a short annotation that summarizes, assesses and says how you'll use it, and format the list in your style.

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Study notes and exam revision

Turn lecture slides and readings into notes in your own words, then test yourself on them instead of rereading.

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Writing

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Getting from a plan to a complete, cited draft.

Thesis and dissertation writing

Break a thesis into chapters with one job each, draft from sources you've read, and keep terms and citations consistent throughout.

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Research proposal writing

Turn a rough idea into a proposal with a clear question, a gap backed by sources, and methods you can justify.

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Citations and bibliography

Find a source at the moment you make a claim, insert it in your style, and let the reference list keep itself in sync.

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Abstract writing

Write the abstract last, give each sentence one job, and cut it to the word limit without losing the result.

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Research paper introduction

Move from what's known to what's missing to what you did, in a page or two, with a source behind every claim.

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Methodology section

Describe what you did precisely enough to repeat, say why you did it that way, and keep terms and tense consistent.

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Discussion section

Interpret your results against the literature, be honest about limitations, and stop short of claims the data can't carry.

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Grant proposal writing

Line up your aims, methods and deliverables, write to the funder's criteria, and cut to the page limit.

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Essay writing

Find a thesis you can argue, back each paragraph with a source you've read, and keep the essay recognizably your own work.

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Medical case report

Write up a clinical case to the CARE guideline: a clear timeline, a literature search that shows why it's worth reporting, and consent in place.

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Lab report writing

Turn bench notes into a clear report: methods in the past tense, results without interpretation, and a discussion that explains your errors.

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Review article writing

Write a narrative review with a point of view: a defined scope, a stated search, themes instead of summaries, and a clear account of what's unresolved.

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Statement of purpose

Write a graduate application statement with specifics only you could supply, tailored to each programme, and edited down to the limit.

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Case study analysis

Read the case once properly, name the real problem, apply a framework to the evidence, and commit to a recommendation.

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Results section

Report what you found in the order of your questions, let tables carry the numbers, and keep interpretation for the discussion.

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Capstone and final-year project report

Write up a capstone or final-year project: justify your design decisions, evaluate honestly, and get a team's sections to read as one report.

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Research paper conclusion

Answer the question you opened with, say why it matters, and stop, without summarizing the whole paper again.

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Scholarship essay

Answer the funder's prompt with a specific story of your own, connect it to what they fund, and edit it down to the limit.

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Editing

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Making a draft clearer, tighter and more like you.

Paraphrasing and academic tone

Rewrite sentences for clarity and academic register while the claim, the numbers and the technical terms stay exactly where they were.

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Academic English for non-native speakers

Draft in the language you think in, translate with your terminology intact, and fix fluency sentence by sentence.

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Edit AI drafts into your own voice

Cut the padding from an AI draft, put your own argument back in, and check every claim before your name goes on it.

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Translating a research paper

Translate your manuscript section by section, keep terminology fixed with a glossary, and verify the meaning by translating back.

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Academic proofreading

Catch grammar, spelling and consistency errors in a paper or thesis, reviewing each suggestion yourself before anything changes.

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Reducing word count

Get an essay, abstract or manuscript under its limit by cutting structure first and filler second, without losing the argument.

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Publishing

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Getting a finished paper ready for an editor.

Journal manuscript preparation

Fix the things that get papers rejected before peer review: inconsistent terms, the wrong reference style, and an abstract that hides the finding.

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Responding to reviewer comments

Turn a decision letter into a point-by-point response: every comment answered, every change located, and the tone kept professional.

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Journal cover letter

Tell the editor what you found, why it suits their journal, and what they need to know, in under a page.

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Thesis to journal article

Pick one finding, rebuild the paper around it, and cut tens of thousands of words down to a journal's limit.

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Conference paper and abstract

Fit one contribution into a hard page limit, meet the call's formatting and anonymity rules, and submit before the deadline.

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Plain-language summary

Explain your published research to people outside your field, in everyday words, without claiming more than the paper found.

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