A few weeks back, I started using VoiceIn - I'm now talking to my PC rather than typing on my keyboard. I use it for anything from LinkedIn posts to comments, through to comments on articles and reports from my students. Over the past two weeks, I've saved almost a full day of work that I could dedicate to my research. Earlier today, we had an Inner Circle call, and some of you asked me how I manage to do everything I do. And this is one of the examples how I try to optimize my time. Rather than thinking about which activities I can cut, I'm thinking about how I can become more efficient at the things I usually do. I type quite fast anyway, but it is much easier & faster to speak rather than type. Obviously, these kinds of tools are not perfect; you still have to correct them sometimes, and you have to assess and make sure that their output aligns with what you wanted to say. It might also be less structured, so you might need to improve the structure of your writing. If you want to try here's a link that's an affiliate link. You can try it for free for 7 seven days - that's what I did. Then I decided to get a full license. It's not that expensive $29 for a lifetime so it's not even a subscription Let me know whether you've tried it and what you think. https://tryvoiceink.com?atp=drhanak

We all have our favourite tools that we use in our research. Whether that’s data analytics, referencing, or AI tools. Share which tool you think is absolutely must have for your research and tell us how you use it.

Hello everyone Since our session on ethical AI use in research didn’t happen, here’s something you might still find valuable: “The AI Skills Audit: Future-Proofing Your Career in the Next 5 Years” Happening in almost 2 hours (It says Limited tickets though) If you're thinking about how AI fits into your career, this could be worth attending. Grab a spot if you can! https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-ai-skills-audit-future-proofing-your-career-in-the-next-5-years-tickets-1982685271018?keep_tld=true Regards

The AnswerThis team miscalculated the time difference for the event, even though the invite they sent was correct - not sure what to think of this, but my plan is to run a similar session myself next week. [I've nearly lost my voice this week due to the flu, so I'm trying to limit the amount of speaking I do!] In the meantime, I can share the slides that they were supposed to present today. Hope this helps, and apologies! I will make it up to you all :)

[Cancelled] We have a session run by co-founder of AnswerThis later today.