Custom CSS

Posts: 

Articles

All posts
AI
Articles
Citations
Discoverability
Education
Literature Review
Machine learning
Open citations
PDF
Peer review
Plagiarism
Podcast
Preprints
Publishing
Reference management
Research
Research tools
Scite.ai
Skim reading
Study skills
Summarization
Tools
All postsAICitationsEducationMachine learningPublishingResearchStudy skillsLiterature ReviewSummarizationDiscoverabilityReference managementOpen citationsPDFPeer reviewPlagiarismPodcastPreprintsResearch toolsSkim reading

Leaving Academia and Founding a Start-up

Why did Phil do a PhD, and how did it lead to founding Scholarcy? What are the skills gained, and the lessons learnt along the way? Phil talks about his motivations, challenges, and successes as a PhD in academia

Oliver Back
April 25, 2024
5 min read

On leaving academia for industry

What's it like to leave academia for a job in industry? Are there any drawbacks to working in industry having an academic background? Matt from the Instagram @GradSchoolSucks shares his experience of leaving an academic job to pursue a career in industry

Oliver Back
April 22, 2024
6 min read

The Founder of Scholarcy: Phil Gooch

Phil Gooch, Founder of Scholarcy, shares his journey from a childhood fascination with programming to revolutionizing academic reading with AI technology. With a vision rooted in enhancing educational experiences and inclusivity, Scholarcy breaks down complex texts into digestible summaries, aiding over half a million users worldwide. Gooch's story highlights the importance of persistence, innovation, and addressing genuine needs in the EdTech sector.

Jessica Rachid
April 8, 2024
9 min read

The Future of Women In AI

Addressing the systemic barriers and fostering inclusivity for a more innovative technological landscape. Unveiling the challenges and opportunities for women's leadership and participation in AI.

Jessica Rachid
February 21, 2024
4 min read

The Future of AI and Academia: Mushtaq Bilal

In an era where AI is reshaping every facet of life, what role does it play in revolutionising academic writing and research? Discover how Mushtaq Bilal leverages AI to enhance scholarly work.

Jessica Rachid
February 13, 2024
6 min read

Study guide series: Reading techniques for academic literature

What are the differences between Skim reading, and Close reading, and how can Scholarcy help facilitate both?

Oliver Back
January 9, 2024
5 min read

Sourcing, Screening, and Storing new literature with Scholarcy

Learn how you can source, screen, and store academic literature with Scholarcy

Oliver Back
November 24, 2023
6 min read

Can summarization tech help authors draft their manuscripts?

We recently ran a pilot with Future Science Group to evaluate how well Scholarcy’s knowledge extraction and summarisation technology worked in comparison to author generated abstracts, summary points and keywords.

Emma Warren-Jones
February 24, 2023
7 min read

How universities are adapting to support neurodiverse students

Imagine a world where all individuals are free to use their strengths to learn, develop and create. This is a mission many universities are looking to embrace through the introduction of services, technology, and spaces designed to support students with a wide range of learning needs.It’s estimated that around 15-20% of the world’s population has a specific learning difference such as ADHD, autism, or dyslexia

Emma Warren-Jones
November 17, 2022
8 min read

How eLearning has transformed the academic world

eLearning, short for electronic learning, is ‘the delivery of learning and training through digital resources’. (1) As a form of asynchronous learning, it can refer to anything from pre-recorded video lessons to activity-based animations.

Emma Warren-Jones
March 22, 2022
7 min read

How smartphones are changing the way we study

Mobile phones have come an incredibly long way in the last 30 years. In the 1990s, mobiles were used for making phone calls, sending texts, and playing the odd game of Snake. Today, smartphone technology allows us to browse the internet, stream films and run programmes, all from a small device in the palm of our hands.Smartphones are now ubiquitous. 99% of young people in the UK between the ages of 16 and 24 own a smartphone(1), which has led to a shift in the way we interact with content – and even each other.

Emma Warren-Jones
March 3, 2022
7 min read

What we can learn from teaching methods around the world

While the positive impact of education on individual fulfilment and collective endeavour is universally acknowledged, opinion on the most effective style of education varies widely from country to country. There are lots of factors at play in education outcomes, many of which are influenced by the culture of a particular country. From embracing technology in the classroom to introducing later start times, we look at some of the different teaching methods practised across the globe – and ask what we can learn from them.

Emma Warren-Jones
December 8, 2021
9 min read

Combining AI and visual design to create beautiful scientific posters

The background study for your research is an extensive undertaking. There’s a huge number of scientific papers you’ll need to sift through to glean vital information about the foundations and latest developments in your subject. In fact, the typical academic scholar reads an average of 20 research papers a month.Scientific papers have also become harder to read in recent years which just adds to the time pressure, especially if you’re screening a lot of literature. Complex writing styles and overuse of jargon have exacerbated the problem. Just skimming articles to identify key data and findings can take up a lot of your research time, and that’s before you even get to a shortlist of papers that you need to analyze in more depth.

Emma Warren-Jones
September 29, 2021
6 min read

Best tools for screening and reading research papers

There’s a huge amount of relevant and high-quality research on any given subject, but researchers simply don’t have the time to absorb it all.It’s not just a question of discovering the best information, it’s understanding and applying it that matters. The risk is that important findings that could support new studies are being missed.To put this into context: there were more than 3 million articles published in 2018.

Emma Warren-Jones
March 4, 2021
9 min read

Breaking news: How AI technology is helping science journalists stay on top of the latest research

Science journalists are a vital bridge between researchers and the public. They “shine a light on discoveries” [1] and translate complex studies into accessible articles that help to educate and inform the wider community.This isn’t always an easy task — science journalists face an uphill battle to secure an exclusive story about significant scientific breakthroughs and developments. Not only are journalists overwhelmed with the increasing volume of scientific papers, they’re also under pressure to transform important discoveries and findings into engaging articles as quickly as possible.

Emma Warren-Jones
July 30, 2021
7 min read

How to do an Effective Literature review

In our recent article: Five pitfalls to look out for when doing your literature review, we talked about some of the challenges researchers and students face when it comes to evaluating the articles that will be most for their own work. This can be a daunting task even for experienced researchers because of the sheer volume of literature out there.There’s no shortage of discovery services available that can return pages of search results, even for obscure terms.

Emma Warren-Jones
February 4, 2021
5 min read