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Support and resources for Higher Degree by Research students

Discover the Library services, support and resources for new and continuing Higher Degree by Research (HDR) students including software, data management, research integrity, reviews, writing, proofreading, metrics and use of artificial intelligence (AI)

Using AI

AI tools should be used with caution when researching and writing your thesis as the use of AI may lead to disputes about:

  • copyright
  • authorship
  • plagiarism
  • research integrity.

Visit Artificial Intelligence to learn more about: 

  • what is AI  
  • different types of AI 
  • using AI in your studies 
  • privacy and originality with AI 
  • different AI tools and use cases 
  • AI research and study at UQ.

Consult your advisor before using AI tools in the research and writing of your thesis.

There may be instances where it is appropriate for you to use AI tools in your thesis project. If you do use generative AI or machine translation tools, make sure you acknowledge or correctly reference them in your work.