Tools

NotebookLM

A Google AI tool that lets you create a personalised research notebook by uploading your own sources (docs, PDFs, notes), then generates summaries, insights, mind maps, and also provides audio and video explainers to help you study more effectively. 

Consensus

An AI-powered academic search engine that scans over 200 million peer-reviewed papers, delivers evidence-based answers with transparent citations, and offers unique features like the "Consensus Meter," "Pro Analysis," and "Ask Paper" to help you quickly synthesise and explore scientific consensus. 

Elicit.com

An AI-powered research assistant that automates literature reviews by finding, summarising, extracting data from, and synthesising insights across millions of academic papers with transparent sourcing and PDF support. 

Jenni.ai

An AI-powered writing assistant that helps researchers draft, cite, and refine academic papers with smart autocomplete and integrated citation support. 

Academic Phrasebank 

A general academic writing resource from the University of Manchester that offers a curated collection of “nuts and bolts” phrases—organised by research-paper sections and communicative functions—to help writers structure and polish scholarly texts with clarity and discipline-neutral tone 

Agentic Document Extraction

An advanced AI-powered document analysis tool that transcends traditional OCR by understanding visual layouts—accurately extracting tables, forms, charts, and fields from PDFs and images 

VUMEDI (Gastroenterology)

VUMEDI (Andy tau)