Project Profile Builder
Captures your research details and builds a stored “Project Profile” so you can use the same context across all other tools.
Paul Trowler
Emeritus Professor, Lancaster University
AI Tools for Doctoral Research – at a Glance
Each tool aligns with a chapter of the book. Click through to open the tool that matches where you are in your doctoral journey.
Chapter 2
From Inspiration to Workable Project
Research Proposal Developer
Uses stepwise, Socratic dialogue to take you from initial idea to a coherent, examinable research proposal.
Chapter 2
From Inspiration to Workable Project
Feasibility Checker
Audits risk, scope and practicality, helping you calibrate ambition and feasibility before you commit.
Chapter 3
Asking Good Research Questions
Research Questions Advisor
Evaluates your research questions, checks for the “Seven Deadly Sins” and refines them through structured dialogue.
Chapter 4
Questions Examiners Ask About Design
Methodology Advisor
Analyses the coherence, robustness, ethics and theory–method fit of your research design.
Chapter 5
Ontological & Epistemological Positioning
Ontology & Epistemology Explorer
Tests the coherence of your stance on reality and knowledge, and its alignment with your methods and questions.
Chapter 6
Engaging with the Literature
Literature Navigator
Helps you choose and use AI platforms for literature searching and sense-making in your area.
Chapter 6
Engaging with the Literature
7 Deadly Sins Literature Checker
Diagnoses structural and criticality weaknesses in your literature chapter and suggests targeted improvements.
Chapter 7
Making Theory Work
Engaging with Theory
Supports you in selecting, adapting and critiquing theory so that it genuinely works for your project.
Chapter 7
Making Theory Work
Conceptual Gateway
Unpacks key concepts, clarifying their assumptions, variants and implications for your design and analysis.
Chapter 7
Making Theory Work
Theory in the Literature
Helps you trace and assess how theory is mobilised in the literature you are reviewing.
Chapter 8
Answering the “So What?” Question
Significance Evaluator
Tests your significance claims against your design and data, and helps you locate them on a realistic spectrum.
Chapter 9
Achieving Alignment Across the Thesis
Argument Aligner
Detects misalignments among questions, theory, methods and claims, helping you repair the “golden thread”.
Chapter 9
Achieving Alignment Across the Thesis
Golden Thread Weaver
Maps conceptual and structural linkages across chapters so that the thesis reads as a single, coherent argument.
Chapter 10
Writing an Introductory Chapter
Introductory Chapter Enhancer
Reviews your introduction for coverage, balance, framing and academic register, suggesting concrete revisions.
Chapter 11
Writing the Contextualisation Chapter
Contextualisation Chapter Enhancer
Assesses how well you frame your context, balance description with analysis and connect to theory.
Chapter 12
Writing the Research Design Chapter
Research Design Chapter Enhancer
Evaluates methodological detail, ethics, sampling and analytical strategy for clarity and defensibility.
Chapter 13
Writing the Concluding Chapter
Concluding Chapter Enhancer
Identifies missing synthesis, weak originality claims or underdeveloped implications for theory and practice.
Chapter 14
Writing an Abstract
Abstract Advisor
Helps you craft an abstract that is balanced, precise and internally consistent with the rest of the thesis.
Chapter 15
Writing Great Titles
Title Builder
Generates and refines three alternative titles, sharpening precision, distinctiveness and examiner-friendliness.
Chapter 16
Questions Examiners Ask (Viva)
Examiner’s Gaze
Simulates examiner questioning through selectable personas so you can rehearse robust, confident answers.