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Grant proposal writing in the age of AI
This article reflects on the growing influence of AI in the grant proposal process and considers how to adapt to the homogenisation of language an over-dependence on AI-generated text might cause, through “the hook”.
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Peter McGinty is a research grant writing specialist at the University of Glasgow. He has over a decade of higher education experience in research development and management across Engineering, Arts & Humanities, and Social Sciences. He provides research development support and guidance and leads workshops on grant writing.
Grant proposal writing in the age of AI
This article reflects on the growing influence of AI in the grant proposal process and considers how to adapt to the homogenisation of language an over-dependence on AI-generated text might cause, through “the hook”.
Peter McGinty is a research grant writing specialist at the University of Glasgow. He has over a decade of higher education experience in research development and management across Engineering, Arts & Humanities, and Social Sciences. He provides research development support and guidance and leads workshops on grant writing.
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