Two-day Faculty Development Programme

Harnessing AI Tools for Deeper Research

Sandipani Leadership Development Centre, Lavale Campus, Pune · 08–09 December 2025

Context & Purpose

Reimagining the Researcher’s Workflow in an AI World

Generative AI is no longer a distant trend—it is quietly reshaping how scholars discover literature, collect data, analyse results, and format manuscripts. Around the world, faculty development initiatives are being built to help academics explore AI responsibly and creatively in their research practice.

Against this backdrop, Symbiosis Law School, Pune hosted a two-day Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on “Harnessing AI Tools for Deeper Research”, bringing together 33 faculty members from multiple institutes of Symbiosis International (Deemed University). Over 12 hours of structured, hands-on sessions, the cohort explored how AI can enhance the quality, speed, and depth of research across the full lifecycle—from literature review to final formatting.