For students & researchers — from your first paper to your PhD
Research training. Publish sooner. Apply stronger.
Live courses in literature review, academic writing, and AI research workflows — so you leave with real work, not another certificate.
- 11
- live courses across the research pipeline
- 4
- tracks — from PhD applications to publishing
- 1:1
- supervision for serious projects
- 3 Hrs
- per course — one focused live session
Live courses · Online
One course for each stage you get stuck on.
Each course is a single, intensive live session with a small cohort — and each one sends you home with finished documents for your own project.
Foundations
- For Researchers3 Hours · 10 modules
Pathway to Research & PhD
The whole pipeline — literature review to PhD offer — in one session.
You leave with
- Draft Publication
- Working ML Pipeline
- PhD Application Package
- Research Proposal
First Sunday of every month · live online
$490USD
View course - For PhD Applicants3 Hours · 8 modules
PhD Application Masterclass
SOP, CV, and supervisor outreach — a complete application package.
You leave with
- Reviewed SOP
- Academic CV
- Supervisor Shortlist
- Email Templates
First Saturday of every month · live online
$249USD
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Literature & Proposals
- For Research Students3 Hours · 8 modules
Literature Review Masterclass
Search, screen, synthesise, and find a gap worth a thesis.
You leave with
- Search Protocol
- PRISMA Flow Diagram
- Synthesis Matrix
- Research Gap Statement
Second Sunday of every month · live online
$299USD
View course - For Grant Seekers3 Hours · 9 modules
Research Proposal & Grant Writing
A research idea → a proposal reviewers want to fund.
You leave with
- Proposal Draft
- Funding Shortlist
- Reviewer Rubric
- Budget Template
Fourth Sunday of every month · live online
$329USD
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Writing & Publishing
- For CS & AI Researchers3 Hours · 10 modules
Writing Journal Papers in Computer Science & AI
From contribution statement to accepted journal paper.
You leave with
- Paper Blueprint
- Abstract & Introduction
- Journal Shortlist
- Response Letter Template
Third Sunday of every month · live online
$349USD
View course - For CS & AI Researchers3 Hours · 9 modules
Writing Conference Papers (NeurIPS, ICML, CVPR, ACL)
Write, submit, rebut, and survive the top-tier CS/AI review cycle.
You leave with
- Paper Skeleton
- Reviewer Checklist
- Rebuttal Template
- Venue Shortlist
Second Saturday of every month · live online
$349USD
View course - For Thesis Candidates3 Hours · 8 modules
Thesis Writing & Viva Prep
Structure your thesis and walk into your viva prepared.
You leave with
- Thesis Outline
- Contribution Statement
- Viva Question Bank
- Corrections Plan
Second Sunday of every month · live online
$279USD
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Technical & AI Tools
- For ML Researchers3 Hours · 9 modules
Statistics & Experiment Design for ML Research
Design experiments and prove your results actually hold up.
You leave with
- Experiment Protocol
- Significance Report
- Ablation Matrix
- Results Section Draft
Third Saturday of every month · live online
$299USD
View course - For Researchers3 Hours · 8 modules
AI-Assisted Research Workflows
Agentic AI pipelines for literature, experiments, and writing.
You leave with
- Agentic Pipeline
- Verification Checklist
- AI-Assisted Draft
- Disclosure Statement
Fourth Saturday of every month · live online
$279USD
View course - For ML Researchers3 Hours · 8 modules
HPC & Cloud GPUs for ML Research
SSH, SLURM, and cloud GPUs — run experiments at scale.
You leave with
- Job Script Library
- Cluster Workflow
- Cost Estimate
- Debugging Playbook
Second Wednesday of every month · live online
$249USD
View course - For Beginners3 Hours · 6 modules
Research Toolkit: LaTeX, Git & Reproducible Code
LaTeX, Git, and reproducible code — the toolkit, fast.
You leave with
- LaTeX Template
- Git Workflow
- Reproducible Repo
- Toolkit Cheatsheet
Third Sunday of every month · live online
$79USD
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Five quick questions about where you are and what's blocking you. We'll point you to the course that fits, and email you your full results with a free template.
Where are you in your research journey?
Wherever you are in the journey
Start free. Go deeper when you're ready.
Templates & checklists
Supervisor emails, statement of purpose, PRISMA worksheet, response letters, viva questions, SLURM scripts, and more.
Get the templatesPractical guides
Short, specific answers on PhD applications, literature reviews, rebuttals, predatory journals, and significance testing.
Read the guidesResearch tools
Estimate GPU compute cost, choose a significance test for your ML results, or check a journal before you submit.
Open the toolsMonthly live Q&A
A free 45-minute live session with Dr Raktim on the first Friday of every month. Bring your questions.
Save my seat5-day email courses
Build a research proposal, or plan a PhD application, in five days. Templates and AI prompts included.
Start a free courseResearch proposal library
Journal-quality proposals across protein structure, drug discovery, medical imaging, and genomics.
Browse proposalsThesis & project supervision
Work directly with Dr Raktim on a thesis, capstone, or independent project, from a real topic to finished work.
Apply for supervisionConsulting for labs & universities
PhD pipeline design, literature-review and publication systems, and AI-augmented research tooling for your group.
Book a consultationFree reading
Guides
- How to Email a Potential PhD Supervisor (With Templates)
- How to Write a PhD Statement of Purpose
- How to Formulate a Research Question
- How to Find a Research Gap (and Know It Is Real)
- How to Write a Research Proposal (Section by Section)
- How to Choose a Research Methodology
- How to Conduct a Systematic Literature Review
- The PRISMA 2020 Flow Diagram, Step by Step
- How to Structure a Research Paper
- How to Choose a Journal
- How to Write a Response to Reviewers (Journal Revisions)
- How to Write a NeurIPS / ICML Rebuttal That Actually Changes Scores
- How to Spot a Predatory Journal Before You Submit
- How to Prepare for a PhD Viva (Thesis Defence)
- How to Conduct an AI Research Project
- How to Design a Machine Learning Experiment
- How to Evaluate a Machine Learning Model
- Common Mistakes in AI Research
- t-test vs Bootstrap: How to Choose a Significance Test for ML Results
- SLURM Job Script Examples for PyTorch (Single GPU, Arrays, Multi-GPU)
Why ResearchCraft
Talent is everywhere. The playbook isn't.
Dreaming of a PhD, but don't know how the system works?
From cold-emailing supervisors to writing an SOP that stands out — we show you how admissions actually decide, and how to build a profile that gets offers.
Pathway to Research & PhDDrowning in papers, with no clear research direction?
A structured, AI-assisted literature review and gap analysis that turns a reading list into a defensible, novel research question.
Literature Review MasterclassWritten a draft, but reviewers keep rejecting it?
A clear contribution story, rigorous experiments, the right journal, and a response letter that turns a major revision into an acceptance.
Writing Journal Papers in Computer Science & AITired of 40-hour courses you never finish?
Every course is one intensive live session with a small cohort. You leave with finished documents for your own project — not another certificate.
Meet the founder
“I built ResearchCraft to hand ambitious researchers the exact systems that turn potential into published papers and PhD offers.”
Dr Raktim Mondol
PhD in Computer Science & Engineering, UNSW Sydney · Founder, ResearchCraft & GradeMind.ai