15 Free AI Tools + 25 Copy-Paste Prompts (UK Students)

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📖 Research

1. Perplexity AI

Use this free AI search engine to find academic sources and get real-time information with citations.

Example Prompt: "Find 5 recent academic papers published in 2024 about climate change impacts on UK agriculture, with DOI links."

2. SciSpace (formerly Typeset)

Analyze research papers and get explanations of complex academic content for free.

Example Prompt: "Explain the methodology section of this research paper in simple terms for an undergraduate student."

3. Semantic Scholar

Search through millions of academic papers with AI-powered insights and summaries.

Example Prompt: "Show me the most influential papers on machine learning published in the last 3 years, sorted by citation count."

📝 Note-taking

4. Notion AI

Transform your notes with AI assistance for summarizing and organizing information.

Example Prompt: "Summarize these lecture notes into key points and create study questions for exam preparation."

5. Obsidian with Smart Connections

Create linked knowledge networks with AI-suggested connections between your notes.

Example Prompt: "Find connections between my notes on 'cognitive psychology' and 'learning theories' and suggest how they relate."

6. RemNote