Workshops

Who the workshops are for

Schools, university colleges, study-tour providers, universities, research institutes, companies and education consultancies book the workshops for their own groups. Participants are aged 15 and over, with intermediate English (about CEFR B1) or above. Sessions are held onsite in Brisbane or live online; other locations are possible by agreement.

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What participants practise

• narrowing a broad topic to a focused, answerable question;

• finding and evaluating reliable sources;

• writing a short review in which every claim is linked to a source that has been read;

• building and labelling a figure as data, simulation or illustration, with units;

• judging AI output against sources and recording any AI use in a claim and AI-use log;

• giving and acting on peer feedback with an integrity checklist.

The emphasis is on research method, evidence and clear communication. The workshops are taught from the perspective of a working scientist, journal reviewer and editor, not of an AI developer.

Themes

• Scientific writing. From question to structured text: what the sources show, what remains open, and how a figure supports a claim.

• Publishing and peer review. Why researchers publish, how a journal judges a manuscript, what reviewers look for, and how authorship and contributions are recorded.

• Responsible AI use. What AI assistants do well and where they fail, such as invented references and distorted claims; rules for disclosure; AI tools as aids, never as authors.

Formats

• Academic workshop, 3 hours. Onsite in Brisbane or live online; up to 25 participants. Each participant writes a one-page review with one figure without AI; AI is demonstrated by the instructor only. The usual first booking.

• Online course, six weeks. One 90-minute live session per week (9 contact hours); up to 20 participants. Each participant develops a revised 2 to 4-page manuscript with figures, reviewed by a peer and by the instructor.

• Workshop series. A sequence of sessions, for example five, agreed with the partner; suited to schools and colleges that want a structured enrichment strand.

• Masterclass. Half a day to several sessions, onsite or online, for undergraduate and postgraduate students, early-career researchers and research or R&D staff.

• Customised theme. Scope, examples and subject area set for the partner’s field, including technical and scientific writing for company teams.

No laboratory work or hazardous materials are involved in any format. Group sizes match one instructor’s capacity to give individual feedback.

How a booking proceeds

• Expression of interest. Tell us about your organisation, participants and preferred format and dates.

• Introductory meeting. 30 to 60 minutes, online or onsite, on participants, goals and calendar.

• Proposal and agreement. A written proposal with format, topics, group size, dates and fee, followed by a written agreement covering scope, fees, use of materials, branding, child safety, privacy and certificates.

• Pilot group. Delivery to one group, with a before-and-after skills questionnaire.

• Review. A short evaluation report within 10 working days, without personal data unless the partner requests otherwise, and a joint decision on continuation.

Bookings need at least 4 weeks’ notice, or 8 weeks for a customised theme. The partner selects the group, dates and venue, provides a room with Wi-Fi and a projector and a staff member present in each session, and sets safeguarding, privacy and certificate requirements. NanoTRIZ provides the curriculum, delivery, participant workbooks and reading packs of open-access papers, and obtains no participant data beyond what the partner approves.

Fees

Fees are quoted per group, not per participant, and are stated in the written proposal together with what they cover: preparation, delivery and standard participant materials. Introductory pilot terms are available for a partner’s first booking. Customised content or delivery outside Brisbane is quoted individually. Invoices are issued after delivery.

Integrity and safeguarding

• In the 3-hour workshop participants write without AI. An AI assistant is demonstrated by the instructor only, using tools the partner approves; participants need no AI accounts, and no personal data is entered into AI tools.

• The workshops do not promise university admission, academic credit, awards or publication. Certificates, issued by the partner or by NanoTRIZ with wording agreed in advance, record participation or completion only.

• The instructor holds a current Queensland Blue Card (working with children check). Drafts are shown on screen only with consent and without names, and sessions are not recorded unless the partner agrees.

• The workshops are separate from the NanoTRIZ Research Mentoring Program, which is not promoted to a partner’s participants without the partner’s prior agreement and is never a condition of taking part.

Teaching

The workshops are led by Professor Alexander A. Solovev, Founding Director of NanoTRIZ Innovation Institute and former tenured Professor of Materials Science at Fudan University (2015–2024). They are taught by active researchers who also serve as journal reviewers and editors; additional instructors, where engaged, are named in the written proposal.

Participant registration

Registration opens once a booking is confirmed and requires the booking reference issued to the organisation. Participants register at www.nanotriz.com/workshop-registration (a booking reference is required). For groups under 18, enrolment is normally handled by the partner organisation, and the form is used only if the partner asks for it. No open-enrolment session is scheduled at present; individuals may email director@nanotriz.com to be told when one is.

Status

The workshops and courses are non-accredited enrichment and professional development. They are not an AQF qualification, an accredited VET program, a CRICOS course or an admission pathway. NanoTRIZ Innovation Institute is a registered business name of Alexander A. Solovev, an Australian sole trader (ABN 60 349 600 938), and is not a university, registered higher-education provider or registered training organisation.

Authorship, publication and affiliation

Workshop fees cover preparation, delivery and materials. They do not purchase publication, authorship, institutional affiliation or any other outcome. Participants are the authors of what they write; instructors are not co-authors of work produced in a paid workshop. Publication depends on the independent decision of a journal or venue and is never guaranteed.

Affiliation. Taking part in a workshop does not entitle a participant to list NanoTRIZ as an affiliation or to use titles such as “Researcher at NanoTRIZ” or “NanoTRIZ Fellow”. Participants list their own school, university or employer.

Full terms: Program Terms · Integrity & Ethical Standards

 

From the founder’s earlier teaching and supervision

These comments come from students and a postdoctoral researcher Professor Solovev taught or supervised at Fudan University, not in a NanoTRIZ program or workshop. They describe university teaching and research and do not predict results in NanoTRIZ programs.