Project Hamburg Research
Open research discovery, curated and explained
We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit democratizing ethical AI to advance open science access, multilingual discovery, research literacy, and citation integrity. Empowering marginalized, racialized, and minority communities worldwide.
Our Mission
Project Hamburg Research exists to democratize ethical artificial intelligence in service of research advancement, educational equity, and community empowerment. We operate as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to breaking down systemic barriers that prevent marginalized, racialized, and minority communities from accessing and contributing to the global research ecosystem.
In an era of widespread misinformation and unequal access to knowledge, we provide objective, high-quality research tools that connect real-world issues—from politics and public health to climate change—with peer-reviewed academic insights. Our work spans North America and extends globally, ensuring that language barriers, institutional affiliation, and socioeconomic status do not determine who can discover, understand, and contribute to scientific knowledge.
Through our flagship platform MapleScholar, comprehensive journal submission support, rigorous academic integrity services, and accessible AI education workshops, we are building a more equitable research landscape where every voice can be heard, every community can benefit from scientific progress, and every researcher—regardless of background—has the opportunity to advance human knowledge.
Our Programs
Three core offerings serving communities, researchers, and institutions worldwide
MapleScholar+
Combat misinformation with objective, curated research. Our flagship platform connects you to peer-reviewed insights on the issues that matter most—politics, health, climate change, and beyond.
Trending
Current research linked to breaking news and real-world events
Hidden Insights
Overlooked important research from diverse institutions
Breakthroughs
Cutting-edge discoveries advancing human knowledge
Journal Submission Support
Empowering under-resourced researchers to publish their work and contribute to the global knowledge base. We provide comprehensive support for scholars who face systemic barriers to academic publication.
Target Audience: Non-English speakers, researchers at small institutions, self-taught scholars, and academics in the Global South who possess valuable insights but lack traditional publishing infrastructure.
Goal: Increase diversity in published research by ensuring that academic merit, not institutional privilege, determines whose research reaches the world. Our human-expert support team assists with manuscript preparation, journal selection, submission processes, and editorial correspondence.
Join Waiting ListAcademic Integrity & AI Forensics
Rigorous, human-centered verification services for high-stakes academic research. Unlike automated AI detection tools, we employ expert reviewers who understand the nuanced relationship between legitimate AI assistance and academic integrity.
Focus: PhD dissertations and select Master's theses—work that requires deep, careful analysis rather than bulk processing. We partner with dissertation review boards and university integrity committees to provide authoritative assessments.
Approach: Human-in-the-loop methodology combining AI forensics with expert scholarly judgment. We distinguish between acceptable editing assistance and problematic content generation, ensuring fair, defensible conclusions that protect both students and academic standards.
Partner With UsWho We Serve
At the heart of our work is a commitment to serving marginalized, racialized, and minority communities across North America and around the world.
Students & Researchers
Breaking barriers to academic knowledge and research participation
Institutions & Educators
Partnering to uphold academic integrity and research excellence
Communities Worldwide
Democratizing access to research that affects daily lives
Why It Matters
We live in an era of unprecedented misinformation and unequal access to knowledge. While research on critical issues—climate change, public health, economic policy, social justice—exists in academic journals, systemic barriers prevent the very communities most affected by these issues from accessing or contributing to that knowledge.
Language barriers, institutional gatekeeping, and lack of resources create a research ecosystem where perspectives from marginalized communities are systematically underrepresented. This isn't just unfair—it's scientifically detrimental. The best solutions to global challenges come from diverse voices and lived experiences.
By democratizing access to research and empowering under-resourced scholars to publish their work, we're not just promoting equity—we're strengthening the entire global research enterprise. When everyone can participate in the creation and consumption of knowledge, we all benefit from better science, better policy, and better solutions to the challenges we face together.
Research & Education Initiatives
Beyond our core programs, we advance AI research and provide accessible education
RAG URL Protocol
Our research into Socratic questioning frameworks for AI systems. The RAG URL Protocol separates AI reasoning from information retrieval, enabling more accurate, transparent, and verifiable research processes.
Instead of having a single AI system both formulate questions and search for answers, we create a separation of concerns—the AI generates questions, external authoritative sources provide answers, and then the AI synthesizes findings. This approach reduces hallucination and improves citation accuracy in academic contexts.
AI Education Workshops
Accessible training programs teaching responsible AI use from beginner to advanced levels. Our philosophy: "We want you to use AI correctly"—education over punishment.
Beginner: Students learn how to use AI for literature reviews, argument checking, and study preparation without compromising academic integrity.
Advanced: Researchers learn rubric creation and prompt engineering for complex research tasks, including our past workshop "How to Talk to AI So It Actually Helps You Study."
Get Involved
Join us in democratizing research access and empowering communities worldwide
Donate
Support our mission to democratize research access. Every contribution helps us serve more communities.
Join Waiting List
Get support publishing your research. We assist under-resourced scholars worldwide.
Partner With Us
Institutions: Collaborate on academic integrity services and research programs.
Explore MapleScholar+
Discover trending research, hidden insights, and breakthroughs on issues that matter.
Attend Workshop
Learn responsible AI use for research. From beginner to advanced levels.
Contact Us
Questions? Reach out at info@projecthamburg.com for general inquiries.