AlterLab Academic Skills — Development skill for Claude Code
186+ academic research skills across 13 domains for higher education and research.
How to install AlterLab Academic Skills
This entry records only its repository, not the path inside it, so there is no
exact command to give. Open AlterLab-IEU/AlterLab-Academic-Skills and copy the folder into
~/.claude/skills/, or the file into ~/.claude/agents/.
What AlterLab Academic Skills does
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README
📢 **Featured in** [awesome-claude-skills](https://github.com/BehiSecc/awesome-claude-skills) (5.7k ⭐)
🧬 186+ purpose-built Claude AI skills for faculty, researchers & academicians
Organized across 13 research domains — from bioinformatics to digital humanitiesResearch Pipeline · Scientific Databases · Bioinformatics · Data Science · Visualization · Clinical Research · and more
Explore Skills » · Quick Start · Domain Overview · Contributing · Report Bug
Built by AlterLab Creative Technologies Laboratory
Not tied to any specific university — these skills work for any researcher, anywhere.
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Plug & Play
Drop a.md skill file into
Claude Projects or Claude Code
and get instant expertise
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Domain Expert
Each skill transforms Claude into a specialized research assistant with deep knowledge🔬
Real Frameworks
Built on actual scientific methods, tools, and professional output templates🌐
Universal
Works for any researcher at any institution — no vendor lock-in📋 Table of Contents
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