How I organize my research notes to write my PhD thesis quicker (& why OneNote is still the best)

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How I organize my research notes as an Oxford PhD student to write research papers really quickly and efficiently! I show you how I use Onenote to organise my PhD thesis notes and research notes, ideas, to write really efficiently. I share my system to writing scientific essays and research papers quickly and easily and how to never forget what you've read by organizing your notes with OneNote. I share lots of thesis writing tips and tips for PhD students, so do check it out!
Chapters:
00:00:00 Intro
00:00:20 Write as you read
00:01:18 Note down every paper you've ever read
00:02:50 Don't let any written work go to waste
00:04:14 Create your own knowledge database
00:06:15 Why OneNote is better than Word
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Hi everyone! I'm Hira, a PhD student at Oxford. I made this channel to share PhD application advice, how to apply to Oxford for a PhD, study tips for students, how to find UK scholarships as an international student, to show you how to teach yourself bioinformatics or learn how to code, and lots more! If any of that sounds interesting to you, do subscribe!
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@cesmed 10 месяцев назад

Thanks for this, you are saving lives

@vap0rtranz 9 месяцев назад

And for those of us who still take handwritten notes, OneNote can do OCR (Optical Character Recognition) to convert a picture of the handwritten notes to digital text, which Word cannot do.

@_ojas_energy 7 месяцев назад

She was using one note ?

@riddhabose9653 Год назад

This video may only appeal to a selective audience, however the content inside it is invaluable!

@danishquamar7199 8 месяцев назад

I think your comment is invaluable and super non-constructive.

@aaronwilson4258 4 месяца назад

Don't forget to use a citation manager like Zotero.

@Rajgitaa Месяц назад

Hira, your short video on how you use OneNote has helped me immensly with writing difficult articles. I have ADHD-like symptoms that makes learning - and eventually, writing - difficult subjects. I've been working on an article on the Vagus nerve, trying to take notes from white papers, medical journals, reports ... and can't focus or organize anything. Your video really helped me. Unfortunately I didn't know what program you were using ... you never mentioned it. I eventually figured it out. Thanks so much for posting this. You ARE saving lives. - Roger

@oxford_phd Месяц назад

Hi Roger, I'm so happy to hear this system works for you! Sorry it wasn't in the video, I put it in the title and thumbnail. It's Microsoft OneNote, hope that's what you found too! I also have another video on OneNote on my channel if that is useful and will make more!

@Rajgitaa Месяц назад

@@oxford_phd Thanks again.

@onyinyenkwocha6663 Год назад

This is super helpful! Thank you Hira for sharing your hack. I have just finished reading my first article on my PhD programme and realised that if my masters has taught me anything at all, it is that I will need to organise more. About to start my second reading and your video gets suggested! The universe loves me😃

@oxford_phd Год назад

Aww that's great that the video got recommended to you! Good luck on your PhD! You'll do amazing! :D

@irfanasaeed9131 Год назад

Superb! Thanks for your tips Hira

@leonhobro1644 6 месяцев назад

Love it Hira, thanks for sharing!

@heymel Год назад

Your tops have helped me sooo much!! Thank you!!

@geekengr Год назад

That's quite nice Hira, thanks for sharing.

@tasfiatasneemahmed7580 Год назад

Very useful! Many thanks! Really like the way you speak, also how resourceful you are ! 🎉

@achajee9633 11 месяцев назад

Brilliant tips Hira, many thanks.

@cicelyeverson 9 месяцев назад

Thank you, Hira! This video was super helpful ❤❤❤

@arwaalshikrian5354 Год назад

Love this exactly what I was looking for. Thank you

@KatherineStirling Год назад

LOVE THIS. Exactly what I was looking for - thank you so much for taking the time to share this!

@oxford_phd Год назад

Thanks so much for your comment, Katherine! Glad you found it helpful 😊

@hafsahkhan3523 Год назад

Hey Hira!! This is the most beneficial video I have ever come across and you have highlighted each and every detail with so much effort. More power to you !!

@bibhushakarki2928 Год назад

This is super helpful! As a phd student struggling to stay organized and a neurodivergent person, your video is god sent.Thank you!

@kerwinneves5327 Год назад

Truly useful in my research process. Thank you for sharing ❤

@Leon-rf4sw 2 месяца назад

watched this months ago and today again. thank you so much!

@julianeumann9071 11 месяцев назад

This was fun and very helpful. Thank you so much!

@annaf8143 26 дней назад

Thank you for this amazing video! Helped me so much! ❤🎉

@ANTONIO-yr9bh 9 месяцев назад

Thank you so much, I will start my PhD soon and your videos are very illustrative and helpful, they fit like a glove in hand

@muhamadnasra1130 9 месяцев назад

I have watched many videos about onenote, this one is the most valuable for me.

@joepardue5044 9 месяцев назад

Excellent suggestions. Thank you very much!

@imanf1700 7 месяцев назад

thank you!! Just starting the dissertation process for my undergrad and i found this video really helpful

@siwaphiwemfana 8 месяцев назад

Absolutely amazing!!

@MehdiGlz 7 месяцев назад

Thank you very helpful! I'm working on my bachelor's thesis, so not a lot of experience or guidance on the writing process. Videos like this have helped me a great deal! I never really thought about having a file to note all the papers I've read, it seems very useful and far quicker than going through every file. I'm also gonna try out OneNote, I've been taking notes in Word, but having a side by side note-my own words seems much easier

@kubimango 8 месяцев назад

thank you for this lifesaving video!! Im currently working on my Bachelorthesis and I was already panicking so much. At my College we don't really learn a lot about how to actually write a thesis so this was super useful! Thank you so much!!!

@ThiagoBrito7 9 месяцев назад

Nice idea! I was thinking in how to be more productive and I found your video. It helped me to clarify some ideas that I was already planning. Thanks a lot!

@rachaelsauerbrunn3897 11 месяцев назад

Thank you for these tips. I will definitely check out One Note.

@shalainetatu3210 10 месяцев назад

Assalaamu 'alaykum Hira! I'm a new PhD student, and I found your video very reassuring! I have been a researcher, and I use OneNote in preparing my proposals. I tried Notion but it isn't really for me. You're right, OneNote is still the best! May Allāh grant you success in this world and in the Hereafter.

@oxford_phd 10 месяцев назад

JazakAllah khair! And to you, ameen ☺️

@radhikaxkaur 10 месяцев назад

The excel sheet tip is so good! Thank you!

@dangomez1170 Год назад

Thanks! I can see you are doing well and you will be going places. I know you’re family is super proud. Thanks again for the study tip.

@oxford_phd Год назад

That is so kind of you, Dan, thank you! This is my first time receiving a super thanks, you made my day! Wish you all the best, Hira

@Dr_Omar_A_Mo 7 месяцев назад

let me say something ,,,, this is absolutely the most informative video about writing i have ever came across ,,, you're genius and i loved the way you made that excel\google sheet

@heymel Год назад

So helpful! Thank you!!

@Gromov-jj8jf Месяц назад

this is great advice. thanks!

@swimfanatic88 Год назад

Excellent video, thank you! 🎉

@mariguanabara1 Год назад

this is brilliant! I wish I found this video 5 years ago hahah I'm still struggling to finish writing my phd thesis after all this time. I'm binge watching all your videos now, already a big fan. thank you for sharing your experiences and tips, Hira!

@oxford_phd Год назад

Thank you for your kind words, good luck with thesis writing!

@aleynalale5653 5 месяцев назад

Thank you so much! I was actually looking for a source organising table, just starting my master thesis :)

@jonathan.vicente 2 месяца назад

Thank you so much dear, I am taking all the advice and now I am watching more and more videos how to organize on OneNote :)

@helenrn9635 10 дней назад

this is gold!

@ellinormadsen3471 Год назад

Thank you! Helpful video ❤

@TheCyborgBanana Год назад

Some useful tips, thank you.

@Seanog1982 Год назад

This is wonderful. Thank you :)

@beatrizsilvestre3859 2 месяца назад

Thanks for this video!

@simonsun02 6 месяцев назад

great, so practical and helpful.

@Drugvigil Год назад

Great tutorial. This will be greatly helpful in my research.

@Ceqatre Год назад

About to start my Bachelor thesis, this will be very helpful. Thank you Hira !

@oxford_phd Год назад

Glad it was helpful! Best of luck!

@greeshmadileep8150 4 месяца назад

Thank you for such valuable information

@AlonsoAlonso-nd6kt 6 дней назад

Hi First Time utilizing this format for a research paper - Not staying organized has cost me a lot thanks for the format / video

@sabtadiana3263 Год назад

thank you so much.. so helpful..

@rayk6235 16 дней назад

Great video!

@lh1881 11 месяцев назад

this is literally the best thing i ve ever seen

@oxford_phd 11 месяцев назад

Haha your comment my day! 😅

@elmiathewriter 6 месяцев назад

I'm by no means a PhD student but as a writer this is an invaluable resource to help with organising research!

@eduardoloza6023 5 месяцев назад

Hi! Thanks you so much for create this video. I'm a physics student and I'm going to begin my thesis but I was scared about how I will remeber all the information that I read. And your video helped me so much.

@filectory 6 месяцев назад

Very useful tips for Ph.D. starters and a very underrated video. It should have at least 1 M.

@roflbofl 6 дней назад

you're so smart, thanks for video. very sweet voice, was pleasant to listen the whole video ^^

@SergeyHudiev 11 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@user-we7nc3kz7q 8 месяцев назад

Thank you so much. May God bless you.

@benjaminschneider7300 Год назад

Amazing Video!

@sherryleelee8756 Год назад

love it thanku😁

@Tenno_ge Год назад

I think this was the most informative tips/tricks video about taking notes I've ever came across on RU-vid... everyone else kinda avoid to show the exact method and just recommending basic and overall useful tips... But this one was the method I will use because of explanation why this is useful. 1) Was thinking to Copy-paste was a bad idea and my notetaking was super slow. And yes, some notes I spend on them like 20-30 minutes were never used. 2) To save at least some information about every article that u read is brilliant idea. Who remembers read articles around some subject after 2-3 years... but going trough a small list/remarks will refresh the knowledge of that topic for sure. Thank you. U got +1 sub :)

@TrendyWebAltar Месяц назад

I wish I did this when I was starting out. 😭 Instead, I watched this really useful video now that I'm in the final months left in my candidature.

@LateMarch3 4 месяца назад

Nicely presented! I use the copy/paste technique and was hoping for a faster way 🙃 I think I try to take notes on everything that even looks slightly possibly useful, and it slows me down

@user-ov9rq7xz9m 11 месяцев назад

Wonderful job

@aofu5370 10 месяцев назад

super helpful

@TheKarthhh Год назад

Thanks for sharing

@xSunnyDaysx Год назад

From everything i’ve seen so far the Excel document is the best!! That’s what going to work for me. Because i like to scroll through it instead of searching for a key word.

@oxford_phd Год назад

Sometimes the simplest solutions are the best! Who would have thought Excel, eh? :)

@AlejandroZavaletaM 9 месяцев назад

I just watched this video, its amazing!!!. I also love working with OneNote for taking notes, although it took me a while to discover and manage that work flow.... And the excel file "References", it has to be a canonical event😂... I have the same file name, different format but quite similar purpose, still need some adjustments.

@abidakhan4470 Год назад

so useful

@katniss181 Год назад

Thank you so so so frickin much

@yousafzaifrnd 2 месяца назад

MashaAllah sister it is very informative.

@ydherdn 10 месяцев назад

Thank You

@maryamk2398 5 месяцев назад

Thanks, for sharing these tips Hira. Could you please also teach us how to use all the facilities/ options of Word for writing our dissertation from scratch? That would be very helpful for many people. Thanks, again!

@oxford_phd 5 месяцев назад

Yes will do it's on the task list :)

@TheChildren26 Год назад

Really interesting Hira. I'm a PhD student too and I have a problem XD because all the time I'm changing my system for writing. I use notion but when I'm writing I need something that can I use to reorganize my notes.

@oxford_phd Год назад

This is why I could never really get into Notion, found it too complicated and restrictive. OneNote does it all (and more)!

@israrahmad1649 9 месяцев назад

Thank you

@user-uk3ig5eq8i 7 месяцев назад

Thanks a lot ❤ from Bangladesh

@essam4389 10 месяцев назад

Thanks!

@oxford_phd 10 месяцев назад

So kind of you, many thanks! 😊

@thesid7274 3 месяца назад

Great ...

@abuyousefali Год назад

This was helpful because I just started using OneNote as my main note taking platform for my thesis. I didn't even know that I could write on both sides in OneNote. Your tip about copy/paste/reference is extremely helpful. I assume that you use split screen to copy/paste text from a PDF to OneNote, correct?

@oxford_phd Год назад

No I don't use split screen, just the alt+tab keyboard shortcut to quickly switch between windows.

@asadullahmoqaddam7295 Год назад

Hi. the video was good and thanks for making and sharing it with us. but I tried so much to get how you organized and made those notes. but I couldn't. I just saw some shots from the screen though I was searching for how you made it. but I couldn't find it. We all would be so happy if you will be able to show us how to organize those notes and the resources which every one of us is going to use.

@oxford_phd Год назад

Hi there sorry for the late reply! Did you mean how I made the spreadsheet? That was just in excel. And how I made notes from papers? For that I used a free software called Microsoft Onenote :)

@bestlife4894 Год назад

really very smart girl, excellent work very bright

@dankschang Год назад

It's also helpful for book authors

@lesliedaniels5043 9 месяцев назад

OMG, you are God-sent. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I am not writing a PhD thesis, but your tips are just as transferrable to how I organize my documentary research. Wait, did I already thank you? Sis, thank you. As @cesmed stated in your comments, you saved my life, or at the very least, my sanity.

@oxford_phd 9 месяцев назад

Thanks girl!! So happy it helped you and best of luck in your research! God bless you 😘

@Rodrigo-ty3go Год назад

although I am not in any phd and I will not be. You have a simple and practical solution for my studies in accounting practices. I have little time because I have a small consulting business, family and taking care of my mother with dementia. Excel, word and OneNote are my main tools for years, I've tried others but no, I don't like them and I go back to Microsoft. Could you please explain a little more how you make references to your notes? I have watched this video 4 times and will watch it 100 more if necessary. Thank you very much x 1000.

@a-ghandi4293 6 месяцев назад

Hi Hira! This is really useful. What software are you using in @0:42

@jacobisaacs Год назад

Holy moly, you're my freaking hero! I'm going to try to put this to use in my work. Thank you for your easy, down-to-earth, and understandable explanation. I'm going to be smiling at "recycle your writing like it's a climate crisis" for days! :D

@oxford_phd Год назад

Hehe thank you! Glad you found it helpful!

@alankilpatrick2788 8 месяцев назад

Thanks for your video. Maybe I am a bit slow at this, but I cannot get Onenote to work in the way that you have set it up. For example, how do you upload a PDF and then have the other side of the screen for pasting or typing as you read the pdf on the other half of the screen?

@shahzaibwaqar5674 Год назад

You copy paste the thing on the original paper you are writing or on a separate documents?

@ibrar2kt Год назад

THANKS

@oxford_phd Год назад

You're welcome!

@CarlA-wo9un Год назад

Very useful tips. Thank you for sharing. Can you clarify the difference advice from Tip 1 vs Tip 4. In Tip 1 you say that you write in your own words as your read. However, on Tip 4 you say that you copy and paste the content without writing in your own words. Can you clarify when your work process focuses more on Tip 1 (eg, write as you read) vs Tip 4 where you emphasize cutting and pasting (without writing in your own words). Thanks again.

@oxford_phd Год назад

Hi Carl! Glad you found them helpful. When I'm reading in order to write part of a paper or essay, I write as I read (tip 1). However, when I am reading for my own learning, understanding a concept, browsing the literature to see what's new, or just taking notes in general, then I cut and paste rather than take notes in my own words or rephrasing as it's much slower (tip 4). Then if I want to incorporate this stuff and later write about it, I have a wealth of notes directly from the papers (along with their references and article links) and can write in my own words from my own notes. Hope that clarifies!

@CarlA-wo9un Год назад

@@oxford_phd thank you for taking the time to clarify. The distinction is clear. You have one new subscriber.

@oxford_phd Год назад

@@CarlA-wo9un welcome on board, happy to have you here! :)

@am8821p 6 месяцев назад

Hi Hira.. Great resource for someone who is starting his PhD. Can you tell me, how are you talking notes in two pages side by side in OneNote? Thanks

@robertlevy1940 5 месяцев назад

Did you ever figure out how to split the page?

@csml4519 Год назад

Can do a video on how to take notes in onenote for phd

@gmckbekanayake59 2 месяца назад

Hi dear Hira, its very interesting & informative. Pl let me know ur field of study.

@PaigeyPlays_ 14 дней назад

In what order would you do these tips? I'm a bit confused between the Excel sheet organisation and the one-note organisation. Would you store everything on one note and then make an Excel sheet based on what you are going to use. Great video by the way ! :)

@oxford_phd 14 дней назад

Whenever I find a paper I find anything interesting in I add a little row to Excel. And some papers I take detailed notes for in One Note. Not really an order always but just remember to add a row whenever you read a paper it helps you find what you've read and where the info is. Good luck and thank you!

@Yaseera26 4 месяца назад

Thank you so much..could kindly tell what is the laptop you are using?

@oxford_phd 3 месяца назад

It's a Huawei Matebook X Pro from a few years ago. Looks and feels like a Macbook but is a Windows! :D

@noorarjmand9493 Год назад

what program did you use that allowed you to write side by side next to the article?

@oxford_phd Год назад

It's Microsoft Onenote :)

@andrealandaverde4581 Год назад

Thanks Hira! How do you have One note side by side though?

@oxford_phd Год назад

Hi! Not sure I understand the question but in one note you can write anywhere and so you can write side by side :)

@sorcererstone3303 5 месяцев назад

A lot of videos promote using Notions and similar apps for note taking. Is that approach good or time wasting? Also, I like the idea of using Excel to write down the name & url of the referencing source, but is there a way to group related reference sources together to make this achieving process more efficient?

@oxford_phd 5 месяцев назад

You could probably add keywords as a separate column and then sort by keyword to group them together when you want.