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
Channel Intro:
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 ай бұрын

Thanks for this, you are saving lives

@vap0rtranz 9 ай бұрын

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 ай бұрын

She was using one note ?

@riddhabose9653 Жыл бұрын

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

@danishquamar7199 8 ай бұрын

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

@arimateialacerda5298 2 күн бұрын

Amazing! I'm obsessed by this way of organization, thank you so much!

@aaronwilson4258 4 ай бұрын

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

@hafsahkhan3523 Жыл бұрын

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 !!

@onyinyenkwocha6663 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@dangomez1170 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@bibhushakarki2928 Жыл бұрын

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

@ANTONIO-yr9bh 9 ай бұрын

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

@KatherineStirling Жыл бұрын

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

@oxford_phd Жыл бұрын

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

@Rajgitaa 2 ай бұрын

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 2 ай бұрын

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 2 ай бұрын

@@oxford_phd Thanks again.

@muhamadnasra1130 9 ай бұрын

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

@irfanasaeed9131 Жыл бұрын

Superb! Thanks for your tips Hira

@heymel Жыл бұрын

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

@leonhobro1644 7 ай бұрын

Love it Hira, thanks for sharing!

@arwaalshikrian5354 Жыл бұрын

Love this exactly what I was looking for. Thank you

@geekengr Жыл бұрын

That's quite nice Hira, thanks for sharing.

@kubimango 8 ай бұрын

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!!!

@cicelyeverson 9 ай бұрын

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

@annaf8143 Ай бұрын

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

@tasfiatasneemahmed7580 Жыл бұрын

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

@achajee9633 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant tips Hira, many thanks.

@MehdiGlz 8 ай бұрын

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

@julianeumann9071 11 ай бұрын

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

@AlonsoAlonso-nd6kt 10 күн бұрын

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

@Leon-rf4sw 2 ай бұрын

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

@joepardue5044 10 ай бұрын

Excellent suggestions. Thank you very much!

@kerwinneves5327 Жыл бұрын

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

@mariguanabara1 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@imanf1700 7 ай бұрын

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

@ThiagoBrito7 9 ай бұрын

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!

@radhikaxkaur 10 ай бұрын

The excel sheet tip is so good! Thank you!

@Dr_Omar_A_Mo 7 ай бұрын

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

@rachaelsauerbrunn3897 11 ай бұрын

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

@siwaphiwemfana 8 ай бұрын

Absolutely amazing!!

@jonathan.vicente 2 ай бұрын

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 :)

@TheCyborgBanana Жыл бұрын

Some useful tips, thank you.

@swimfanatic88 Жыл бұрын

Excellent video, thank you! 🎉

@heymel Жыл бұрын

So helpful! Thank you!!

@Drugvigil Жыл бұрын

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

@Gromov-jj8jf 2 ай бұрын

this is great advice. thanks!

@ellinormadsen3471 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Helpful video ❤

@Seanog1982 Жыл бұрын

This is wonderful. Thank you :)

@simonsun02 6 ай бұрын

great, so practical and helpful.

@Tenno_ge Жыл бұрын

I think this was the most informative tips/tricks video about taking notes I've ever came across on KZfaq... 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 :)

@aleynalale5653 5 ай бұрын

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

@beatrizsilvestre3859 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for this video!

@shalainetatu3210 10 ай бұрын

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 ай бұрын

JazakAllah khair! And to you, ameen ☺️

@helenrn9635 14 күн бұрын

this is gold!

@greeshmadileep8150 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for such valuable information

@rayk6235 20 күн бұрын

Great video!

@filectory 6 ай бұрын

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

@roflbofl 10 күн бұрын

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

@Ceqatre Жыл бұрын

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

@oxford_phd Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Best of luck!

@lh1881 11 ай бұрын

this is literally the best thing i ve ever seen

@oxford_phd 11 ай бұрын

Haha your comment my day! 😅

@benjaminschneider7300 Жыл бұрын

Amazing Video!

@elmiathewriter 6 ай бұрын

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

@user-ov9rq7xz9m 11 ай бұрын

Wonderful job

@sabtadiana3263 Жыл бұрын

thank you so much.. so helpful..

@eduardoloza6023 5 ай бұрын

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.

@LateMarch3 4 ай бұрын

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

@aofu5370 10 ай бұрын

super helpful

@SergeyHudiev 11 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@user-we7nc3kz7q 8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much. May God bless you.

@sherryleelee8756 Жыл бұрын

love it thanku😁

@TheKarthhh Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing

@abidakhan4470 Жыл бұрын

so useful

@yousafzaifrnd 2 ай бұрын

MashaAllah sister it is very informative.

@AlejandroZavaletaM 9 ай бұрын

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.

@xSunnyDaysx Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@katniss181 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so so so frickin much

@user-uk3ig5eq8i 7 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot ❤ from Bangladesh

@thesid7274 3 ай бұрын

Great ...

@bestlife4894 Жыл бұрын

really very smart girl, excellent work very bright

@TheChildren26 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@ydherdn 10 ай бұрын

Thank You

@maryamk2398 6 ай бұрын

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 6 ай бұрын

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

@abuyousefali Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@dankschang Жыл бұрын

It's also helpful for book authors

@israrahmad1649 9 ай бұрын

Thank you

@jacobisaacs Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

Hehe thank you! Glad you found it helpful!

@Rodrigo-ty3go Жыл бұрын

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 7 ай бұрын

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

@lesliedaniels5043 9 ай бұрын

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 ай бұрын

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

@essam4389 11 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@oxford_phd 11 ай бұрын

So kind of you, many thanks! 😊

@asadullahmoqaddam7295 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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 :)

@TrendyWebAltar Ай бұрын

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.

@alankilpatrick2788 8 ай бұрын

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?

@gmckbekanayake59 2 ай бұрын

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

@CarlA-wo9un Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@oxford_phd Жыл бұрын

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

@shahzaibwaqar5674 Жыл бұрын

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

@am8821p 6 ай бұрын

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 ай бұрын

Did you ever figure out how to split the page?

@PaigeyPlays_ 18 күн бұрын

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 18 күн бұрын

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!

@mortalmonkey. 4 ай бұрын

"I don't have anger" :)

@ibrar2kt Жыл бұрын

THANKS

@oxford_phd Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@blackthug65 16 күн бұрын

I need a spreadsheet like that! would you share a blank copy?

@sorcererstone3303 5 ай бұрын

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 ай бұрын

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

@projectguru Жыл бұрын

Hi Hira. This lesson is insightful. We are in the process of creating such sessions about Mendeley, Zotero and MS Word citations, organising chapters of a thesis and proofreading, editing & formatting. We would like to collaborate with you for making these videos as well as live tutorial sessions. Where can we connect?

@oxford_phd Жыл бұрын

Hi, thanks for reaching out! Happy to discuss more details, please dm on twitter @oxford_juggler

@projectguru Жыл бұрын

@@oxford_phd Thank you. We have DMed you on Twitter.