This document discusses tools for PhD productivity and reducing headaches. It recommends Xmind for learning and brainstorming, Evernote for handling information, Refworks, Endnote and Mendeley for literature management, and Wunderlist, Google Calendar and Remember the Milk for task management. It also provides suggestions for visualization tools like Inkscape and Gimp, and presentation tools like PowerPoint, ZohoShow and 際際滷Share. The document was created by Dr. Inmaculada Andr辿s, the Doctoral Programme Administrator at Brunel University London, as part of their Research Development Series on November 12, 2014.
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1. Tools For More PhD Productivity And Less Headaches
Dr Inmaculada Andr辿s
Doctoral Programme Administrator
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Learning & Brainstorming
Xmind
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Learning & Brainstorming
Other software:
Free Mind
Mindomo: https://www.mindomo.com/higher-ed.htm
Mindmeister: http://www.mindmeister.com/
Comapping: https://www.comapping.com/
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Handing information
Evernote
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Refworks: available workshops by the Graduate School
Endnote: http://endnote.com/
Mendeley: http://www.mendeley.com/
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Literature management
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Task Management
Wunderlist: to do list. https://www.wunderlist.com/
Google Calendar: https://www.google.com/calendar/
Remember the Milk: https://www.rememberthemilk.com/
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Visualisation: graphs & diagrams
Inkscape: https://inkscape.org/en/
Gimp: http://www.gimp.org/
Blender: http://www.blender.org/
Gliffy: http://www.gliffy.com/
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Presentations
PowerPoint: available workshop by the Graduate School
ZohoShow: online presentation tool that helps you to create and deliver presentations. www.zoho.com
∈欹毯Share: to get ideas. www.slideshare.net
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Any question?
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I.Andres@brunel.ac.uk