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Posted Jan. 14, 2013

Top 10 Apps for Postgraduate Students

Looking for apps that can enhance your postgraduate study ? Check out our top ten apps for postgraduate students...

Quora  Quora is one of the best social media tools for conducting market research and consulting with others to find answers or opinions. Pose questions to certain demographics and intellectually informed members, then sit back and prepare yourself for a plethora of invaluable feedback. Use Quora as a first hand source for a host of research projects. The best part of all? You don’t have to spend hours on the street trying to get people to fill out questionnaires!

SpringPad     There are tons of organisational apps available these days, but none are as user-friendly and helpful as SpringPad. It is feature-dense yet easy to navigate, making it ideal for whipping out and jotting down when the need arises. You can save voice memos, photos, notes, links, and articles, and it will even log down the time and location that you entered these details for super easy reference later on.

Spenz  If you are worried about keeping a close eye on your finances whilst undergoing your postgraduate degree, Spenz could be the perfect tool to keep you in order. As well as allowing for budget setting, accessing bank account details, and keeping tabs of your incomings and bill dates, Spenz asks you to enter each and every purchase you make. It’s incredibly simple to use, and you will be amazed at the difference it makes to your day-to-day spends as you will be a lot more conscious of the cost of each purchase!

Flow Free  As important as study, organisation and budgeting are for the success of your postgraduate degree, it is also vital that you are able to relax and unwind during your busy days as well. Flow Free is a simple, fun, and stress-free app that will allow you to forget about work for a while as you try to connect the dots in the simplest way possible with the least moves.

iStudiez Pro  iStudiez Prois perfect for keeping your hectic postgraduate timetable in order, and ensuring that you are in the right place at the right time. It can help you to organise your lessons and assignments, as well as stay on top of your schedule by allowing you to input additional information such one-off meetings and seminars, extra-curricular events and appointments. You’ll never be late for class again with this app.

Mental Case Flashcards  Flashcards are a tried and tested method of revision for exams, but many people do not like the hassle of making and carrying them around. Well now you don’t have to thanks to the Mental Case app, as you will have the digital flash cards on you at all times! Once you have created the flash cards you will be able to revise whenever you have a spare few minutes, plus you can even add in audio clips and photos - making them a fantastic learning aid.

Dictionary.com  A dictionary is one of those things that no postgraduate student should be without. From conducting research to writing dissertations and thesis papers, a dictionary will ensure your vocabulary is top notch. Why weigh down your bag with a heavy dictionary when you can have this app in tow.

Instapaper  Many people do not have access to an internet connection 24 hours a day, and if this is the case, the Instapaper app could be the ideal tool for ensuring you are never without the information you require. The app saves internet pages into a text only document and stores it onto your device for easy viewing at a later time. This is great for viewing all your postgraduate university notes when you are not connected.

Evernote  Evernote is one of the most powerful note-taking tools available, and it is a postgraduate student’s dream app when it comes to usability and functionality. Apart from the environmental and economic advantages of cutting down on the amount of paper you use for note taking, the app is way more powerful than a pen and paper! You can add images, audio files, links, screenshots and many more things besides, and thanks to the search bar, you can easily locate whatever you are looking for. Plus it has a sync feature that allows you to transfer your notes at the click of a button.

Papers  Papers is a powerful PDF management app that allows you to annotate, organise, highlight, and order your PDF files. This app is perfect for long postgraduate research tasks where it can be easy to get snowed under with the excessive amounts of reading and note taking. Easy find search options will allow you to locate what you are looking in an instant.

What's your favourite postgraduate study app?

 

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