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• A Little About Me, annafromuni

  Yesterday was my birthday, hence I didn’t post anything. Today, instead of a review post, I have decided to write a little about myself. Nothing extensive, but something different from my usual discussion content that I think wraps everything up nicely. What do I like? What got me into the field I am in? What…

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  December 18, 2025

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• Changing up annafromuni

  My bookstagram and book blog, both named annafromuni, have been going strong for several years now, but 2025 has been one of the toughest years yet for my creativity and time management. With PhD research and readings taking up a lot of my time, not to mention the added stress of intense reading schedules for…

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  December 14, 2025

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• PhD Update: Am I A PhD Candidate?

  After months of talking about it, telling you the stages I am at and what plans I have, you may be thinking to yourself ‘Anna, how did your presentation go? Are you now a PhD candidate?’ Well, friends, I can confidently say that yes, I am. My presentation went surprisingly well, even though I read…

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  September 7, 2025

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• Preparing for my Confirmation of Candidature

  It’s a very busy time for me with my PhD. I am fast approaching my confirmation of candidature presentation and the amount of work that is going into all the supporting documents and processes has turned my brain into either an academic machine or mush – still waiting to hear back which one it is.…

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  February 15, 2025

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• Managing Long-Term Plans and Goals

  As a PhD student, an aspiring writer, and a young adult who likes to plan and set goals, January is a bit of a hectic month. As most of us do during the New Year, I set a few goals for 2025. I have also tried to bring goals from last year into the new…

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  January 22, 2025

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• The End of Post-Graduate Classes

  With October coming to a close, my final few assignments for my postgraduate course are due and classes have concluded. The semester has flown by – I still feel like I’m in week five following the first assignment submission, ready to delve into a new topic. It has been an incredibly enlightening experience, and I…

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  October 19, 2024

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• How Different is Academic Writing to Non-Fiction and Creative Writing?

  As I settle into the mid-semester break, knowing it will soon pass through my fingers and I’ll be back on campus, I figure now would be a good time to talk about academic writing. What makes it so different to non-fiction writing? Aren’t both working with facts and teaching the reader something? What about creative…

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  September 7, 2024

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• My Thoughts and Feelings About Returning to University

  Returning to university in 2024 feels like a different world to my undergraduate studies and master’s year. It’s more than just the workload being different – more pedantic and tedious in detail, more citations, more researching – and this has drastically reshaped my understanding of university life. Let’s discuss the obvious first – a PhD…

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  August 8, 2024

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