r/AcademicPsychology is a subreddit with 186k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses psychology, looking for, research, study, and looking, and they frequently recommend/review textbook and project management tool.
A place to share and discuss articles/issues related to all fields of psychology. Discussions should be of an academic nature, avoiding ‘pop psychology.’ This is also a place to talk about your own psychology research, methods, and career in order to gain input from our vast psychology community.
This subreddit is generally aimed at those in an intermediate to master level, mostly in/around graduate school, or for professionals; undergraduates, etc., are recommended for r/psychologystudents.
Popular Themes in r/AcademicPsychology
#1
Advice Requests
: "Aside from illegal downloads, what’s the easiest way to get access to academic journal articles like I had when I was a grad student?"
44 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Seeking validated materials for helping students assess their individual cannabis-related psychosis risk"
4 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "I reread the same paper three times before realising i'd already cited it. anyone else struggling to keep up?"
3 posts
#4
News
: "The White House seeks to slash the NSF budget by nearly 55%, to $4 billion. The proposal also cuts all funding for the NSF division that funds research on the social sciences and economics."
1 post
Popular Topics in r/AcademicPsychology
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Psychology
: "What got you interested in Psychology?"
86 posts
#2
Looking For
72 posts
#3
Research
: "Experimental trauma methods, newest Research take"
50 posts
#4
Study
47 posts
#5
Looking
40 posts
#6
Paper
34 posts
#7
Struggling With
14 posts
#8
Struggle
14 posts
#9
Career
: "I have studied MSc clinical psychology. Except therapy /clinical psychology what other Career paths can I look into??"
12 posts
#10
Struggling
7 posts
Products Discussed in r/AcademicPsychology
Textbook
3 reviews
#1
Jamie Ward
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Eric Kandel
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
E. Bruce Goldstein
4.0★ from 1 review
Project Management Tool
1 review
#1
Quire
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/AcademicPsychology
#1
Advice/Career
: "Do you regret taking psychology as your career path?"
83 posts
#2
Question
: "Aside from illegal downloads, what’s the easiest way to get access to academic journal articles like I had when I was a grad student?"
53 posts
#3
Resource/Study
: "If you could start your Psychology degree again, what would you learn first"
28 posts
#4
Discussion
: "We are 83 bipolar disorder experts, psychologists, and academics coming together for the world’s biggest bipolar AMA! In honor of World Bipolar Day, ask us anything!"
26 posts
#5
Search
: "im looking for free psychology courses"
5 posts
#6
Ideas
: "Seeking validated materials for helping students assess their individual cannabis-related psychosis risk"
2 posts
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Last updated: July 15, 2026