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r/AskAcademia
2.1M members
r/AskAcademia is a subreddit with 2.1M members. Its distinguishing qualities are that the community is massive in size, and has high activity.
This subreddit is for discussing academic life, and for asking questions directed towards people involved in academia, (both science and humanities).
Popular Themes in r/AskAcademia
#1
Advice Requests
: "Is it a good time to leave the US academic system?"
34 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Are you ashamed that Harvard, Columbia, and other institutions are kowtowing and in acquiescence towards this administration?"
10 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "The system is a mess. What can I do?"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/AskAcademia
#1
Phd
: "Considering Leaving the US and Starting Over a Phd Somewhere Else"
55 posts
#2
Research
: "Research as a tenure faculty member- where do you start"
38 posts
#3
Academic
: "The Academic Publishing Scam: Why Are We Still Playing This Game?"
35 posts
#4
Career
: "Restart job search as a mid-Career researcher … what are some good tips to get networking started?"
19 posts
#5
Postdoc
: "Withdrawn Postdoc offer"
17 posts
#6
Publication
: "A Publication of mine was directly referred to by another group in their own Publication, including my name and a findings/relevance summary. However, they did not actually cite my paper as a reference. Should I care?"
14 posts
#7
Advice
: "Funding for adult programs cut under dismantling of the DOE. need Advice"
12 posts
#8
Supervisor
: "Time spent with Supervisors"
10 posts
#9
Struggling
10 posts
#10
Conference
: "How to elegantly network a Conference?"
9 posts
Member Growth in r/AskAcademia
Yearly
+449k members(27.8%)
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