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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 crazy 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
: "PhD advisors, what qualities make someone a great PhD student—and what makes someone a bad one?"
44 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Shattered by rejections after campus interviews"
10 posts

Popular Topics in r/AskAcademia

#1

Phd

: "Phd advisors, what qualities make someone a great Phd student—and what makes someone a bad one?"
52 posts
#2

Academic

: "What’s an unspoken rule in your Academic field that outsiders would find surprising?"
34 posts
#3

Research

: "Humanities scholars (especially literary scholars): what strategies do you have for staying on top of current Research?"
31 posts
#4

Advice

: "PhD Newbie Advice"
19 posts
#5

Career

: "Looking for new Career paths beyond the bench"
17 posts
#6

Publication

: "How are we paying for Publications now?"
12 posts
#7

Postdoc

: "Confusion about Postdoc award timelines: was I really expected to apply for them more than a year before I graduate, or am I looking for grants in the wrong places?"
12 posts
#8

Thesis

: "Made a careless error in my undergraduate Thesis and referenced incorrectly for it"
11 posts
#9

Conference

: "Got accepted as poster presenter at a Conference but not getting enough fund to travel. What should I do?"
10 posts
#10

Supervisor

: "How appropriate it is to buy a small gift to a Supervisor?"
9 posts

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