r/AskAcademia
2.1M members
r/AskAcademia is a subreddit with 2.1M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses phd, research, job, writing, and struggling, and they frequently recommend/review dictation software, statistics book, and ebook.
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
: "Just lost my job - now what?"
11 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Finished my PhD, now in a postdoc and having a bit of an identity crisis. Is this normal?"
3 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Requesting help in scientific research"
2 posts
#4
Opportunities
: "Postdoc opportunity"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/AskAcademia
#1
Phd
30 posts
#2
Research
18 posts
#3
Job
9 posts
#4
Writing
6 posts
#5
Struggling
5 posts
#6
Thesis
5 posts
#7
Postdoc
4 posts
#8
Conference
4 posts
#9
Advisor
3 posts
#10
Fast Publishing Journal
2 posts
Products Discussed in r/AskAcademia
Dictation Software
18 reviews
#1
Dragon
3.6★ from 7 reviews
#2
Microsoft Word
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Automatic Transcribing Apps
4.0★ from 1 review
Statistics Book
8 reviews
#1
Jan Kmenta
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Richard McElreath
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Salkind
4.0★ from 1 review
Ebook
5 reviews
#1
Apple
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#2
Remarkable
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Microsoft Surface Pro
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/AskAcademia
#1
STEM
: "If you didn’t constantly have to worry about the next grant, would that make you a better or worse academic?"
26 posts
#2
Interpersonal Issues
: "Investigar en Cuba"
12 posts
#3
Interdisciplinary
: "Finished my PhD, now in a postdoc and having a bit of an identity crisis. Is this normal?"
9 posts
#4
Administrative
: "First Faculty Job Rejection"
9 posts
#5
Humanities
: "Just lost my job - now what?"
7 posts
#6
Professional Fields - Law, Business, etc.
: "Is a PhD even right for me?"
7 posts
#7
Social Science
: "what countries should i apply to?"
4 posts
#8
Admissions - please post in /r/gradadmissions, not here
: "O que o IFF costuma pedir na seleção de mestrado?"
2 posts
#9
Undergraduate - please post in /r/College, not here
: "Can I share a positive feedback on my paper from a professor on social media?"
2 posts
#10
Community College
: "Could I get hired as a full time instructor at a CC?"
2 posts
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Yearly
+53k members(2.6%)
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Last updated: November 4, 2026