r/AskAcademia
2.1M members
r/AskAcademia is a subreddit with 2.1M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests, and the community frequently discusses struggling, looking for, phd, academic, and research, 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
: "Got a job 2 hrs from condo. Partner still works in area. Do I rent a second place or commute?"
17 posts
Popular Topics in r/AskAcademia
#1
Struggling
50 posts
#2
Looking For
29 posts
#3
Phd
17 posts
#4
Academic
16 posts
#5
Research
14 posts
#6
Worst
8 posts
#7
Postdoc
6 posts
#8
Looking For Advice
5 posts
#9
Supervisor
5 posts
#10
Software
4 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
: "Anyone else realize they’ve forgotten half of their own career while updating their CV?"
27 posts
#2
Interpersonal Issues
: "Got a job 2 hrs from condo. Partner still works in area. Do I rent a second place or commute?"
10 posts
#3
Interdisciplinary
: "Transkriptor alternative that actually doesnt suck with real audio?"
9 posts
#4
Humanities
: "Does having a Wikipedia page make me stand out in a job interview?"
9 posts
#5
Professional Fields - Law, Business, etc.
: "Completed 3 months of RA work at an Oxbridge lab under promised contract/pay; now denied payment - what are my options?"
7 posts
#6
Administrative
: "Why are we still starting conferences/meetings sunday or monday morning?"
6 posts
#7
Social Science
: "Multiple presentations at the same conference? Is it unprofessional?"
6 posts
#8
Professional Misconduct in Research
: "Asked to review a paper co-authored by an individual who has been dead for 8 years"
3 posts
#9
Meta
: "Preprint and double-blind peer review"
3 posts
#10
Admissions - please post in /r/gradadmissions, not here
: "Contacting potential supervisor for my MSC program"
2 posts
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+44k members(2.1%)
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Last updated: July 12, 2026