r/PhD is a subreddit with 276k members. The community frequently discusses phd, looking for, struggling, research, and struggles, and they frequently recommend/review tablet, ai tools, and coding language, and the most common flair used is seeking advice-academic, seeking advice-personal, vent (no advice), big decision energy, and 🐸 🎉frog time🎉🐸.
The goal of this community is to support PhD seekers and holders globally, fostering a thoughtful space for shared experiences, challenges, and growth. We aim to create a space for those navigating the journey of a PhD, offering support and insight from those who have been through it
Popular Topics in r/PhD
#1
Phd
55 posts
#2
Looking For
54 posts
#3
Struggling
31 posts
#4
Research
10 posts
#5
Struggles
10 posts
#6
Job
8 posts
#7
Advice
7 posts
#8
Tool
6 posts
#9
Supervisor
6 posts
#10
Software
5 posts
Products Discussed in r/PhD
Tablet
23 reviews
#1
Ipad
4.3★ from 4 reviews
#2
Samsung
5.0★ from 4 reviews
#3
Surface
4.0★ from 3 reviews
Ai Tools
17 reviews
#1
Afforai
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Quillbot
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Semantic Scholar
5.0★ from 1 review
Coding Language
12 reviews
#1
R
4.3★ from 6 reviews
#2
Python
4.4★ from 5 reviews
#3
Prism
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/PhD
#1
Seeking advice-academic
: "Why do people not put their code on github even after publishing?"
34 posts
#2
Seeking advice-personal
: "Graduated with PhD in Chemistry but cannot get an entry-level industry job in Australia"
21 posts
#3
Vent (NO ADVICE)
: "Never wanted anything more than getting a PhD"
11 posts
#4
Big Decision Energy
: "Easy to Visit Home During Neuro PhD?/ Recommended Commute Length"
7 posts
#5
🐸 🎉FROG TIME🎉🐸
: "Finally my turn, seven years later"
5 posts
#6
Publishing Woes
: "Just got 3 rejections at once, feeling down"
5 posts
#7
Getting Shit Done
: "How do organise your literature library?"
4 posts
#8
Conference and Networking Talk
: "Poster presentations at conferences"
4 posts
#9
Resource sharing
: "Mauvais expérience PHD / Montréal"
4 posts
#10
Tool Talk
: "Fellow researcher here. Built a Word plugin for myself to search Zotero, insert citations, and format equations/tables automatically. It's open-source. Sharing in case it helps someone else."
4 posts
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Last updated: July 29, 2026