r/PhD is a subreddit with 284k members. The community frequently discusses looking for, phd, job, tool, and software, and they frequently recommend/review tablet, ai tools, and coding language, and the most common flair used is seeking advice-academic, seeking advice-personal, getting shit done, vent (no advice), and big decision energy.
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
Looking For
54 posts
#2
Phd
24 posts
#3
Job
7 posts
#4
Tool
6 posts
#5
Software
5 posts
#6
Reference
5 posts
#7
Research
5 posts
#8
Supervisor
5 posts
#9
Struggling
5 posts
#10
Advice
4 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
: "Paper discovered after submission."
51 posts
#2
Seeking advice-personal
: "I got my PhD degree today. I feel absolutely NOTHING"
40 posts
#3
Getting Shit Done
: "I have successfully passed my dissertation proposal defense with flying colors"
21 posts
#4
Vent (NO ADVICE)
: "I understand why academia is against PhD students doing their PhD at where they did their undergrad and master’s"
19 posts
#5
Big Decision Energy
: "I just quit my PhD"
15 posts
#6
🐸 🎉FROG TIME🎉🐸
: "5yrs and two breakdowns later"
15 posts
#7
Money
: "I’m nosey: what is your institution’s annual/term stipend?"
7 posts
#8
Publishing Woes
: "Arxiv monthly submission has fallen since June. There is now only 31173 new papers in August. Science is healing /s"
5 posts
#9
Seeking advice-social
: "Immigrant and PhD student - grieving friendships is hard."
5 posts
#10
Resource sharing
: "15-minute help from native French speaker needed (desperately)"
4 posts
Member Growth in r/PhD
Yearly
+67k members(31.0%)
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Last updated: September 8, 2026