r/PhD is a subreddit with 288k 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, vent (no advice), getting shit done, 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
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
: "7th Year PhD Student on Academic Probation. I'm being pressured to just quit. What do I do?"
26 posts
#2
Seeking advice-personal
: "This PhD group is supposed to reflect the ‘global’ PhD experience, but i’ve found nearly every post is about doing one in the US."
24 posts
#3
Vent (NO ADVICE)
: "Now what?"
6 posts
#4
Getting Shit Done
: "Just a reminder that rest is productive."
5 posts
#5
🐸 🎉FROG TIME🎉🐸
: "Fellow amphibians, I have applied."
4 posts
#6
Alt-Ac Futures
: "I was kicked out of my program almost two years ago, here's how my life turned out since then..."
2 posts
#7
Seeking advice-social
: "Tell the weirdest story of a PhD scholar snapping (nervous breakdown) in your knowledge."
2 posts
#8
Publishing Woes
: "If you're about to write a post about your typos..."
2 posts
#9
News
: "Apparently you can "hypothesise" about facts known for some decades and still get published in Nature"
2 posts
#10
Big Decision Energy
: "Delay ENT residency for a PhD abroad?"
2 posts
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Yearly
+68k members(30.8%)
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Last updated: October 1, 2026