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r/academia is a subreddit with 84k members. Its distinguishing qualities are that the community is large in size, and has high activity.
An online community for discussing issues related to academia, faculty life, research, and institutional structures. This is NOT the place to ask questions about your homework, your particular school or professors, or to get admission advice!
Survey posts must be approved by mods in advance, must include contact/IRB info, and must be specific to academia.
Popular Themes in r/academia
#1
Advice Requests
: "Grad students, what do you want in an office? "
47 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Let's face it, being in academia is not worth it"
27 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Any tenured/senior academics at R1 universities with ADHD accommodations?"
19 posts
#4
Money Talk
: "Do you actually earn money from publishing a book? "
6 posts
#5
News
: "More academics flee X after election"
5 posts
Popular Topics in r/academia
#1
Academia
: "Let's face it, being in Academia is not worth it"
17 posts
#2
Academic
: "Anyone else irritated by the blatant ageism of certain Academic fellowships?"
17 posts
#3
Job
: "Sick of the Academic Job Bait and Switch"
10 posts
#4
Research
: "How do I decide what to Research for the rest of my life?"
9 posts
#5
Interview
: "Professors who have been on search committees before: any Zoom Interview answers that totally wowed you?"
8 posts
#6
Phd
: "Value of Phd from UK in North America"
7 posts
#7
Conference
: "Unspoken rules on Conferences"
5 posts
#8
Professor
: "Popular NC State Professor Marshall Brain dies, alleges retaliation for ethics complaints"
4 posts
#9
Tenure
: ""I fought for a colleague’s Tenure. Then I started looking deeper""
4 posts
#10
Publishing
: "Publishing system. Why aren't we more outraged ?"
3 posts
Member Growth in r/academia
Daily
+28 members(0.0%)
Monthly
+1k members(1.3%)
Yearly
+13k members(18.1%)
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