r/academia is a subreddit with 111k members. The community frequently discusses academia, struggling, hate, job, and research, and they frequently recommend/review pen, statistics book, and tablet, and the most common flair used is research issues, publishing, venting & griping, academic politics, and students & teaching.
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 Topics in r/academia
#1
Academia
14 posts
#2
Struggling
14 posts
#3
Hate
8 posts
#4
Job
7 posts
#5
Research
5 posts
#6
Phd
3 posts
#7
Publication
2 posts
#8
Writing
2 posts
#9
Adjunct
1 post
#10
Conference
1 post
Products Discussed in r/academia
Pen
9 reviews
#1
Caran d’Ache Ballpoint
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Pilot G2
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Pilot Heritage
5.0★ from 1 review
Statistics Book
4 reviews
#1
Calvin Dytham
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Wackerly
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Sheldon Ross
4.0★ from 1 review
Tablet
3 reviews
#1
reMarkable
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#2
Apple
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/academia
#1
Research issues
: "How long did it take you to find a research question? (PhD/Early career research)"
13 posts
#2
Publishing
: "My first Q1 publication ever"
7 posts
#3
Venting & griping
: "You cannot survive in academia if you don’t _________."
6 posts
#4
Academic politics
: ""Academics" who chase clout with no real depth to their work are the biggest red flags there are."
5 posts
#5
Students & teaching
: "If You Have an Adjunct Soc Job, How’d You Get It?"
5 posts
#6
Job market
: "Advice for a new tenure-track assistant professor"
4 posts
#7
Mentoring
: "Give me 1 Advice for writing up my doctoral thesis"
1 post
#8
Institutional structure/budgets/etc.
: "Are "AI safe" academic paths really that safe?"
1 post
Member Growth in r/academia
Yearly
+16k members(17.2%)
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Last updated: October 15, 2026