r/AskAcademia is a subreddit with 1.6M members. Its distinguishing qualities are that the community is size-massive, activity-high.
This subreddit is for discussing academic life, and for asking questions directed towards people involved in academia, (both science and humanities).
Popular Topics in r/AskAcademia
#1
STEM
: "Someone claimed my research papers on Google Scholar"
68 posts
#2
Interpersonal Issues
: "My undergrad advisor just died. How do I pay my respects?"
32 posts
#3
Social Science
: "How to resign as PI?"
30 posts
#4
Interdisciplinary
: "Did academia make you financially behind?"
17 posts
#5
Humanities
: "Urgent advice needed: COVID cancellation with esteemed professor"
17 posts
#6
Administrative
: "Is it usual to be declined an application due to not having a Master's degree, even if you have a PhD?"
15 posts
#7
Meta
: "What separates the academics who succeed in getting tenure-track jobs vs. those who don't?"
8 posts
#8
Professional Misconduct in Research
: "Should I report a mistake in a paper that I found?"
7 posts
#9
Professional Fields - Law, Business, etc.
: "Some author from another country copy pasted my paper and published it in a predatory journal, what’s the best step?"
3 posts
#10
Cheating/Academic Dishonesty - post in /r/college, not here
: "I want to deop my PI from my paper"
1 posts
#11
null
: "[Weekly] Office Hours - undergrads, please ask your questions here"
1 posts
#12
Community College
: "Anyone has experience joining the Adjunct Pool for Community College."
1 posts
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