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Preprint links early-career success to mentor networks

A preprint study of nearly 900 early-career scientists found that researchers commonly rely on several mentors, with different roles associated with research, job and personal outcomes. The survey analysed US National Institutes of Health K-award applicants, most of whom were award recipients.

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Two EU grants moved a materials researcher into leadership

Anna Sandak describes how two major European grants shifted her work from laboratory experiments to leading a 16-scientist research group and a cross-border consortium developing fungal-biofilm-based building materials.