Supervisors can make or break wellbeing of early-career researchers, survey finds

Scientific supervisors have a substantial influence on the mental health and wellbeing of early-career researchers, according to a survey of over 2600 early-career researchers from 65 different countries. The researchers behind the work, which is published as a preprint and is not peer reviewed, say this highlights the need for better support and training ‘that recognise mentorship as a core component of research culture’.