Early-career researchers in large research groups are more likely to leave academia, finds study
Network analysis finds that those mentored by more successful academics are also more prone to dropping out
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Laura Hiscott is a freelance science journalist. She previously worked as reviews and careers editor of Physics World in 2021–2022.
Laura studied physics at Imperial College London, before getting experience in science writing at the European Southern Observatory and the European Molecular Biology Organization. In her free time she enjoys hiking, yoga and reading.
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