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Why seek a single mentor when you can have three — or more

Anna Henschel’s experience in seeking out a board of mentors enabled her to build a powerful support structure.
  1. Anna Henschel

    1. Anna Henschel is a PhD student at the university of Glasgow, UK.

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In 2018, shortly after following my PhD supervisor to the University of Glasgow, UK, I stumbled into a meeting room, convinced I had found a seminar on research methods.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-03339-5

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  1. Heemstra, J. M. ACS Cent. Sci. 6, 1–5 (2020).

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