Researchers: Choose Kind Mentors Over Famous Ones

DeepMind researcher Maria Skoularidou advised early-career researchers to pick kind PIs over famous ones, noting the overlap is small; the discussion tied into a Nature comment urging universities to stop protecting academic bullies.

2026-09-20 ~ 2026-09-20 · 3 related posts

• Researcher advice: pick the nicest PIs, not the most famous ones — skoularidou · 2026-09-20
• Researcher advice: pick the nicest PIs, not the most famous ones — skoularidou · 2026-09-20
• Nature commentary: universities must stop protecting academic bullies or lose more scientists — skoularidou · 2026-09-20