Which of the following forms of support should a professor offer a former Ph.D. student headed into academia (check all that apply)?

Letter of recommendation 23% (173 votes)
Nomination for prizes, fellowships, etc. 13% (99 votes)
Collaboration on continuations of past projects 17% (129 votes)
Collaboration on new projects 7% (53 votes)
Co-authoring grant proposals 5% (34 votes)
Donation or loan of unused equipment/ supplies 5% (38 votes)
Non-competition (that is, not pursuing topics related to the student's proposed research program). 6% (46 votes)
Referrals of students or post-docs 16% (117 votes)
Something not included in the above list, that I will explain in a comment. 1% (7 votes)
Nothing. The life of a new academic is nasty, brutish, and short. 1% (5 votes)
I have no opinion on this, but I like clicking tickyboxes. Ticky! 6% (47 votes)

Total Votes: 748

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