Junior researchers need stronger career-development support and training, says The Global State of Young Scientists, an analysis by the Global Young Academy in Berlin. It surveyed 650 early-career researchers aged 30–40 worldwide in 2013. Respondents said that solid mentoring relationships are vital for career success, in part by providing access to research groups and opportunities for giving talks and publishing papers. But many respondents described existing adviser support as inadequate. Co-author Catherine Beaudry, associate professor of innovation economics at the Polytechnic School of Montreal, Canada, counsels researchers to seek support from many senior colleagues.