Impact of exposure to a postdoctoral researcher’s experience
Of 315 randomized students, 302 (148 intervention vs. 152 control) completed the trial. Exposure to the postdoctoral researcher did not have a significant impact on PhD students’ choice of DRP across vignettes. The mean (SD) preference score for the vignettes with or without postdoc influence was − 0.42 (3.49) versus − 0.53 (3.52) (mean difference [95% CI] 0.17 [− 0.65 to 0.99;], p = 0.65) (Fig. Impact of the exposure to a postdoctoral researcher’s experience environmental factors on PhD student’s research practices.