Writing a report for research you have completed that was funded externally is generally compulsory, so you should know how to write a good report.

Having ideas is a great thing and makes up the foundation of scientific research.

It takes a certain kind of person, commitment and perseverance to be a successful scientist, in any field or application…but take a moment to think about all the skills that you have developed as a scientist.

It can be difficult to identify risks and the impact they might have on your project because you don’t know what you don’t know!

Project management is a structured process to actively plan and implement strategies to manage risks to projects and identify and enhance opportunities.

In everyday life, work, and science projects, people generally don’t like to talk about risk. There is a perception that talking about risk will stop something from happening (e.g. a project).

The old adage, ‘you’ve got to be in it to win it’ applies to awards in science just as much as it does in any other context.

In science, extension and adoption go hand in hand but are two different things.

Once you’ve identified your risks you can then set about putting things in place to minimise or avoid negative risks, increase chances of an opportunity arising or its impact, and working out which risks should just be accepted.