Most humans are terrible at estimating time. Usually because every detail is rarely considered, or known, coupled with misperceptions about how long it takes to do various tasks.

Governments make policy and legislative decisions that have long-term effects on society.

There is truth behind the saying, “a picture tells a thousand words”, because humans interpret images better than written words.

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!

A proposal is usually used for requesting funding to do research.

The first step in project risk planning and management is identifying what the potential positive and negative risks are for your project and capturing these in the risk register.

There will always be more than one audience that will be affected by your project and its outcomes.

Scientific experiments need to be replicable, otherwise the credibility of any results you get may become questionable if no one else can demonstrate what you did.

Being a scientist is one of the most rewarding careers. You will work on solutions to problems with real world application and impact.