Communication of your science is core to your science having impact, and the well-established way to present scientific findings is in the form of an abstract.

Networking involves talking to other people. In the context of science, this could mean talking to people with different perspectives, ideas and expertise – even if they are not a scientist.

‘Collaboration’ is powerful when there is diversity of opinion involved, as opposed to working together on someone else’s idea which would be ‘cooperation’.

In Australia, there are codes and principles for the conduct of research that are adopted as legal requirements in various legislation.

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

Projects are defined by three main constraints – time, cost and quality. Managing the budget is part of the third stage of project management documentation to mitigate project risks.

Communications can present the greatest risks to a project, as such, most funding organisations will require you to create a communications plan with your project.