If people cannot understand or find your project, the chances of it being highly successful are decreased.

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.

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.

For your science to have an impact, it needs to be accessible to as many people as possible.

A scientist is one of the few professions where failure means progress. No one wants their project or experiments to fail, but a large part of science is failing and learning it.

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.

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.

There is the need to write in any project you do. What needs to be written, and how much of your time it takes will be different for everyone, but most scientists will underestimate how much of their time will be spent writing.

One of the most important things to remember about effective communication is you need to ensure people understand what it is you’re saying.