At the beginning of your project, you should clearly understand what the project is planning to achieve as the primary outcome.

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 pitch is a presentation, either formal or informal, that you give when you want or need something from someone. It could be money, expertise, support, time etc.

There are several different types of risk that should be thought about when you’re setting up a project, but one of the most common risks are those related to internal communications within your project team

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.

The scope of your project is what you are contracted or obliged to do with the time and funding provided, this is what is considered ‘in scope’ for your project.

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

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.

Timing is a very important aspect of research – especially regarding communication. .