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.

In Australia, the conduct of research involving humans is governed by various state legislation, which links to the NHMRC National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research and the Australian Code for Responsible Conduct of Research.

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

The risk of miscommunications, so, failing to communicate adequately, or misinterpretation, which is communicating in a way that leaves the receiver open to multiple interpretations, can be fairly high.

Risk management is what you do when a ‘risk’ becomes an ‘issue’, which puts you in the situation where you have to work out how you are going to manage this issue to keep the project on track.

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

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

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!