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.

Regardless of whether your project was a success, ended badly, or fell somewhere in between, there should always be a proper wrap up of the project.

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.

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

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.

Most scientists at one stage or another are involved in the preparation and submission of an article or paper to a scientific journal.

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!

It is important to have key messages for your research ready to go so that you can effectively communicate your work in a way that it is easy for most people to understand.