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 proposal is usually used for requesting funding to do research.

The first step in project risk planning and management is identifying what the potential positive and negative risks are for your project and capturing these in the risk register.

Scientists want to create positive changes and do work that is impactful.

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

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.

Not everyone is a subject matter expert in your field, which means things that seem “common knowledge” to you, are not common knowledge to others.

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!