Having ideas is a great thing and makes up the foundation of scientific research.

Projects, just like anything in life, don’t always go to plan. If, or when, something goes wrong, or something unexpected happens with your project, you are likely going to have to alter your scope, outcome or possibly even resources to still achieve an effective outcome for your project and make the intended impact.

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

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.

A proposal is usually used for requesting funding to do research.

In Australia, there are codes and principles for the conduct of research that are adopted as legal requirements in various legislation.

Humans have a natural sense of wonder, which is essentially letting yourself ask questions about the world around you.

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.