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

There is truth behind the saying, “a picture tells a thousand words”, because humans interpret images better than written words.

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

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.

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.

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

In the modern, digital world, there are so many places you can go to publish your research, so how do you know what’s best?

‘Collaboration’ is powerful when there is diversity of opinion involved, as opposed to working together on someone else’s idea which would be ‘cooperation’.