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We'd only been given a few weeks to respond with our amended ms. If we missed the window, we'd have to start the submission process all over again.

In the game of science, we need to be calculated risk takers, consciously trying to get into scoring positions.

You want things to run smoothly and students to get the message, not to stick to your schedule at all costs.

A third dimension, that's what I need. I must sculpt. I am thinking plastic centrifuge tubes. I am thinking gold spray paint.

Now is the time to make the most of getting published, even while unpaid.

The downtime between projects is a rare and precious momentary mental freedom.

Part of becoming a successful scientist is building up your own portfolio of ideas: experiments you'd love to do if you ever get the time (and money).

Whilst I deliberate on my next move, the view from this narrow ledge is interesting.

"Even if the tune in your head is 'You can keep your hat on', never, ever succumb to the temptation to strip, even just a little bit."

We can look at things in a fresh way. ... Originality of thought is our greatest unsung quality.

"You may end up in a place that you can't, or won't let yourself, escape from ... 'the laboratory of never-ending 'last' experiments.' "

So I asked myself, "What is an undergraduate practical meant to achieve, and how do you prepare a successful one?"

This slimmed-down lab notebook means I don't have to waste hours every week neatly writing lengthy prose describing every detail of what I have done.

"Start to negotiate with your boss about your project aims, your workload, anything."