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title: Risk Universe
description: "What the Risk Universe is, how it differs from the risk registers, and how to move a risk from the universe into a register. **Applies to:** All users · **Module:** Register Risks ## What the Risk Universe Is The **Risk…"
url: "https://support.symbiant.co.uk/kb/risk-universe/"
updated: "2026-10-30"
category: Risk Register Basics
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# Risk Universe

What the Risk Universe is, how it differs from the risk registers, and how to move a risk from the universe into a register.

**Applies to:** All users · **Module:** Register Risks

## What the Risk Universe Is

The **Risk Universe** holds every risk in your system, whether or not it has a register. The **Register Risks** dashboard only shows risks that have a register.

Risks in the universe with no register are usually new or emerging risks that are not yet managed, for example risks raised in a workshop, or ideas that still need agreeing.

## Opening the Risk Universe

In the left-hand menu, select **Register Risks**, then **Universe Risks**. The list shows every risk with its type, level and divisions. Select the plus icon to add a risk straight to the universe.

![Universe Risks list and plus icon](https://support.symbiant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/risk-universe-01-list.png)

## Universe Risks Without a Register

Open a risk to see its details. A risk that is only in the universe has no **Register**. Other users can support it by selecting **Agree with this Risk**, which adds a vote, so you can see which emerging risks people think matter most.

![Universe risk with no register and the vote button](https://support.symbiant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/risk-universe-02-universe-risk.png)

Workshops use universe risks too: risks created at a workshop's **Define** stage start in the universe, and are added to a register at the **Monitor** stage. See [Workshops Stages](https://support.symbiant.co.uk/kb/workshops-stages/).

## Moving a Risk into a Register

When a risk is ready to be managed, open it, select the **Edit Risk** tab, choose a **Register**, and save. The risk then appears on the **Register Risks** dashboard.

![Choosing a register for a universe risk](https://support.symbiant.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/why-are-new-risks-not-showing-up-03-add-register.png)

## Related articles

- [Why are new risks not showing up?](https://support.symbiant.co.uk/kb/why-are-new-risks-not-showing-up/)
- [Workshop Escalating Risks to a Register](https://support.symbiant.co.uk/kb/workshop-escalating-risks-to-a-register/)
- [How do I Close a Risk?](https://support.symbiant.co.uk/kb/how-do-i-close-a-risk/)