We ask Intel engineers Andrew O'Rourke and Brian Meehan to talk about their professional life – their mentors, details of current projects and so on.

Collective action is often the key to creating dramatic social or environmental changes, be it reducing pollution and waste, diminishing overfishing by sourcing alternatives, or getting more scientists to openly share their data with others.

Most interviews today are competency-based. It’s a phrase that can be confusing. As somebody who specialises in coaching people to succeed at an interview, it is vital to know how competencies are assessed and how to set yourself up for interview success, writes executive coach James Sweetman.

In a new book, a research management scientist examines how game-theory logic underpins many of our seemingly odd and irrational decisions.

Employees harbouring such thoughts often excel at teamwork, cooperation, and socialising.

Isn’t it interesting that many large organisations spend a significant part of their PR budget on advertising and very little on training their people to communicate effectively? Deficiencies in communication played a part in some famous engineering disasters such as the space shuttle Challenger and Columbia catastrophes, writes Carmel Wynne.