Open Data Day
Saturday 4th March marks Open Data Day, an annual event that celebrates open data all over the word. One of the four key themes for this year is open research… Read more »
Davy manages BMC's blog network and social media channels. He graduated from Keele University with a BSc in Biology with English in 2014.
Latest posts by Davy Falkner (see all)
- BMC ‘Research in progress’ photo competition 2018: winning images - 14th December 2018
- BMC ‘Research in progress’ photo competition – one week to go! - 9th November 2018
- I Heart Research: We speak to the winner of last year’s ‘Research in progress’ photo competition - 7th November 2018
How flies are flirting on the fly
Valentine’s Day is traditionally a day to let someone know you’re interested in them, often with a card or bunch of roses. But how would you go about this… Read more »
The warning signs are there, but is anybody seeing them?
Warning labels on products like alcohol that can be harmful when over consumed seem on the surface an obvious method of reducing consumers’ intake and… Read more »
Images of the newly recorded species of the genus Synura from Korea
Published today in the Journal of Ecology and Environment, authors from Kyungpook National University in Korea, report the first finding of three newly recorded… Read more »
Here be dragons! The ruby seadragon seen in the wild for the first time
A study published today in Marine Biodiversity Records presents the first live sighting of the ruby seadragon, Phyllopteryx dewysea, a species previously only… Read more »
December blogs digest: the health benefits of nuts, sequencing the Iberian lynx genome, the importance of pets and more
Not had a chance to read all our posts over the festive period? Here’s a roundup of what you’ve missed in December…
Worrying gaps in people’s awareness of alcohol and cancer
Published today in BMC Public Health a new study highlights worrying gaps in the UK public's awareness of cancer risks associated with alcohol. Cancer Research… Read more »
World Diabetes Day 2016 Quiz
November 14 is World Diabetes Day, and the aim of this years campaign is to promote the importance of screening to ensure early diagnosis of type 2 diabetes and… Read more »
Quiz: Are you an open access expert?
To celebrate Open Access Week 2016, we’ve put together a quiz to test your knowledge of open access research. Can you get top marks?
The State of Open Data: Report Provides New Insights into the Global State of Open Data #stateofopendata
Today, Figshare released the results of its global survey of 2,000 researchers in a report that assesses the global landscape around open data and sharing… Read more »