Open Access: A teacher’s point of view
As part of our celebrations for Open Access Week, we asked Renata Aquino Ribeiro (second from left), doctor in educational technology in Brazil, and author of… Read more »
Kam studied Physics at University of Oxford, graduating with a Masters in 2007. Since then she has worked for health and research charities, including Cancer Research UK. She worked as Blogs Manager for BioMed Central from October 2013 to September 2015.
Latest posts by Kam Arkinstall (see all)
- New report reveals growing confidence in open access quality - 18th August 2015
- Reproducibility: what are we going to do about it? - 23rd July 2015
- Get up, stand up – the risks of sedentary behavior - 19th June 2015
Generation Open: What do you know about open access?
It’s Open Access Week this week, and the theme is Generation Open. To mark it, we’ve asked a range of students and early career researchers from around the… Read more »
From plants to publishing – a biologist's story
As part of this year’s Biology Week celebrations, organised by the Society of Biology, we interviewed Elizabeth Moylan, Biology Editor here at BioMed Central… Read more »
How safe is the air we breathe?
Research in the field of particle and fiber toxicology doesn’t often hit in the headlines, but these researchers have been vital in uncovering human health… Read more »
September blogs digest: gene patenting, Jack the Ripper, Angelina Jolie, and more
If you missed out on any of our blogs in September, never fear! We’ve got all the top content for you right here. ‘You might as well patent oxygen’ … Read more »
August blogs digest: breastfeeding, Ebola, cancer, and more
Missed out on some of our posts from the last month? Not for much longer! Here’s a selection of our most popular posts for you to read at leisure. 10 things… Read more »
Encouraging walking through changing our surroundings
A study published at the end of July in International Journal of Health Geographics suggests that changes in the built environment can increase how far a person… Read more »
July blogs digest: Impact Factors, swimmer’s itch, dodos, and more
It’s been a bumper month on the BioMed Central blogs, so we wouldn’t be surprised if you’ve missed a few posts. Not to worry though, as… Read more »
Football – is it good or bad for your health?
Football might be a sport that gets its players fighting fit, but as it turns out the story isn’t quite so simple for its dedicated fans. We’ve had the… Read more »
June blogs digest: Alcohol and football, eating disorders in men, irreproducible research, and more
Missed out on some of our posts in June? No need to trawl the archives – we’ve pulled together the highlights for you right here. Do we need a red… Read more »