Amber van den Akker

@ambervandenakker.bsky.social

Research associate at the University of Bath | Researching commercial influence on public health policy and multi-stakeholder partnerships.

"Efforts to restrict the production of plastic “forever chemicals” that could threaten public health have been met with a large-scale coordinated attack by the multibillion pound industries that make and use them" www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Industry using ‘tobacco playbook’ to fend off ‘forever chemicals’ regulation

Industry-funded research and exaggerated claims litter arguments made by fluoropolymer industry against stricter regulation

theguardian.com

Feeling very honoured to have received the Ilona Kickbusch Early Career Research. A massive thank you to the panel at @healthpromint.bsky.social @docsamantha.bsky.social and to my co-authors Alice Fabbri, Adam Bertscher, Anna Gilmore, Cecile Knai, @nickcavill.bsky.social and @harryrutter.bsky.social

Prof Samantha Thomas@docsamantha.bsky.social · 2y ago

We are delighted to announce the winner of the Ilona Kickbusch Award 2024 for best paper @healthpromint.bsky.social by an Early Career Researcher. Congratulations @ambervandenakker.bsky.social for Industry influence on public health policy formulation in the UK. academic.oup.com/heapro/artic...

Global science review concludes tackling climate change, nature loss & food insecurity as ' siloed' separate issues won't work Biodiversity loss is costing economy up to a quarter of global GDP, $25trillion Delayed action on biodiversity could double eventual costs www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

IPBES report sees climate, nature and food challenges interlinked

A new approach is needed to tackle the interlinked crises afflicting the planet, scientists warn.

bbc.co.uk