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Who we are
IAS is a registered charity (number 1112671) aiming to educate, preserve and protect the good health of the public by:
- Promoting the scientific understanding of beverage alcohol and the individual, societal and health consequences of its consumption
- Promoting measures for the prevention of alcohol-related problems and to promote, for the public benefit, research into beverage alcohol and to publish the useful results.
IAS does not have a view on whether individuals should drink or not drink.
How we are funded
To make sure that we represent the science accurately, we have a board of seven expert advisers from a variety of fields (including economics, medicine and policy) who review all of our publications, provide us with guidance, and occasionally collaborate on joint research projects.
A separate board of trustees oversees the running of the organisation. This is Chaired by Mr Michael Carr.
The core funding for IAS comes from a separate educational charity called the Alliance House Foundation (no. 208554), of which IAS is a subsidiary company. All of IAS’ legal aims are also the aims of the AHF, although the AHF also has some additional aims that they fulfil through activities outside IAS.
We also receive funding from other sources for particular projects, including the European Commission and Alcohol Research UK.
The AHF itself was originally formed during the temperance movement, which was one of the largest mass movements ever seen in this country, and was linked to a number of other progressive movements (including the founding of the Labour party). However, times have changed, and the AHF has moved on from some of its original viewpoints. IAS was set up to continue those parts of the work that are still relevant today – promoting scientific understanding, and promoting effective prevention of alcohol-related harm – and it is these two areas that are the shared legal aims of both IAS and the AHF.
The Alliance House Foundation has a library of archives containing temperance and other alcohol records dating back to the 1800s, situated at Alliance House, 12 Caxton St, London, SW1H OQS (map). A full list of the documents available can be viewed by or downloaded as a txt file.
Access to the archives is by appointment only. To book an appointment, please contact Research & Information Officer Habib Kadiri by telephone (0207 222 4001) or by email (hkadiri@ias.org.uk).
The Institute of Alcohol Studies is a company limited by guarantee No 05661538 and registered charity No 1112671
Katherine Brown
Director of Policy
Katherine joined IAS from the Central Office of Information.
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Andrew McNeill
Director of Publications
Andrew has responsibility for the Institute's publications, Alcohol Alert and The Globe.
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Habib Kadiri
Research & Information Officer
Habib worked as a Researcher and in Media and Communications before joining the IAS.
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Keith Robertson
IT Manager
Keith has responsibility for the IT infrastructure and communications for the Institute.
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Helen Murphy
PA to Directors
Helen provides administrative services and designs the Institute's journal, Alcohol Alert.
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Professor Jonathan Chick
Honorary Professor, School of Health Sciences, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh
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Professor Gerard Hastings
Professor of Social Marketing, founder/Director of the Institute for Social Marketing and Centre for Tobacco Control Research
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Professor Rob Baggott
Professor of Public Policy and Director of the Health Policy Research Unit, De Montfort University
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Professor Chris Cook
Professorial Research Fellow, Department of Theology and Religion, University of Durham
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Mary Le Feuvre
Mary is a qualified barrister, recently retired from a legal career in the Magistrates' Courts Service.
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Professor Petra Meier
Professor of Public Health, University of Sheffield and Head of Sheffield Alcohol Research Group
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Professor Marsha Morgan
Reader in medicine and honorary consultant physician - University College, London
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Professor David Jernigan
Director, Center for Alcohol Marketing and Youth Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
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Michael Carr
Chairman
Michael is Chairman of the Institute of Alcohol Studies
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Major John Boyd
Trustee
John, a retired Salvation Army Major, was a Non-Executive Director for Cambridgeshire Mental Health Trust from 2002-5
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Reverend Professor Stephen Orchard
Trustee
Professor Orchard is a retired Principal of Westminster College, Cambridge
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Derek Rutherford
Trustee
Derek is Chair of the Global Alcohol Policy Alliance
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Reverend Dr Janet Tollington
Vice-Chair
Janet is Vice-Chair of the Institute of Alcohol Studies
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