Institute of Alcohol Studies

New webinar: “Enabling our isolation.”

Drawing on focus groups with people in recovery, Dr Eric Carlin examines how rapid deliveries and online marketing can reinforce isolation and make recovery more difficult.

📅 13:00 GMT, 26 November
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➡️ https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/alcohol-remote-selling-services-webinar-tickets-2004422211793

🎉 We’re delighted to announce the three projects selected for funding through the IAS Small Grants Scheme 2026!

The scheme supports early career researchers undertaking innovative research on topics relevant to UK alcohol policy & reducing harm.

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“It challenges the assumption that public health interventions are somehow automatically anti-pub or anti-hospitality.”

We welcome @DurhamPCC @PccJoyAllen’s support for IAS & @BalanceNE report ‘Behind the bar’, on publicans’ thoughts on alcohol policy.

https://www.durham-pcc.gov.uk/about/news/pcc-welcomes-new-survey-showing-publicans-back-tougher-measures-to-tackle-alcoho-MCMXEA256UARDUVL5EK5VF7WMTNA

“Men drinking 42 or more units a week had approximately 40% higher risk of all-cause mortality than light drinkers.”

In our latest IAS blog, Drs Stephanie Ross & @BeckyJSRose (@Oxford_NDPH) discuss findings from the Whitehall-1 study.