Podcasts - Institute of Alcohol Studies

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Humanising Healthcare’s Conversation Café: transforming medical education

On this month’s podcast we spoke to Dr Hugo Jobst, Dr Seonaid Anderson, and Allan Houston from Humanising Healthcare about their Conversation Café programme, which brings medical students together with people who have lived experience of addiction and recovery to [...]

Dr Hugo Jobst – Humanising Healthcare
Dr Seonaid Anderson – Consultant Psychiatrist
Allan Houston – Glasgow City Council

February 2026

Humanising Healthcare’s Conversation Café: transforming medical education

On this month’s podcast we spoke to Dr Hugo Jobst, Dr Seonaid Anderson, and Allan Houston from Humanising Healthcare about [...]

Dr Hugo Jobst – Humanising Healthcare
Dr Seonaid Anderson – Consultant Psychiatrist
Allan Houston – Glasgow City Council

February 2026

Plans to reduce drink-drive limit in England and Wales

On this month’s podcast, we spoke to Luca Straker, Campaigns Manager at the road safety charity Brake. Luca welcomed the [...]

Luca Straker – Brake - the road safety charity

January 2026

Government licensing reform sparks concerns over public health and local accountability

In our latest podcast we spoke to Professor Niamh Fitzgerald and Dr James Nicholls of the University of Stirling about [...]

Professor Niamh Fitzgerald – University of Stirling
Dr James Nicholls – University of Stirling

November 2025

Alcohol harm: A hidden productivity crisis in the UK workforce

On this month’s podcast we spoke to Dr Jamie O’Halloran, senior research fellow at the influential progressive think tank IPPR, [...]

Dr Jamie O’Halloran – Senior research fellow, IPPR

October 2025

Developing a roadmap for tackling alcohol harm in the UK

On this month’s podcast we spoke to Dr Katherine Severi, IAS’s Chief Executive, and Karen Biggs, Chief Executive of treatment [...]

Dr Katherine Severi – Chief Executive of IAS
Karen Biggs – Chief Executive of Phoenix Futures

October 2025

The missing policies in the UK’s 10-Year Health Plan

This month’s episode of the Alcohol Alert Podcast is a special cross-post from The Alcohol Debate Podcast, hosted by alcohol-freedom [...]

Jem Roberts – IAS

August 2025

What are Alcohol Care Teams – and why are they vital for hospitals?

On this month's podcast we spoke to Professor Julia Sinclair and Arlene Copland about Alcohol Care Teams – the small [...]

Professor Julia Sinclair – University of Southampton
Arlene Copland – Alcohol Nurse Consultant

July 2025

Why are young people drinking less?

On this month’s podcast we spoke to Professor John Holmes, University of Sheffield, and Amy Pennay, La Trobe University, about [...]

Professor John Holmes – University of Sheffield
Dr Amy Pennay – La Trobe University

June 2025

An introduction to England’s alcohol treatment system

In our latest podcast Dr Will Haydock, Executive Director of Collective Voice, sheds light on alcohol treatment services in England. [...]

Dr Will Haydock – Collective Voice

May 2025

Alcohol’s hidden climate impact

In our latest podcast, Dr Megan Cook of La Trobe University discusses alcohol’s overlooked environmental impact. Dr Cook explores how [...]

Dr Megan Cook – La Trobe University

April 2025