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Getting to SAFER, Faster: Reflections on GAPC 2026

This month on the Alcohol Alert Podcast we were joined by Laura Cury from ACT Health Promotion in Brazil and Emma Thompson from IAS and the University of Edinburgh to reflect on the Global Alcohol Policy Conference (GAPC), held for [...]

Laura Cury – ACT Health Promotion, Brazil
Emma Thompson – University of Edinburgh & IAS

April 2026

Getting to SAFER, Faster: Reflections on GAPC 2026

This month on the Alcohol Alert Podcast we were joined by Laura Cury from ACT Health Promotion in Brazil and [...]

Laura Cury – ACT Health Promotion, Brazil
Emma Thompson – University of Edinburgh & IAS

April 2026

Reduced consumption of supermarket alcohol, tobacco, gambling, and confectionery would be unequivocally good for the UK economy

New research has dealt a significant blow to the alcohol, tobacco, and gambling industries' core economic argument against regulation, finding [...]

Dr Damon Morris – Research Fellow, Sheffield Addictions Research Group

March 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