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Big Alcohol: Explained
Across the world, alcohol consumption and harm are on the rise, and since the pandemic, deaths from alcohol rose to their highest level on record in the UK. Despite an abundance of evidence showing how to reduce alcohol consumption and harm, the alcohol industry has been a major barrier to progress and has slowed or […]
September 2023
Corporate Political Activity of the Alcohol and Gambling Industries – launch webinar
On 21 September 2022 we hosted a launch webinar of our new study, which shows that the alcohol and gambling industries use the same arguments and framings to shape the narrative around the harms caused by their products, and the solutions to those harms. The lead author of the study, Saloni Bhuptani, presented the results […]
September 2022
The COVID Hangover: long-term health impacts of changes in alcohol consumption during the pandemic
On 26 July 2022 we published our COVID and alcohol modelling study, which looked at how changes in drinking patterns during the pandemic could impact health harms between 2022 and 2035. We hosted a webinar launch of the study, where the lead authors presented the methodology and results. We were joined by Colin Angus, who […]
July 2022
Alcohol & Human Rights
The Institute of Alcohol Studies presents Seminar Four in its four-part series on alcohol and sustainability. Seminar Four explored workers’ rights for alcohol industry employees in the developing world; industry practices in Africa, including female promotional workers’ rights and their risk of sexual harassment and assault; gender and health inequality; and how human rights litigation […]
March 2022
Marketing and Consumption of No and Low Alcohol Drinks in the UK
With NoLo (no and low) alcohol products increasing in popularity among producers and customers, a new report looks at how these drinks are marketed in the UK and how and why consumers drink them. Using interviews with drinkers and non-drinkers, as well as examining marketing outputs for NoLo products, Dr Emily Nicholls assesses whether there […]
January 2022
Alcohol industry sustainability commitments
The Institute of Alcohol Studies presents Seminar Three in its four-part series on alcohol and sustainability. Seminar Three explores the voluntary commitments on sustainability made by alcohol producers, examining pledges in the wider context of industry corporate social responsibility. Speakers: Chair: Professor Jeff Collin, University of Edinburgh • Dr Rob Ralston, University of Edinburgh • […]
January 2022
Preventing underage alcohol purchasing online using payment card details
With a growth in online purchasing, particularly since the pandemic, online age verification for buying alcohol is increasingly important. Currently most systems are poor, such as relying on honesty policies or uploading documents. In a new IAS-funded report, Jessica Muirhead looks at how ‘Merchant Category Codes’ could be used for online alcohol purchases. Every time […]
December 2021
‘Alcohol marketing during the 2020 Six Nations’ – report launch webinar
On 30 September 2021 we held a webinar to launch the findings and discuss the implications of a new report that looked at the prevalence of alcohol marketing during the 2020 Rugby Six Nations Championship. Dr Richard Purves of the University of Stirling presented his and Dr Nathan Critchlow’s findings and highlighted the policy implications […]
November 2021
Alcohol and the Environment
The Institute of Alcohol Studies presents Seminar Two in its four-part series on alcohol and sustainability. Seminar Two looks at the impact the production, packaging and distribution of alcohol has on both the local and global environment, and what companies should and could do to reduce their impact. The speakers were: Chair and first speaker: […]
November 2021
Alcohol-related violence, anti-social behaviour and deprivation – presentation
Dr Lucy Bryant (IAS) and Dr Carly Lightowlers (Liverpool University) discuss their research findings on the socio-economic distribution of alcohol-related violence and anti-social behaviour in England and Wales. Their report can be found here: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0243206
July 2021
Alcohol and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
The Institute of Alcohol Studies presents Seminar one in its four-part series on alcohol and sustainability. Seminar one looks at the impact of alcohol on the UN’s SDGs and the opportunities for improved alcohol policy arising from the Goals. The speakers were: Chair: Kristina Sperkova, Movendi International • Dudley Tarlton, United Nations Development Programme • […]
June 2021