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⏰ Just under a week to go until the next SHAAP / SARN Alcohol Occasional seminar! John Holmes and Niamh Fitzgerald will talk about no- and low-alcohol drinks and their implications for public health. Register now (for free!) here: bit.ly/4aiZ8Oy

🚨New paper alert🚨 from our National Institute for Health and Care Research alcohol-free and low-alcohol drinks project. This editorial in Addiction Journal led by Nathan Critchlow discusses terminology for advertising of no/lo products that share branding with standard alcoholic drinks. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ad…

📅 Diary date ⏰ Next week Niamh Fitzgerald will join John Holmes to discuss the public health implications of no- and low-alcohol drinks. This FREE event is a SHAAP / Scottish Alcohol Research Network (SARN) Occasionals Webinar. Wed 24th April: 12:45-14:00 Sign up👇 bit.ly/4aiZ8Oy

We are hiring @GHPU! Details below for a 2 year research fellow post on commercial determinants working with our work package on the UKRI health hub on commercial determinants. Deadline 20/5! Do get in touch with any questions! #CDoH School of Social & Political Science Edinburgh G-CAN Network elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candidat…

Today Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol and Drugs we have been growing some extra brain cells, hanging out with Prof Carol Emslie GCU Research Centre for Health (ReaCH) & colleagues Glasgow Caledonian University at their #PowerOfPartnerships event. Thanks also @mariebethk @SDFnews for great #ClickNDeliver product placement behind us! #HowToSaveALife

This is why I'm *really* worried about the record high alcohol-specific deaths figures that ONS published yesterday. We modelled the impact of increases in drinking during the pandemic on health, and what's happened is much worse than our worst case scenario (those dots😬).

Last call for this seminar on all things alcohol-free and low-alcohol drinks which is ***Wednesday this week (24th)*** There will be colourful diagrams, graphs and an ostrich.

🚨 NEW JOB POSTING 📢 We are looking to recruit a new Hastings Fellow to join Institute for Social Marketing and Health at University of Stirling to work on alcohol, vaping, and other commercial determinants of health. 🌐 Advert: stir.ac.uk/9vs 📅 Deadline: 3rd June 2024. 👇 Key details RTs appreciated! 1/6

Amazing opportunity to come and join our fab and friendly team!

Open Access - Pharmacological treatments for alcohol dependence: Evidence on uptake, inequalities and comparative effectiveness from a UK population-based cohort onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/da…

A fantastic programme of activities coming up in June in our UofG School of Health & Wellbeing Byres Community Hub It's a welcoming and accessible space for all to visit. There's a Changing Places UK loo too! Come and find out more about the health research happening here University of Glasgow

And if anyone is coming to the KBS conference in Freemantle in a couple of weeks, I'll be some presenting some exciting new analysis on a similar theme looking at how these reforms may have affected the spending of different population groups.

A beautiful tribute to Kyp at #kbs2024 this morning - he was loved by so many people who come to KBS

New paper in HealthPolicyPlanning, for those doing research/ teaching in health policy analysis, see our great new paper on the impact of crises on policy formulation (Covid-19 + alcohol regulation) academic.oup.com/heapol/advance… Lucy Gilson Eleanor Whyle Stephanie M Topp Helen Walls @jshiffma

"Nobody seriously argues the tobacco industry should be involved in developing policies to reduce smoking, & it’s no more credible to suggest alcohol producers would contribute positively to policies to reduce the [negative] impacts of their products." theguardian.com/society/articl…

The Arnold Clark Try of the Month competition is back for the 2024/25 season. Check out the four entries for September from the Men's leagues in the thread below. First up, a first entry for Lewis Howick of West of Scotland Rugby.

Spot some familiar faces in action West of Scotland Rugby

The Report of the Independent Review of the Liquor Licensing System in Northern Ireland including the Surrender Principle has been published communities-ni.gov.uk/publications/r…

Ukraine is not to blame for this war brought about by Russia’s illegal invasion. We stand with Ukraine. 🇺🇦 🇮🇪

Your dignity honors the bravery of the Ukrainian people. Be strong, be brave, be fearless. You are never alone, dear President Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський. We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.