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🌍Thinking about attending #SRNTE2025? Get a sneak peek at the host city, Cluj-Napoca! 🎥✨ Credits to Primaria Cluj-Napoca. easyacademia.org/srnte2025 srnt-e.org

🎉 Last night MPs voted to pass the historic Tobacco and Vapes Bill which will phase out the sale of tobacco to the next generation, protecting children from the harms of smoking.

🚨 Deadline Extended! 🚨 You now have 2 extra weeks to submit your abstract! The new deadline is Sunday, 13 April at 23:59 CET. Don’t miss this chance—get your submissions in! 🔗srnt-e.org #SRNTE2025 #CallForAbstracts #DeadlineExtension

Smoking rates have fallen more quickly in the north of England compared to other regions, as shown by a new UCL Population Health Sciences study. The study shows that smoking rates in the north of England are now as low as in the south. Learn more ⬇️ bit.ly/4c96UfT

And they're off! The Behaviour Change Conference 2025 begins with our Co-Director Professor Susan Michie kicking off the conference - the theme of the conference this year is health and sustainability. #BCConf2025

Robert West delivers the first keynote at #BCConf2025: behavioural change through communication. “Behavioural science can only take us so far, there needs to be a dual process between theory and practicalities”

New paper led by UCL_Tobacco_Alcohol's Melissa Oldham and SCHARR's Colin Angus shows alcohol-specific deaths in England remain high and increased after the COVID-19 pandemic. Highlights urgent need for alcohol policies. thelancet.com/journals/lanpu… Behavioural Science & Health UCL

New paper reveals two key changes in vaping trends since the UK government announced plans to ban disposable vapes. 1. The rise in vaping prevalence has stalled, including among young adults. 2. People who vape are increasingly using reusable devices. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ad…

NEW: Policy announcements can shape behaviour even before they’re enforced. The UK’s disposable vape ban doesn’t come into force until June — but our latest study finds that vaping rates have stalled since the ban's announcement, and vapers are already switching to reusables.

I spoke to BBC Radio 4's Today programme about our findings. You can listen back here (from 1.23.29): bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

This paper led by Dr Emma V Beard is an important development in how to include hidden and missing populations in smoking prevalence estimates. The absence of the ‘hidden population’ from current estimates leads to underestimation of smoking rates in the UK. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ad…

Join us for the final webinar in our AI in Behavioural Research series! Our speakers will dive into the ethical challenges of applying AI to behavioural research, discuss how to address them & more. Sign up via the link below! us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Interested in smoking and vaping? I will be giving a UCL Lunch Hour Lecture covering lots of our recent research findings in this area. The lecture will take place online on 29 May, 1-2pm. It’s free and all are welcome to attend. You can register here: ucl.ac.uk/events/events/…

We are looking for new #SRNTE board members! 👉srnt-e.org/about/board-me…

Join UCL_Tobacco_Alcohol on Tuesday 20 May to celebrate 10 years of the Alcohol Toolkit Study! The in-person event will be held at IAS's office 2-4pm & online. The event will introduce the data, how it can be used, & reflect on past, present, and future findings. eventbrite.co.uk/e/ten-years-of…

📣 Call for participants! Do you smoke tobacco (other than cigarettes)? We'd love to talk to you as part of a research project being conducted by UCL and Cancer Research UK. If you're interested in taking part, please click here to answer a few brief questions:

📣 Call for participants! Do you use chewing tobacco? We'd love to talk to you as part of a research project being conducted by UCL and Cancer Research UK. If you're interested in taking part, please click here to answer a few brief questions: bit.ly/4jKuKlq For more

📣 Call for participants! Do you use waterpipe tobacco? We'd love to talk to you as part of a research project being conducted by UCL and Cancer Research UK. If you're interested in taking part, please click here to answer a few brief questions: bit.ly/4jKuKlq For

📣 Call for participants! Do you provide tobacco cessation services/advice? We'd love to talk to you as part of a research project being conducted by UCL and Cancer Research UK. If you're interested in taking part, please click here to answer a few brief questions:

New paper in International Journal of Drug Policy examines level of support for proposed vaping policies via an online survey of UK vapers age 16+. We found policies that target the packaging, appearance, and marketing of e-cigarettes were much more popular among vapers than those targeting price or