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I don’t drink alcohol so why am I passionate about #ukpubs. The answer is because they provide communities with unique social spaces. They are economically, socially and culturally important. They are sites of our national and local history and heritage #notjustapub

🚨Job Alert 🚨 Now recruiting a Research Associate (full-time, 2 years) for my Leverhulme Trust funded project “After Last Orders?: a Biographical Exploration of the Impact of UK pub closures”. Please share BSA Alcohol Studies @DrinkingStudies BSA Consumption Study Group vacancies.lboro.ac.uk/tlive_webrecru…

"I think we should be a bit skeptical of brewers claims that this is being driven by anything other than financial incentives." Dr Aveek Bhattacharya of Social Market Foundation discusses the news that brewers are reducing product ABV to save on duty. Watch interview here: itv.com/news/2023-06-1…

Any other archivists in drinkingstudies or Demon Drink Project may be interested in this role UoY Borthwick Institute for Archives. Also, good to know that they hold the AA archive: borthcat.york.ac.uk/index.php/aa

Dr Sarah O’Malley (she/her) Our second speaker is Dr Claire Markham 🐈📚, a senior lecturer at Nottingham Trent, interested in drinking culture and pubs, and she is exploring gender norms, drinking spaces, and narratives of witchcraft are being explored in storytelling.

Great to share our work on working from rural pubs at #ruralgeo2023 conference National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise Lincoln International Business School Liz Price Gary Bosworth @Gina_Plunkett Dr Claire Markham 🐈📚 Lots of interesting discussions!

Our new study suggests that simply adding new smaller-sized options to the existing range in bars and pubs won't reduce the amount people drink bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11… May be of interest to Alcohol Policy UK IAS clubsoda drinkingstudies Movendi International @globalgapa

No evidence that adding 2/3pints to range of options in pubs, bars & restaurants reduces the volume of beer & cider consumed bit.ly/44jhaNx Maybe of interest:Alcohol Health Alliance UK @alcoholchangeuk @sarg_scharr IAS Alcohol Policy UK @globalgapa @DrinkingStudies

How can drinks companies empower and support LGBTQIA+ employees whilst avoiding accusations of rainbow washing? My #Pride2023 feature for Just Drinks. just-drinks.com/features/pride…

Permanent lecturer post in Drug and Alcohol Studies. Fantastic opportunity to join Contemporary Drug & Alcohol Studies teaching and research team at University of the West of Scotland, Paisley campus (10 mins by train from Glasgow). Closing date 16 July. jobs.uws.ac.uk/tlive_webrecru…

Cartoon from The War Cry for 6 January 1886. Salvationists wrestling with the dilemma of whether to go into a pub to spread their temperance message. 'Have you ever gone in? If not, what chances you have lost?' drinkingstudies

Happy Friday! 🍻 Heading to the pub tonight and want to know more about the history of the pint? Why not give this article a read! Learn more about the history of beer in the 20th century with information studiously gathered by original Mass Observers: ow.ly/Qntq50P0hZH

Call for abstracts by 30 May for ‘Drinking spaces: Past, Present and Future’, a BSA Alcohol Studies and Drinking Studies Network event on 10 July, Nottingham Trent University tinyurl.com/yhv5kb3k #sociology #cfp

Whatever happened to the Babycham girl? In a brand new long read @ratchellle investigates the rise and fall of one the UK's most infamous drinks brands, with accompanying original artwork from David Bailey. Read it here: pelliclemag.com/home/2024/4/17…

Back to teaching today, so also back to the intoxication playlist of pre-lecture alcohol & drug songs for my Intoxication and Society module.

I’ve had a great time convening the BSA alcohol studies group this past 6 + years BSA Alcohol Studies but it’s time to start something new 😊 thank you The BSA

Dr Claire Markham 🐈📚 BSA Alcohol Studies And thank you for your work for the group, Claire!