In our The BMJ editorial Nason Maani Simone Pettigrew Mark Petticrew @markpetticrew.bsky.social and I critique the alcohol industry’s response to the WHO draft alcohol strategy. Corporate ventriloquism undermines action on alcohol harms bmj.com/content/374/bm…

🚨 Applications are OPEN for @SPECTRUM and Institute for Social Marketing and Health University of Stirling Knowledge Exchange Workshops! Early bird discounts apply until 30 September. Scholarships available for those in UK policy/practice roles. More details 👉 bit.ly/SPECTRUMevents

Data from HealthResearchBoard shows level of alcohol harm still high in Ireland. Read more drugsandalcohol.ie/34737/1/Drugne… Interested in researching policies to reduce this harm? Join us UK-Ireland Alcohol Research Network (ACORN)

First UK study of its kind, led by The University of Salford, reveals the local extent of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder shar.es/aWh5cX

Landmark studies have shown in recent years that there is no safe amount of #alcohol use, concerning human health: 🚨Cardiovascular disease: movendi.ngo/news/2021/09/0… 🚨movendi.ngo/news/2019/04/0… 🚨Brain disease: movendi.ngo/news/2021/05/2… 🚨Cancer: movendi.ngo/news/2018/08/2… #AlcoholHarms

CEO of AlcoholActionIreland Sheila Gilheany discusses findings of Alcohol marketing during the Six Nations report & its implications - in new @SHAAPALCOHOL blog post: shaap.org.uk/blog/348-alcoh…

Check out this detailed thread by Dr Nathan Critchlow @n_critchlow explaining the first results of a study monitoring the Public Health (Alcohol) Act in Ireland - this work was supported by the Institute of Public Health, University of Stirling University of Stirling and Society for the Study of Addiction 👇

Looking forward to #1 of 4 AcoRN seminars - on Alcohol Marketing,17th November - Fantastic line up with @n_critchlow @rickpurves Eunan McKinney @vaniafilipova and Pat Kenny TU Dublin / OT Baile Átha Cliath. More info & registration here: alcoholresearch-uk-irl.net/2021/11/09/aco…

From Jan 4th, 2022, minimum pricing for alcohol products will apply. The 'Alcohol Act' 2018, sets a minimum price for 1 gram alcohol at 0.10c or €1 per Standard Drink. This clip from our podcast series 'The Alcohol File' outlines its purpose. RTÉ News Virgin Media News @newstalk

"This research shows just how deep our relationship with alcohol goes... Solving Scotland’s problem with alcohol cannot be done with a quick fix" ✅Read SHAAP's response to these new findings: 👉shaap.org.uk/news/357-unive… thenational.scot/news/19782118.…

Interesting new findings from Scotland/England on lessons for alcohol policy arising from COVID-19. Worth a look for current Hildegarde Naughton proposals in Dublin. Institute of Public Health (IRL & NI) Dr. Helen McAvoy Joanna Purdy AlcoholActionIreland Royal College of Physicians of Ireland Beaumont Alcohol Care Initiative Sheila Gilheany

In case you missed it: Factors associated with changes in consumption among smokers and alcohol drinkers during the COVID-19 ‘lockdown’ period [in Ireland]. CME Reynolds, Joanna Purdy, Lauren Rodriguez, Helen McAvoy Eur Jnl of Public Health, 31(5), Oct 21. academic.oup.com/eurpub/article…

Announcing seminar 2 of our AcoRN series - alcohol & policymaking - Thurs 10th Feb, 1-2.30pm. Great line-up of speakers Matt Simon Lesch Nason Maani Shona Hilton Dr Frank Houghton Sheila Gilheany Elinor Jayne Details & registration at: bit.ly/3ojTia8

Last chance to sign up for tomorrow's UK-Ireland Alcohol Research Network (ACORN) webinar on Alcohol & Policymaking, 1-2.30pm. Registration will close at lunchtime today: bit.ly/3ss5xmb Great line-up Matt Simon Lesch Nason Maani Shona Hilton Dr Frank Houghton Sheila Gilheany Elinor Jayne

Delighted to be speaking today on the UK-Ireland Alcohol Research Network (ACORN) third webinar on Alcohol Availability: Research Design & Data with colleagues Sheila Gilheany Joanna Purdy @NiamhShortt. I'll be chatting about diverse methods and study sizes and designs inclg Licensing Research ISMH & Colleagues work.

Places are filling up fast for our 'Reducing Health Inequalities' workshop on Tuesday 21st June at @RCSI . Hope you can join us! Organised in conjunction with @TCDdublin and Queen's University Belfast 🎓

Join Institute for Social Marketing and Health Deputy Director Martine Stead, as she reflects on 30 years in public health & behaviour change in a lecture to mark her (early) retirement: "A Personal History of Social Marketing Research in 9 Objects" 9/6/22, 15h BST. Sign up: eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-personal-h… @Eventbrite

I'm so excited to announce our new @ISMH_UoS Hastings Research Fellowship scheme which offers a fantastic opportunity to work with our lovely team on high impact studies including on alcohol, tobacco & vaping 1/ stir.ac.uk/about/work-at-…

ExILEnS - a study summary & thread of findings to date! We have known for some time that (many, but not all) public health teams in Great Britain seek to engage with alcohol licensing - and they have a statutory role in the two licensing systems (England/Wales & Scotland)

Last year I attended KBS in Warsaw thanks to funding and support from UK-Ireland Alcohol Research Network (ACORN). It was incredibly inspiring & I was determined to return. This year I’m delighted to be ✨presenting at ✨KBS 2023 in Johannesburg! 🇿🇦 #KBSconf Institute of Public Health (IRL & NI) TUDublinGraduateResearch #loveirishresearch