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Smartphone app could reduce student drinking

Widely covered across the news, a recent study found that a smartphone app to help reduce alcohol consumption among students led to them consuming 10%...

Alcohol duty reform commences today

The alcohol duty reform, which sees duty based on the strength of products, starts today and coincides with an increase in duty rates. There will...

New alcohol duty system provides an opportunity to fix inconsistent government messaging

A new IAS report highlights inconsistent government messaging regarding alcohol duty over the past 15 years.

Public Health Scotland recommends a continuation of the minimum unit pricing policy

In Public Health Scotland’s final summary report on the minimum unit pricing (MUP) policy in Scotland, the health body has said “MUP has had a...

New study that finds association between light-moderate drinking and lower stress fails to control for all confounding factors

A new study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology suggests that light to moderate alcohol consumption is linked to reductions in the brain’s...

Minimum unit pricing decreases alcohol deaths by 13% in Scotland

A new study in The Lancet shows that Scotland’s minimum unit pricing policy reduced alcohol deaths by 13% over the two years and eight months...

New event: Alcohol Marketing to LGBTQ+ Communities

Wed, 3 May 2023 14:00 – 15:00 BST – online event Join IAS and Dr David Whiteley from Glasgow Caledonian University to learn the results...

Alcohol duty to rise with inflation in August and draught relief increased

Jeremy Hunt, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, has announced that most alcohol duties will increase in line with RPI inflation in August 2023. This is...

New report looks at reasons for the decline of alcohol-related violence in England and Wales

According to Crime Survey for England and Wales data, alcohol-related violence has fallen in both absolute terms and as a proportion of all violence over...

New study finds Scottish marketing restrictions unlikely to affect economy

A new report by the Social Market Foundation and Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP) has found that the alcohol industry costs the economy...

New vacancy at IAS – part-time researcher

See vacancies page: https://www.ias.org.uk/vacancies/

Alcohol duty freeze to be extended to August 2023

The UK Government has just announced that the freeze on alcohol duty will be extended to August 2023. IAS’s Head of Policy, Jennifer Keen, responded:...

IAS is pleased to welcome a new Chair and wishes to thank incumbent

IAS is pleased to welcome a new Chair and wishes to thank incumbent for almost a decade of support. Statement from Michael Carr Statement from...

IAS statement: Alcohol-specific deaths rise by 7.4% in UK in 2021

9,641 people died of alcohol-specific causes in the UK in 2021, a rise of 7.4% on 2020 figures and 27.4% on 2019, pre-pandemic. Dr Katherine...

IAS’ support of SHAAP’s call to ban alcohol sports sponsorship

SHAAP – Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems – has launched a campaign calling on the Scottish Government to introduce a total ban on alcohol...

New IAS report on alcohol’s impact on a sustainable future

IAS is pleased to announce the publication of a new report: People, Planet, or Profit: alcohol’s impact on a sustainable future. The report looks at:...

2022’s Small Grants Scheme awards announced

We are delighted to announce that we will be funding three projects led by early career researchers in the alcohol field through the second round...

IAS responds to the Growth Plan 2022

On 23 September 2022, the Chancellor of the Exchequer delivered his Growth Plan 2022 which sets out Government plans to tackle the rising cost of...

Alcohol and gambling industries use the same tactics to shape narrative of harms

Corporate Political Activity of the Alcohol and Gambling Industries A new study by the Institute of Alcohol Studies shows that the alcohol and gambling industries...

Shifts in alcohol consumption during the pandemic could lead to thousands of extra deaths in England

Two new studies from the Institute of Alcohol Studies/HealthLumen and the University of Sheffield show the impact of pandemic-related changes in alcohol consumption on health...