Bringing together evidence, policy and practice to reduce alcohol harm
IAS statement: Alcohol-specific deaths rise by 19% in UK in 2020
“Sadly, the news of an almost 19% rise in alcohol-specific deaths in the UK is unsurprising. Earlier this year data from England and Scotland already...
Alcohol industry sustainability commitments – Sustainability Series seminar 3
Wednesday, 12 January 2022 14:00 – 15:00 GMT Are alcohol industry sustainability commitments genuine or are they disingenuously used as CSR ploys? Join us for...
We’re hiring! AHA & IAS Advocacy Support Officer
Job description 70 people are dying every day from alcohol across the UK – and the UK Government is not doing enough to stop this....
New report launch webinar: Preventing underage alcohol purchasing online using payment card details
Join us for the launch of a new report that looks at how we can improve our system of preventing children buying alcohol online.
How did the Autumn 2021 Budget reform alcohol duty?
On 27 October the Chancellor Rishi Sunak unveiled the Government’s Autumn 2021 budget, which saw a big change to alcohol duties: from 2023 alcohol will...
Alcohol & the Environment: sustainability series seminar 2
Join us on Wed 03 November, 14:00-15:30, to discuss alcohol and its impact on the environment.
New IAS-led research on the appeal of alcohol adverts to underage adolescents out today
A new study published in the journal Alcohol & Alcoholism today has found alcohol adverts may commonly appeal to underage adolescents
Budget 2021: Duties for alcohol kept on ice
Chancellor Rishi Sunak keeps excise duties for all alcoholic beverages at the same level for a second consecutive year
Call for more research to help new dads reduce alcohol consumption
Media release from Glasgow Caledonian University and IAS: International review finds huge gaps in research on men’s alcohol consumption in the transition to fatherhood –...
Abstinence advice at antenatal appointments improves outcomes
97% of midwives would always or usually advise women to abstain from alcohol during pregnancy at the booking appointment; just over a third (38%) did...
IAS urges the chancellor to raise alcohol duty
Raising duties will provide a ‘double dividend’, letter says
Alcohol deaths – Scotland sees improvements, but pandemic takes its toll
National datasets on alcohol deaths show contrasting fortunes between Scotland and the other UK nations
New report on how nudge theory shapes alcohol policy
Theory frames public as 'blameworthy', alcohol industry as 'reliable'
Alcohol harms: a hidden pandemic in the age of COVID-19?
New summary of Britain's drinking habits during pandemic sheds light on risk of the worst alcohol harms becoming less visible
Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP) and Institute of Alcohol Studies (IAS) launch new report on Men and Alcohol
Joint launch of a new report presenting key findings and recommendations for policy and practice from the 2019/2020 Men and Alcohol seminar series
Small Grants Scheme awards announced
Three projects chosen from a competitive field of entrants
Alcohol labelling is failing consumers – AHA UK
New AHA and Alcohol Change UK report has found that a self-regulatory, voluntary system is not working
In Memoriam: Roger Williams, ‘a true giant in the field of liver health’
Public health pays its respects to pioneer in hepatology
Alcohol calorie labelling in Obesity Strategy
Consultation over display of 'liquid calories' on beverages will come before end of the year
Most disadvantaged disproportionately at risk of alcohol-related violence
Study finds alcohol-related domestic violence victimisation up to 14 times as common in lowest socioeconomic groups
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