This is the second year of our Research Priority "Treatment and Recovery Today" and applicants to this scheme must show clearly how their proposal addresses this priority. ... This programme provides up to £75,000 for projects that address emerging issues in alcohol research, employ novel … [Read more...] about [research] Alcohol Research UK Innovation Grants Programme open | Alcohol Research UK
Millions to zero alcohol levels this New Year
More than 3m people in the UK plan to turn their alcohol clocks to zero for a month from January 1st, joining an increasingly popular annual initiative to realise the multiple benefits of lower levels of drinking. Alcohol Concern’s Dry January provides information, support and extra motivation for … [Read more...] about Millions to zero alcohol levels this New Year
One-in-six parents defies youth alcohol advice
One-in-six British parents allows their under-15 to drink, contrary to official advice, with the educated, employed and white more likely to do so, according to a UK study. The official guidance is that children should not drink alcohol before the age of 15, and from then up to the age of 17 only … [Read more...] about One-in-six parents defies youth alcohol advice
Our legacy social medium
This is an extract of Alcohol for Nerds the follow up to Alcohol Companion. There was a social media giant in start-up tens of thousands of years before Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter started vying for our attention: alcohol. Alcohol has far higher spec in some ways. A pleasant taste, … [Read more...] about Our legacy social medium