Sheffield Addictions Research Group is part of the Sheffield Centre for Health and Related Research (SCHARR) at the University of Sheffield.https://bsky.app/profile/sarg-scharr.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/sarg-scharr.bsky.social/post/3mq7wzo3amk22New on the SARG Blog! @wellcometrust.bsky.social funded PhD student Sophie Bright shares findings from a new systematic review exploring how structural discrimination can shape alcohol consumption and related harms. #AlcoholResearch #PublicHealth https://sarg-sheffield.ac.uk/blog/structural-discrimination-drinking-and-alcohol-related-harms-what-does-the-evidence-tell-us/09 Jul 2026 15:26 +0000at://did:plc:w7ffn4pp6g2ti3dmy6myvbjp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq7wzo3amk22https://bsky.app/profile/sarg-scharr.bsky.social/post/3mouhxarois2sDo you work in an alcohol treatment or recovery service? There's still time to complete our survey on alcohol-free drinks advice before it closes next week. Take part here: sarg-sheffield.ac.uk/survey #AlcoholRecovery [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Jun 2026 08:32 +0000at://did:plc:w7ffn4pp6g2ti3dmy6myvbjp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mouhxarois2shttps://bsky.app/profile/sarg-scharr.bsky.social/post/3mone62faec24A new @ias.org.uk blog post by SARG PhD student Oscar Rousham discusses findings from a study using GB household purchasing data to explore no/lo drinks. It examines purchasing patterns, who buys these products, and implications for alcohol harm reduction and policy. https://www.ias.org.uk/2026/06/18/no-lo-drinks-and-alcohol-harm-reduction-a-targeted-tool-not-a-population-level-solution/19 Jun 2026 12:35 +0000at://did:plc:w7ffn4pp6g2ti3dmy6myvbjp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mone62faec24https://bsky.app/profile/sarg-scharr.bsky.social/post/3mol4iccjtk25Interested in a fully funded @ukri.org PhD in gambling harms research? Watch our pre-application webinar and Q&A recording to hear more from programme co-leads @shwardle.bsky.social, @jholmessheff.bsky.social & @simondymond.bsky.social 🎥 https://sites.google.com/sheffield.ac.uk/ghruk-phds/webinar #GamblingHarms #PhD18 Jun 2026 15:12 +0000at://did:plc:w7ffn4pp6g2ti3dmy6myvbjp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mol4iccjtk25https://bsky.app/profile/sarg-scharr.bsky.social/post/3mocuawlfis2iIn a new blog post for the @ias.org.uk, SARG’s Lucy Burke shares insights from her PhD research exploring how why we drink alcohol influences our likelihood of choosing no/lo alternatives: https://www.ias.org.uk/2026/06/09/what-is-the-point-of-a-pint-without-alcohol-how-drinking-motives-can-help-our-understanding-of-who-is-consuming-no-lo-drinks/ #PublicHealth #AlcoholResearch15 Jun 2026 08:24 +0000at://did:plc:w7ffn4pp6g2ti3dmy6myvbjp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mocuawlfis2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/sarg-scharr.bsky.social/post/3mnrwgj5yck2w📢 We’re recruiting a Research Assistant to join SARG on a @wellcometrust.bsky.social -funded project led by @ambercopeland.bsky.social exploring how contextual factors influence alcohol consumption. 📍 Full-time (hybrid), Sheffield ⏳ Apply by 29 June tinyurl.com/sarg-ra #AcademicSky #PublicHealth08 Jun 2026 14:48 +0000at://did:plc:w7ffn4pp6g2ti3dmy6myvbjp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnrwgj5yck2whttps://bsky.app/profile/sarg-scharr.bsky.social/post/3mnerd5cmu22mWe're looking for people who work in alcohol treatment or recovery services to complete a survey on what advice is given to service users about alcohol-free drinks: sarg-sheffield.ac.uk/survey Please share to help us reach as many people as possible! #AlcoholRecovery #MentalHealth03 Jun 2026 09:12 +0000at://did:plc:w7ffn4pp6g2ti3dmy6myvbjp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnerd5cmu22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/sarg-scharr.bsky.social/post/3mnc5lc3o3c2jInterested in a fully funded PhD in gambling harms? The @ukri.org Gambling Harms Research UK Evidence Centre is recruiting six four-year PhD studentships across @glasgow.ac.uk, @sheffielduni.bsky.social and @swanseauni.bsky.social. More at tinyurl.com/ghrukphd #PhD #AcademicSky #PublicHealth02 Jun 2026 08:13 +0000at://did:plc:w7ffn4pp6g2ti3dmy6myvbjp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnc5lc3o3c2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/sarg-scharr.bsky.social/post/3mmvqvz2dns2fNew research by SARG and @tcrgbath.bsky.social shows a tobacco company levy could cut smoking deaths, reduce hospital admissions, and raise billions in tax revenue. Read more: https://sarg-sheffield.ac.uk/news-media/tobacco-company-levy-could-raise-up-to-4-9bn-and-prevent-10000-hospital-admissions-study-suggests/ @drduncgillespie.bsky.social #PublicHealth #TobaccoControl28 May 2026 09:54 +0000at://did:plc:w7ffn4pp6g2ti3dmy6myvbjp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmvqvz2dns2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/sarg-scharr.bsky.social/post/3mmeql6teks23SARG Research Fellow @abi-stevely.bsky.social was recently interviewed on the @nihrsphr.bsky.social 'Researchers in the making' podcast to discuss research into no/lo drinks, youth drinking trends, and their own academic career pathway. Listen at https://open.spotify.com/episode/3BA9u3DpBI9JxlzSqZpED9?si=Jss_s77bQVCXWQqSyAzWmA #PublicHealth21 May 2026 15:33 +0000at://did:plc:w7ffn4pp6g2ti3dmy6myvbjp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmeql6teks23https://bsky.app/profile/sarg-scharr.bsky.social/post/3mmbod2xb3k2xThe May 2026 issue of the STAR Project newsletter is out! tinyurl.com/3w6jy7dy Inside: An intro from @drduncgillespie.bsky.social, updates from our teams in Doncaster, London and Newcastle, a downloadable research poster on youth vaping and local policy, and lots more. #YouthVoice #PublicHealth20 May 2026 10:15 +0000at://did:plc:w7ffn4pp6g2ti3dmy6myvbjp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmbod2xb3k2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/sarg-scharr.bsky.social/post/3mm4s4kb6fk22📣New research from SARG and @stir.ac.uk. We recently published a briefing note exploring the views of people with experience of alcohol dependence and financial hardship on alcohol pricing policies and other measures they recommend to tackle alcohol-related harms. #AlcoholPolicy #LivedExperience https://sarg-sheffield.ac.uk/blog/what-do-people-with-experience-of-alcohol-dependence-think-about-alcohol-pricing-policy/18 May 2026 11:39 +0000at://did:plc:w7ffn4pp6g2ti3dmy6myvbjp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm4s4kb6fk22https://bsky.app/profile/sarg-scharr.bsky.social/post/3mlv6xteg4k2vWe're delighted to be taking a lead role in the new Gambling Harms Research UK (GHR-UK) Evidence Centre, the UK's largest independent gambling harms research initiative, supported by @ukri.org. Find out more on the SARG website: https://sarg-sheffield.ac.uk/news-media/sarg-researchers-lead-uks-biggest-effort-to-tackle-gambling-harms/ #GamblingResearch15 May 2026 11:08 +0000at://did:plc:w7ffn4pp6g2ti3dmy6myvbjp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlv6xteg4k2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/sarg-scharr.bsky.social/post/3ml6d2g65cc27📢 New SARG paper! The latest paper from Lucy Burke's PhD explores motivations for consuming alcohol-free and low-alcohol (no/lo) drinks and whether these help explain sociodemographic differences in use. #AlcoholResearch #PublicHealth https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.7015906 May 2026 08:50 +0000at://did:plc:w7ffn4pp6g2ti3dmy6myvbjp/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6d2g65cc27https://bsky.app/profile/sarg-scharr.bsky.social/post/3mk5xl3xw5s2uOur latest study, commissioned by @alcoholchangeuk.bsky.social and conducted in partnership with @ucl.ac.uk, explores adults' attitudes towards adolescent consumption of no/lo drinks, alongside young people’s patterns, motivations and experiences of consuming alcohol and no/los. #PublicHealth https://sarg-sheffield.ac.uk/news-media/new-sarg-study-finds-young-people-are-three-times-more-likely-to-start-with-alcohol-than-no-lo-alternatives/23 Apr 2026 11:59 +0000at://did:plc:w7ffn4pp6g2ti3dmy6myvbjp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk5xl3xw5s2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/sarg-scharr.bsky.social/post/3mk3r4uz5xk2aNext week SARG researchers and PhD students will be heading to the UKSBM Annual Scientific Meeting here in #Sheffield to present their work on alcohol-free and low-alcohol drinks, agent-based modelling, systems mapping and food insecurity. Read our news story to find out more 👇 #UKSBM2026 https://sarg-sheffield.ac.uk/news-media/sarg-to-showcase-latest-public-health-research-at-uksbm-annual-scientific-meeting/22 Apr 2026 14:59 +0000at://did:plc:w7ffn4pp6g2ti3dmy6myvbjp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3r4uz5xk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/sarg-scharr.bsky.social/post/3mjw4v3um7c27We're delighted that SARG's @jholmessheff.bsky.social and @victimofmaths.bsky.social are joining the @ias.org.uk Expert Advisory Panel. Over the next three years, they will provide independent advice on a wide range of topics related to alcohol policy. Read our news story to find out more 👇 https://sarg-sheffield.ac.uk/news-media/sarg-professors-appointed-to-institute-of-alcohol-studies-expert-advisory-panel/20 Apr 2026 09:13 +0000at://did:plc:w7ffn4pp6g2ti3dmy6myvbjp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjw4v3um7c27https://bsky.app/profile/sarg-scharr.bsky.social/post/3mj2fb634lc2f📢 New SARG paper! Led by @zoelclarke.bsky.social this study used household purchasing data to examine who buys no/lo drinks. It found that households from higher social grades who purchase more alcohol are most likely to buy no/lo products regularly. #AlcoholPolicy #PublicHealth https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.7014609 Apr 2026 08:28 +0000at://did:plc:w7ffn4pp6g2ti3dmy6myvbjp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj2fb634lc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/sarg-scharr.bsky.social/post/3mied7cq5q22bSARG's @damonm1989.bsky.social speaks on the latest @ias.org.uk podcast about how reducing spending on tobacco, gambling, confectionery and off-trade alcohol can benefit the UK economy by reallocating expenditure to other sectors. Read more about the study on the SARG website: tinyurl.com/5czdfp9p [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Mar 2026 13:53 +0000at://did:plc:w7ffn4pp6g2ti3dmy6myvbjp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mied7cq5q22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/sarg-scharr.bsky.social/post/3miboyr2e322iLast week @addiction-ssa.org released the full video of their expert alcohol policy roundtable, chaired by SARG Director @jholmessheff.bsky.social. The discussion covered a wide range of topics and is essential viewing for anyone interested in alcohol policy. #PublicHealth #AlcoholPolicy https://sarg-sheffield.ac.uk/news-media/sarg-director-chairs-national-alcohol-policy-roundtable/30 Mar 2026 12:46 +0000at://did:plc:w7ffn4pp6g2ti3dmy6myvbjp/app.bsky.feed.post/3miboyr2e322ihttps://bsky.app/profile/sarg-scharr.bsky.social/post/3mhxzdhffzk25📢 New on the SARG Blog: PhD student Calum Lewis uses the 'Five Dimensions of Access' framework to break down the factors driving youth vaping, and explores how they could help design and evaluate policies. Read the full post: https://sarg-sheffield.ac.uk/blog/how-the-five-dimensions-of-access-can-shape-effective-youth-vaping-policy/ #TobaccoControl #PublicHealth26 Mar 2026 16:24 +0000at://did:plc:w7ffn4pp6g2ti3dmy6myvbjp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhxzdhffzk25https://bsky.app/profile/sarg-scharr.bsky.social/post/3mhv7hsdpgk2mThe UK hasn't had a national alcohol strategy since 2012. Today @addiction-ssa.org has released a full roundtable discussion recorded in February in which SARG Director @jholmessheff.bsky.social joined seven other experts to discuss alcohol harm and what an effective strategy would look like. [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Mar 2026 13:36 +0000at://did:plc:w7ffn4pp6g2ti3dmy6myvbjp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhv7hsdpgk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/sarg-scharr.bsky.social/post/3mhiqxthygk2wWe're looking for people who work in alcohol treatment and recovery services to contribute to a new SARG study investigating advice given about alcohol-free drinks. Find out more about the @mhrincubator.bsky.social funded study, how it links with our wider research, and how you can get involved 👇 https://sarg-sheffield.ac.uk/news-media/help-sarg-map-the-advice-given-on-alcohol-free-drinks-in-alcohol-treatment-and-recovery-services/20 Mar 2026 14:45 +0000at://did:plc:w7ffn4pp6g2ti3dmy6myvbjp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhiqxthygk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/sarg-scharr.bsky.social/post/3mhg2briubs2yNew research co-authored by SARG's @voodooeconomics.bsky.social and @drduncgillespie.bsky.social shows that while no/lo availability tripled during the study period, access was skewed towards more affluent and rural areas. Read the full paper in @addictionjournal.bsky.social 👇 #PublicHealth https://doi.org/10.1111/add.7039119 Mar 2026 12:53 +0000at://did:plc:w7ffn4pp6g2ti3dmy6myvbjp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhg2briubs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/sarg-scharr.bsky.social/post/3mgurygaxgc2wWe're looking for people who work in alcohol treatment or recovery services to complete a survey about what advice is given to service users about alcohol-free drinks: sarg-sheffield.ac.uk/survey Please share to help us reach as many people as possible! #AlcoholRecovery #MentalHealth12 Mar 2026 16:10 +0000at://did:plc:w7ffn4pp6g2ti3dmy6myvbjp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgurygaxgc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/sarg-scharr.bsky.social/post/3mgfdyeqjoc2aGreat to read this from the @lhgp.bsky.social team! And a shout out to SARG researchers @charlierosehead.bsky.social and Esther Chanakira for their excellent contributions to the Conference 🙌 #PreventionResearch2026 #PublicHealth [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Mar 2026 12:49 +0000at://did:plc:w7ffn4pp6g2ti3dmy6myvbjp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgfdyeqjoc2a