We are pleased to announce that Professor Theresa Marteau has been made a DBE in the Birthday Honours list 2017 for services to Public Health. Professor Marteau said: “This is a huge honour. It is wonderful to have recognition for the contribution…
Children exposed to vaping ads are less likely to think occasional smoking is bad for health
We assigned 564 British children to one of three groups where they either saw: adverts depicting e-cigarettes as glamorous; adverts depicting e-cigarettes as healthier alternatives to tobacco cigarettes; or no adverts (control group). Children shown the adverts were no more…
Bradford Hill Seminar: Dr Katherine Smith – Evidence is Not Enough: Towards a democratically legitimate role for evidence in health policymaking
We are pleased to announce that Dr Katherine Smith, Reader – Global Public Health Unit Social Policy, School of Social & Political Science, University of Edinburgh will provide a Bradford Hill Seminar (Chaired by Professor Theresa Marteau, Director of the…
Exploring mechanisms of alcohol consumption from different glass sizes
Our study suggests that wine sales increase by almost 10% if wine is served in a larger glass. In our new experimental study, published 12th June 2017 in BMC Psychology examined if micro-drinking behaviours (drinking rate, sip duration, and/or number of sips) underlie mechanisms for increased alcohol consumption from a larger glass.