Registration for #SRNT2026 is now open! Use the QR code below to register. @srn-t.bsky.social

Clinical Associate Professor or Professor of General Practice Ref: 41295 - Job page - University of Sussex Job Search

@bsmspcph.bsky.social are recruiting for a Clinical Associate Professor or Professor of General Practice.

If you're a researcher and a practicing GP and fancy coming to Brighton, please consider applying!

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@bsmsmedschool.bsky.social

Do you have an idea that could drive innovative responses to addiction to illicit drugs and alcohol? Are you committed to a research career in the field of addiction? Apply for a PhD studentship or fellowship by 15 January 2026 tinyurl.com/5etmhm9e

📢 Over 1,200 public health professionals have written to health spokespeople from all parties, urging swift passage of the Tobacco & Vapes Bill - a historic chance to protect future generations. 🚭✨

✉️ Read the letter: shorturl.at/4Miyl

Yesterday, the APPG on Smoking and Health held an event on this very issue.🚭
Parliamentarians gathered to take action on the ‘litter & lies’ of cigarette filters. @katieeast.bsky.social shared her research on the health harms, and Dr Bas Boots explained the environmental problems caused by filters🌍

🚭 A call for all cigarette filters to be banned to protect health and the environment!
Research led by BSMS' Dr @katieeast.bsky.social reveals that only 1 in 4 adults in the UK know filters don’t reduce harm — exposing how they mislead the public. @bsmspcph.bsky.social
👉 Read more: bit.ly/4qctf2Z

🚭 Experts urge a UK ban on cigarette filters, highlighting evidence from ASH’s surveys showing how filters mislead smokers, provide no health benefits and harm the environment.

Read more 👉 doi.org/10.1111/add....

New editorial in @addictionjournal.bsky.social highlights opportunity to ban cigarette filters in the interests of public health and the environment. Watch this explainer video: youtu.be/DmTDKb-1EZY | DOI: 10.1111/add.70200 @katieeast.bsky.social @hazelcheeseman.bsky.social @ashorguk.bsky.social

Share: Complete your PhD in data science & epidemiology with real-world impact! Join us at @uob-ieu.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social through the @gw4biomeddtp.bsky.social. Fully funded project exploring biological mechanisms linking smoking & mental health.

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In the latest episode of Addiction Audio, @katieeast.bsky.social‬ talks about an online experiment evaluating the impact of vaping fact films among young people in the UK tinyurl.com/2myub2b2 | Addiction Audio is the podcast from @addictionjournal.bsky.social‬

Research Fellow in Public Health and Social Care Ref: 41491 (Part Time, Fixed Term) - Job page - University of Sussex Job Search

🚨 Research Fellow position at BSMS 🚨

Colleagues at @bsmspcph.bsky.social are recruiting a Research Fellow in Public Health and Social Care.

The position would suit a qualitative researcher with an interest in care, quality of life, food and nutrition.

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Associations between non‐daily smoking and motivation to stop smoking: A population study in England 2021–2024 Background and aims An increasing proportion of adults in England who smoke cigarettes do not smoke every day and may see quitting smoking as less important than those who smoke daily. This study ai...

New in @addictionjournal.bsky.social , we find adults who smoke cigarettes non-daily tend to be more motivated to quit smoking than those who smoke every day, especially among older and less advantaged people.

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Interventions to change vaping harm perceptions and associations between harm perceptions and vaping and smoking behaviours: A systematic review buff.ly/fchFEYC @katieeast.bsky.social

Our systematic review of vaping harm perceptions, interventions to change them, and associations with subsequent vaping/smoking behaviours is now available @addictionjournal.bsky.social

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@kingsnrg.bsky.social @bsmspcph.bsky.social

Evaluating the impact of vaping facts films on vaping harm perceptions among young adults in the UK: A randomized on-line experiment buff.ly/LllFqQu @katieeast.bsky.social

To reduce smoking harms, there is an urgent need to correct misperceptions about the risks of vaping

New commentary with @hazelcheeseman.bsky.social, @jamiebrown.bsky.social, and @katieeast.bsky.social

To reduce smoking harms, there is an urgent need to correct misperceptions about the risks of vaping.

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Vaping Facts Films - YouTube

We asked experts to give evidence based answers to some of the common concerns about nicotine vaping. Here are their answers in our series of short films - 'Vaping, the facts'
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UEA Addiction Research UEA Addiction Research is a research group based at the University of East Anglia, UK. We produce high quality multidisciplinary research evidence to impact upon people who are affected by addiction, ...

Experts talk about the evidence on nicotine vaping:
www.youtube.com/@ueaaddictio...

A photo of vapes on shop shelves

New study finds expert-led TikTok-style videos can bust vaping myths among young adults. BSMS researchers show that brief, evidence-based content significantly improves understanding of vaping vs smoking risks.
📲 bit.ly/45VAkxd
#PublicHealth #VapingFacts @katieeast.bsky.social
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Senior Research Fellow in Public Health Ref: 40709 (Part Time, Fixed Term) - Job page - University of Sussex Job Search

Come and work with us in #PrimaryCare and #PublicHealth. New post: Senior Research Fellow in Public Health. Contribute to the development & delivery of primary & community health research activities delivered by @bsmsmedschool.bsky.social and the NIHR. Pls share!
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Senior Research Fellow in Public Health Ref: 40709 (Part Time, Fixed Term) - Job page - University of Sussex Job Search

New job opportunity - seeking a Senior Research Fellow at Brighton & Sussex Medical School. Come and work with a fab team in primary care & public health
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@bsmsmedschool.bsky.social @bsmspcph.bsky.social @arckss.bsky.social

Senior Research Fellow in Public Health Ref: 40709 (Part Time, Fixed Term) - Job page - University of Sussex Job Search

BSMS's Dept of Primary Care & Public Health @bsmspcph.bsky.social are recruiting a Senior Research Fellow! This will involve working with @profcdllewellyn.bsky.social and the Dept to support sustainable primary and community care provision.

More detail/to apply 👇

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Research Assistant in Public Health Ref: 40425 (Fixed Term) - Job page - University of Sussex Job Search

🚬👩‍💻 4-month Research Assistant role 👩‍💻 🚬

Come work with me at @bsmspcph.bsky.social on a project using ITC youth data to assess non-cigarette tobacco product use, with @ucl-targ.bsky.social @uwaterloo.ca : tiny.cc/fmsd001

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@ashorguk.bsky.social
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Attending #SRNT2025? Join us on Wed 3/12 from 9AM-12PM for the #pre-conference workshop: "Leveraging Complex Survey Data to Inform Nicotine and Tobacco Regulatory Science Globally." We'll share best practices/insights on leveraging survey data to inform #tobacco & #nicotine #policy research.

The @policysrnt.bsky.social is now on Bluesky!

Pop us a follow to stay up-to-date with #tobacco and #nicotine policy events and the network's activities, including those at next week's SRNT Annual Meeting.

Communicating public health research with Sarah Jackson, Martin Jarvis and Robert West | Addiction Audio The podcast from the journal Addiction

New Addiction Audio: Communicating public health research with @drsarahejackson.bsky.social, Martin Jarvis and @robertjwest.bsky.social. Elle Wadsworth talks to 3 generations of tobacco/nicotine researchers about their recent editorial ‘The price of a cigarette: 20 minutes of life?’

The SSA is now accepting submissions for oral presentations, poster presentations, and workshops at the 2025 Annual Conference. ⏰Apply by 4 June: www.addiction-ssa.org/events/annua...
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Since 2013, the proportion of adults in England reporting single and multiple non-combustible nicotine product use has risen, with the prevalence of single product use almost tripling and multiple product use doubling, find Sharon Cox et al.

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Brighton: 'Vaping myths stop smokers quitting', says study Researchers claim

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