Great to see papers from our special issue "Perspectives on drinking, manufacture and drinking spaces and places" in @jmmnews.bsky.social are starting to appear as latest articles on their website - more over the coming weeks! #drinking

How are No and Low alcohol drinks promoted as 'healthy' products? Check out my new article on health and wellness discourses in NoLo marketing and consumer practices in JMM: @jmmnews.bsky.social @drinkingstudies.bsky.social @uoy-sociology.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/eprint/2MNDG...

Delighted to be collaborating with @britbeerwriters.bsky.social for this online event with @culturalclare.bsky.social @professorpub.bsky.social @thurnellreadsoc.bsky.social and Dr Rob Deakin, chaired by @philmellows.bsky.social www.beerguild.co.uk/news/new-gui...

@drinkingstudies.bsky.social @dremilynicholls.bsky.social This looks interesting

Two PhD scholarships @Torrens University, Australia working on a project to reduce #alcohol consumption in heavy-drinking groups of midlife women by developing/testing co-designed interventions. Contact Paul Ward (see poster) for more information! #academicsky #phdbluesky #publichealth #sociology

New friend comes home in a couple of weeks. @dremilynicholls.bsky.social #adoptdontshop

Public lecture on the psychology of (not) eating meat Weds 5 March 17.30, York UK Exploring ethical & environmental consequences of eating meat & the meat paradox, & I'll share my work on plant-based meat substitutes. www.york.ac.uk/about/sustai... #vegan #sociology #psychology #academicsky

Sensational "fish" and chips 🌱❤️ #veganbluesky #veganfishnchips #veganfood

Find yourself eating meat-free alternatives for your January health kick? We worked with @DrEmilyNicholls @UoYSociology to explore how & why people consume meat-free foods. Let's look BTS of how we made an infographic together, & why a pig 🐷 in sunglasses 🕶 appears...🧵 1/7

New year, new adventures We bought a house together! And my new walk to work is beautiful #york #newhouse #winter

Snowy morning in York, UK #snow #snowday #york

Happy #Veganuary everyone! My latest research explores the barriers (and enablers) people encounter in relation to eating meat-free substitute products like vegan burgers, sausages etc. #vegan #sociology #meatfree

Veganuary starts today!! veganuary.com/en-us/

Alternative New Year's Resolutions: -age better than your exes -be healthier than your parents -sleep 8 hours a night -charge your phone outside of your bedroom -wear sunscreen every day -donate 10 items you never use -make plans with a new friend every month -dance more often -be proud of yourself

A very vegan Christmas 🌱❤️ #veganfood #vegan #veganchristmas

The Yorkshire Wolds 🥰 #yorkshire #wolds

In our latest blog, Dr @gabrielcaluzzi.bsky.social explores how midlife women’s drinking is shaped by work pressures, caregiving demands, & class. Moving beyond the ‘wine mum’ stereotype, he highlights the need for a deeper understanding of these influences. www.ias.org.uk/2024/12/18/b...

Adore this picture of us at @joneagle.bsky.social's Christmas party #festive

Two stages of writing: 1) This shouldn't take too long 2) Oh no

New research review published on impact of plant-based diets on athletic performance. Spoiler: Benefits aerobic, no impact on strength. 🙂 www.cambridge.org/core/journal... -

Talking of small steps, my recent research explores the role of meat substitute products in supporting meat reduction amongst consumers #climateaction #sociology #veganism #plantbased

The UK govt/@transportgovuk.bsky.social has partnered with Heineken to promote its THINK! drink driving campaign. Surely this is just an advert for Heineken's 0% brand? As @cshevills.bsky.social has written, campaigns like this "Convince Governments that – despite... www.gov.uk/government/n...

Our fantastic new colleague at UoL, Dr Charlotte Buckley, is looking for a PDRA to work on the NIHR-funded NOURISH project (full time until 2027). For more details or to apply, follow the link 👍 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKR046/r...

Loving this paper 'Rethinking barriers and enablers'. How many thousands of weak research studies have reduced complex change to 'identifying and addressing barriers and enablers'? Here's how to do better! journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

We went to London & ate as much as we could. #veganfood #veganlondon

"There is an inherent contradiction between the interests of alcohol producers & public health." @spidermaani.bsky.social, Mark Petticrew & @maizie333.bsky.social discuss the involvement & influence of alcohol trade body The Portman Group in a public health campaign. www.ias.org.uk/2024/10/29/f...

I'm new here! Sociologist of (non)consumption (currently studying sobriety & veganism), hiker/runner, eternal emo kid