Yesterday our Co-Director @robbranston.bsky.social presented alongside @ashwalescymru.bsky.social and other public health groups to the Senedd (Welsh Parliament) Cross-Party Group on Smoking and Health about a potential tobacco #PolluterPays levy scheme. More info: www.bath.ac.uk/case-studies...

The duty-free tobacco sector undermines public health, decreases government revenue and increases illicit trade. Our new #TobaccoTactics page examines the role of tobacco companies, global policy responses, and arguments used by the duty-free tobacco lobby. www.tobaccotactics.org/article/the-...

Duty-free tobacco sales may seem like a travel perk, but they undermine smoke-free goals and cost health systems millions. Academics from Bath's @tcrgbath.bsky.social consider what the end of duty-free tobacco sales could: https://bit.ly/4tj4IuO #Research

#TobaccoTaxes are one of the most effective public health tools, but the #TobaccoIndustry claims that rising taxes are the main driver of illicit trade in tobacco products. Find out more in a new report on the illicit trade of tobacco products in the #Philippines. 👉 exposetobacco.org/complicit/

The production of Flue Cured Virginia tobacco #FCV is highly profitable for #TobaccoCompanies and has damaging environmental impacts. According to researchers, restricting the use of Flue Cured Virginia tobacco could help protect both the environment and public health. 🔗 doi.org/10.1136/tc-2...

Register to hear Prof. Anna Gilmore speak about how businesses shape #PublicHealth and what India's experiences can teach us about the Commercial Determinants of Health #CDoH in this upcoming webinar organised by the Centre for Commercial Determinants of Health (C-CDOH). 🔗 zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Yesterday we were in Bristol, UK at the Annual General Meeting of Imperial Brands, one of the world's largest tobacco companies. We put a number of questions to the board about the company’s activities. TCRG co-directors @robbranston.bsky.social and Dr. @allengallagher.bsky.social explain more.

🎙️ Today marks one year since we launched series one of #DeadlyIndustryPod. 🎧 A huge thank you to our amazing guest experts, listeners and podcast team for helping us to reveal the tactics that keep Big Tobacco so powerful and profitable. 👂 Listen to all 16 episodes: shows.acast.com/deadly-indus...

The sale of tobacco products #duty-free can undermine #tobaccocontrol efforts. 🆕 research from @universityofotago.bsky.social & @uniofbath.bsky.social shows duty-free tobacco sales prevented Aotearoa (New Zealand) from earning up to $96m in tax revenue between 2015-2024. 🔗 doi.org/10.1136/tc-2...

There is still time to register for @partnershipfree.bsky.social upcoming webinar - Sweden: Setting it Straight! Hear experts discuss how the #tobaccoindustry and its front groups misrepresent Sweden’s decline in smoking. 📅 Tuesday 3 February 🔗 events.teams.microsoft.com/event/b045d1...

Webinar: 9:30, 4 Feb @lhgp.bsky.social Director Prof Anna Gilmore discusses how businesses shape public health, drawing on tobacco control research. Part of the Conversations on CDoH series with speakers from India and beyond: zoom.us/meeting/regi... #PublicHealth

✨ Applications are open for #TIMRA2026! ✨ Join us to learn how to monitor, research and hold the #tobaccoindustry accountable. Hear from 2024 attendee Given Kapolyo on the importance of having a strong support network in #tobaccocontrol. ⌛️ Apply by Sunday 22 Feb 📍 www.bath.ac.uk/events/tobac...

New #research reveals how the growth and production of Flue-Cured Virginia tobacco in Zimbabwe is driving #deforestation and creating economic traps for farmers. The findings underline an urgent need for action to protect ecosystems and the health of farmers. Find out more: doi.org/10.1136/tc-2...

Tobacco companies claim that they are responsible actors, but evidence shows that they continue to resist regulation that could threaten their profits. Find out more in our recent analysis of the #tobaccoindustry response to the UK’s ‘disposable’ #ecigarette ban. 👉 doi.org/10.1093/heap...

A new editorial published in @lancetrespirmed.bsky.social highlights tobacco industry influence on medicine and science and the progress made by #tobaccocontrol in protecting these areas The editorial references our work on the #ScienceForProfit model and industry targeting of health professionals

Online tobacco related misinformation can pose significant risks to #publichealth and fact-checking of tobacco related claims is vital. New research by TCRG evaluates how Artificial Intelligence #AI can be used to help combat misinformation in the tobacco domain. More info: doi.org/10.3389/frai...

The production of flue-cured Virginia tobacco (FCV) causes #deforestation of 60,000 hectares of woodland in Zimbabwe each year. New #research from Tobacco Control Research Group uncovers the significant harms of this production method to the environment and tobacco farmers. doi.org/10.1136/tc-2...

We will join experts from across Europe in Smoke Free Partnership's upcoming webinar to discuss how the #tobaccoindustry is distorting Sweden's smoking reduction success to promote promote snus and #nicotinepouches. 📅 Tues 3 Feb 🕓 9.30am - 11am (GMT) 🔗 events.teams.microsoft.com/event/b045d1...

Members of our #TobaccoTactics team have co-authored a new editorial in @bmjtobacco-control.bsky.social on the progress made on key agenda points at the recent Conference of the Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control #FCTCCOP11. 👉 Read the editorial: doi.org/10.1136/tc-2...

Thank you from everyone at the Tobacco Control Research Group for your interest in our work and support over the past year. 2025 has been very busy for tobacco control and we already have exciting new projects planned for 2026. We look forward to further collaborations, achievements and progress.

TCRG co-directors @allengallagher.bsky.social and @robbranston.bsky.social are quoted in this article in @contexte.com on the complex reasons behind the #IllicitTobaccoTrade and whether there is truth to claims that it is driven by increases in #TobaccoTaxation. 👉 www.contexte.com/fr/article/s...

Congratulations to @econforhealth.bsky.social for the publication of the 4th edition of their #CigaretteTaxScorecard. Find out about #CigaretteTax policies in 171 countries using the latest data from the @who.int: www.economicsforhealth.org/research/cig...

#TobaccoSlaveFilm, our documentary about the experiences of tobacco farmers in Malawi, will be screened on Mon 15 December in Cologne, Germany. The screening is part of a day exploring the topics of tobacco, sustainability and global justice. 📩 To register for free, email [email protected].

A 🆕 investigation uncovers tobacco lobbyists attempts to use diplomatic and trade power within the #EuropeanUnion to influence health policy globally. The report documents efforts to use EU institutions to challenge #TobaccoControl policies in non-EU countries. exposetobacco.org/campaigns/be...

Today is #HumanRightsDay, an opportunity to reflect on the essential values of human rights and recognise those individuals or groups who work to promote and protect human rights for all.

📢 The 4th edition of the #CigaretteTaxScorecard from @econforhealth.bsky.social comes out Mon 15 December. The 🆕 Scorecard uses latest data from @who.int to assess #cigarette tax policies in 171 countries. Register for the launch #webinar to find out the key findings: jh.zoom.us/j/9242517268...

Heated Tobacco Products #HTPs are often marketed by Big Tobacco as scientifically-backed better alternatives for adult smokers, but how well does this align with the evidence to date? Read our new #casestudy page which brings together recent research on HTPs: www.bath.ac.uk/case-studies...

🎧 Have you listened to series two of our podcast Deadly Industry: Challenging Big Tobacco? If you are interested in #globalhealth, #tobaccocontrol, and protecting policy from corporate interference, this podcast is for you. Listen here: shows.acast.com/deadly-indus... #DeadlyIndustryPod #Research

The British Museum has ended its 15-year partnership with Japan Tobacco International #JTI. Dr Allen Gallagher, Dr Duncan Thomas and Dr Sophie Braznell write for @uk.theconversation.com on what this means for tobacco industry sponsorship of the arts. Read more: theconversation.com/why-british-...

One week today Hussein Faeq will speak on a webinar arranged by Transparency and Truth about how and why #BigTobacco targets youth and what role prevention efforts can play. Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/5a5f43... 📅 Wednesday 10 December 🕜 7.30am (UK time)

In a new position statement, the @fphuk.bsky.social has announced its support for a #polluterpays levy scheme for tobacco products in the UK. This policy is influenced by the work of TCRG co-director @robbranston.bsky.social. Read the statement: www.fph.org.uk/news/faculty...

The UK Tobacco Industry Interference Index 2025 has recommendations for how to protect #publichealth from tobacco industry #interference. These include a register of lobbying & policy influence and consistent application of Article 5.3 of the WHO FCTC. https://globaltobaccoindex.org/country/GB

At #MOP4, which drew to a close yesterday, a number of important steps were established to further efforts to address the illicit tobacco trade. In the coming years, we will observe the impact of MOP4’s decisions on global #publichealth.

A new South African Tobacco Bill could achieve progress in #tobaccocontrol, but the #tobacco industry has sought to delay and derail it. Dr Adam Bertscher, Dr Britta Matthes & Dr Allen Gallagher have written for @bhekisisa.org on industry interference in South Africa. bhekisisa.org/health-news-...

The global tobacco epidemic is driven by the #tobaccoindustry which spreads potentially #misleading narratives that serve its interest and threaten #publichealth. A 🆕 brief brings together evidence to counter common tobacco industry arguments. More info: www.bath.ac.uk/announcement...

Register for next week's @centre21cpubhealth.bsky.social seminar with @micahberman.bsky.social. Professor Berman will present on 'Global Public Health Law: Transdisciplinary Approach to Practice and Advocacy'. 📅 Tuesday 2 December 🕓 3.30pm (UK time) 🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/c21ph-semi...

NEW 🔔 : FPH supports a ‘polluter pays’ levy scheme for tobacco products in the UK. This would cap wholesale tobacco prices whilst increasing tax on tobacco or applying a new health levy, limiting industry profits & generating revenue to achieve a smokefree future. www.fph.org.uk/news/faculty...

Evidence shows that children are now using e-cigarettes at higher rates than adults, a consequence of targeted marketing by the nicotine industry. Under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child #UNCRC, children and young people have the right to health.

The 4th Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products #MOP4 has begun today. At this meeting, Parties to the Protocol will discuss strategies to counter the illicit trade in tobacco products including the smuggling and counterfeiting of cigarettes.

#FCTCCOP11 comes to an end today. Over the following months and years, we will observe how the impacts of the decisions made in Geneva this week take effect across the world. Huge thanks to our team both at COP and back in Bath who have worked very hard over the week. #tobaccocontrol #research

Live from @adphuk.bsky.social annual conference! @ambervandenakker.bsky.social, Research Associate, and @geoffbates.bsky.social , Co-Investigator, are welcoming people to the Local Health and Global Profits stand. #ADPHConf2025

One of the key items for discussion at today’s #FCTCCOP11 is agenda point 4.5, on the implementation of measures to prevent and reduce tobacco consumption, nicotine addiction and exposure to tobacco smoke in light of the tobacco industry’s narrative on “harm reduction”.

There are only a few days left to register for our London Global Cancer Week 2025 webinar. Don't miss out! 📅 Thursday 27 November 2025 🕜 1pm GMT Find out more here: https://www.bath.ac.uk/events/how-and-why-the-tobacco-industry-influences-science-and-targets-health-professionals/

Today at #COP11FCTC TCRG members spoke at an engaging side event on lessons learned from WHO FCTC policy implementation. They joined pannelists from Mexico, Sri Lanka and Ghana who discussed their experiences of and challenges with FCTC policy implementation in their countries.

@philchamberlain.bsky.social, TCRG Project Manager, is attending the Global Investigative Journalism Network Conference. At #GIJC25 Phil will speak at a session on Investigating Global Health and will support at a training day for journalists covering the tobacco industry.

Last month as part of the @centre21cpubhealth.bsky.social, we raised concerns about the BBC's publication of content featuring a tobacco industry executive. The response received from the BBC did not adequately resolve our concerns, therefore we have escalated our complaint. Read more 👇

Japan Tobacco International’s name was quietly removed from the Museum’s website last week - the same day that a new report by @tcrgbath.bsky.social highlighted how the deal formed part of JTI’s wider influence & lobbying strategy. www.tobaccotactics.org/news/launch-...

BREAKING: The British Museum’s controversial partnership with tobacco manufacturer JTI is OVER! www.thetimes.com/uk/media/art... - Yet this wasn’t the Museum finally making an ethical choice; instead the sponsorship was ended after an intervention by the Department of Health.

TCRG Co-Director Dr. Allen Gallagher speaks about our important work to identify efforts by the tobacco industry to interfere with proceedings at #FCTCCOP11. Find out more about interference by the tobacco industry and others in relation to COP 11 & #FCTCMOP4: www.tobaccotactics.org/article/cop-...

We are participating in four side events on day two of #FCTCCOP11. If you are here in Geneva, we hope to see you at one of these events: 💡 Article 19 Implementation 💡 Harm Reduction and Tobacco Industry Interference 💡 Article 5.3 Approaches 💡 Tobacco Industry Narrative on the Swedish Experience