Delighted to share our latest analysis looking at which gambling products are most associated with harms. Analysis from 2 different surveys finds pretty consistent relationships for online casino/slots an EGMs. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @uofgussp.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social

Exploring the impact on emotional wellbeing of having a spouse or cohabiting partner with elevated Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI) scores: Secondary analysis of cross-sectional health survey data buff.ly/IPZyUGS @uofgsocsci.bsky.social @shwardle.bsky.social

It was an honour to support the launch of Blackburn with Darwen's gambling harms needs assessment yesterday: theshuttle.org.uk/council-comm.... So much amazing, innovative work being led by councils and third sector. @uofgsps.bsky.social @sarg-scharr.bsky.social

🆕Research from @uofglasgow.bsky.social shows gambling-related harms affect not only individuals but also their partners’ emotional wellbeing. Find out more: tinyurl.com/4xybkamk @shwardle.bsky.social

Sharing here a call for papers from @kthabitproject.bsky.social in relation to forthcoming conference exploring the longer history of corporate influence on our health and on health related policies. @shwardle.bsky.social @fabiolacreed.bsky.social

CfP: Excited to announce our first workshop, exploring histories of Commercial Determinants of Health. Workshop to be held at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine on 15 April 2026. Please circulate widely/consider submitting an abstract by 13 October 2025.

I love chairing panels at academic conferences and I Have Thoughts about it! I think it’s a really important service role AND you can create the conditions for everyone in the panel to have a good time AND it can be fun! A 🧵👇 1/9

The 10 Year Health Plan includes a significant number of proposals - from ‘golden handcuffs’ for newly qualified dentists to a shift in the pattern of health care spending. But what does this mean for the NHS's future? Read our analysis to find out. www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...

Why is youth drinking in decline? Listen to our latest podcast to hear why it's more than any one cause, and needs to be understood from a broader sociological position of generational change. Ft. @jholmessheff.bsky.social and @amypennay.bsky.social Listen here: www.ias.org.uk/podcast/why-...

Also at #ISSDP25, Martine Skumlien also presented an abstract on a randomised control trial protocol focused on the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of online training in opioid overdose management and provision of take-home naloxone #Drugpolicy ‪@issdrugpolicy.bsky.social

Kat Petrilli presented an abstract on a systematic review of the effectiveness of training in opioid overdose management and naloxone administration at #ISSDP25 #Drugpolicy @issdrugpolicy.bsky.social

Ellen McGrane spoke at #KBS2025 in Glasgow on modelling alcohol dependence. Read more in the below post from @sarg-scharr.bsky.social:

It’s been a busy month for our researchers! First up, Sarah Tipping gave a talk at #CAGR2025 on the association between lower levels of gambling harms and emotional wellbeing: @shwardle.bsky.social @cagrconference.bsky.social

Thanks Filip, we had a brilliant time bringing everyone together…roll on Helsinki! @cagrconference.bsky.social

For anyone wondering if @cagrconference.bsky.social in Glasgow had a theme this year, the final slide from Tunde Adebisi could not have summarised it better… @uofgsociology.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social @chris-bunn.bsky.social

Keynote from @virvemarionneau.bsky.social 'The corporate playbook and shaping the gambling evidence base'

SARG Research Associate Esther Moore is presenting today at the @cagrconference.bsky.social. She'll be discussing her PhD work on 'The association between gambling frequency and risk of harm: analysis using English and Scottish Health Survey Data'. Find out more about her research on our website 👇

Thanks to everyone who travelled to Glasgow. It was a brilliant conference, and remember - make the connection; maintain the connection! See everyone in Helsinki!

After a year of planning, we’re in the final countdown to the Current Advances in Gambling Conference at Glasgow. Safe travels to everyone arriving over the next 24 hrs… @cagrconference.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social

Better data means better research. This paper describes our work to standardise and systematise data collection at Nordic gambling helplines. More comparative research will follow!

Dr Katherine Severi: "If ministers are “staking their reputation on economic growth”, they need to deal head-on with one of the biggest drivers of premature death and lost productivity, while ignoring spurious claims made by alcohol companies." www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

New paper: Just out in npj Digital Medicine, 'A scoping review of routinely collected linked data in research on gambling harm' eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

Have you registered yet? Join our online Gambling Harms Reduction Funding Call launch on 12 June (2–2:45 pm BST). Up to £1,000,000 will be awarded to community-focused initiatives tackling gambling harms in Great Britain. 👉 Register now to learn how to apply and how to get involved bit.ly/45hQGjf

Last 20 places available for Glasgow’s Current Advances in Gambling Research Conference, June 16-17th. Register now to avoid disappointment. cagrconference.org/cagr-2025/ @uofgsps.bsky.social @uofgussp.bsky.social @arobertslincoln.bsky.social @liberoacademica.bsky.social @greoinsights.bsky.social

Our registered report in @royalsocietypublishing.org Open Science: doi.org/10.1098/rsos.... UK loot box industry self-regulation is not complied with by many companies and is not enforced. 🇬🇧 We examined the 100 highest-grossing iPhone games twice: both before AND after the rules took effect.

Gambling with virtual items from video games—"skin gambling"—has strong associations with gambling-related harm, but is widely accessible to underage gamers. To get a sense of that harm, I spoke with 14 teenagers and young adults who started skin gambling as minors. My latest for @barrons.com:

More coverage of the expanse of gambling in the USA, citing our Lancet Public Health Commission on Gambling. www.barrons.com/articles/spo... @thelancetph.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social @uofgussp.bsky.social

The PRU in Addictions has released a Disclosure of Interest Policy. Download the policy document at the following link: osf.io/download/9as...

Gambling - an industry massively out of control, doing enormous damage to individuals and communities www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

For years, horse racing types have been privately telling me they hate being in bed with online slots and think most major betting companies are run by people who wouldn't care less about racing. Now they're pretty much saying it publicly.

Saw Jacinta Ardern speak at the Harvard Kennedy School reunion yesterday- took these words away with me: ‘confidence is built on trust and trust comes from being authentic, being your true authentic self’. Never wiser words spoken….

And here I thought gambling couldn't be more present in sports broadcasting than it already is

Great coverage by @byrobdavies.bsky.social on adult gaming centres, referencing our work on product risk. @uofgussp.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Important analysis, led by Dr Emma Beard, showing that absolute smoking rates in the UK are likely underestimated by more than 1% as surveys do not capture disadvantaged, hidden populations. doi.org/10.1111/add.... @jamiebrown.bsky.social @sharoncox.bsky.social

Any other parents have kids using Scratch? Just seen that the content sharing function means my eight year old was just looking at a user-developed Scratch casino…. @byrobdavies.bsky.social @willprochaska.bsky.social

Algorithm-based duty of care models have potential, but they cannot reliably prevent or detect gambling harms due to lack of standars, openness and regulatory oversight. See our new paper on duty of care and data science ⬇️

@uofgsps.bsky.social Innovative Pedagogy Hub call for proposals 🚨 Looking for: innovative pedagogical approaches for 2nd annual Best Practice in Social Sciences Teaching conference! More information - buff.ly/UNzvLN2 @profsharonwright.bsky.social @shwardle.bsky.social @patrickbayer.bsky.social

New paper reveals two key changes in vaping trends since the UK government announced plans to ban disposable vapes. 1. The rise in vaping prevalence has stalled, including among young adults. 2. People who vape are increasingly using reusable devices. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

This 6-year interdisciplinary project is held at @uniofnottingham.bsky.social @lshtm.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social Led by PIs @profannagreenwood.bsky.social @alexmold.bsky.social @shwardle.bsky.social PDRAs @milkwknives.bsky.social @d-oneill.bsky.social @fabiolacreed.bsky.social

Super interesting listen, especially the section on public support on change from individual to system thinking with respects to food.

What is going on? Everton and Leicester City continue to advertise unlicensed gambling sites despite the Gambling Commissioning threatening prosecution that could result in imprisonment for officers of the clubs. CEGA's investigation reported in The Athletic. www.nytimes.com/athletic/621...

@joplatt.bsky.social asks Prof @shwardle.bsky.social about #LootBoxes in a non-inquiry session on gambling-related harms of the @CommonsHealth Committee (UK). Grateful for the mention of our research finding that the UK industry self-regulation does NOT work: doi.org/10.31219/osf....

The premlinary programme for the Current Advances in Gambling Research Conference is now available! Check it out, full of brilliant content and people.... cagrconference.org/cagr25-preli... @greoinsights.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social @arobertslincoln.bsky.social @liberoacademica.bsky.social

For anyone needing help drift off tonight.... The recording of the Health and Social Care Committee hearing on gambling is here: parliamentlive.tv/event/index/... But seriously, it was a honour to be called and to speak about these impt issues... @uofgsps.bsky.social @uofgussp.bsky.social

Great new edition of Critical Gambling Studies now out, featuring Gambling Research Glasgow's Daria Uhkova. Timely article on gender equity in conferences & James Cosgrove extending themes covered in my book.. criticalgamblingstudies.com/index.php/cg... @emmacasey.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social

Calling all people who submitted abstracts to the Current Advances in Gambling Conference - check your spam/junk folders, I’ve spoken to 3 people this week who missed their acceptance email as it went to spam. @liberoacademica.bsky.social @arobertslincoln.bsky.social @greoinsights.bsky.social

Exciting news! Registration for Current Advances in Gambling Research 2025 is officially open on Eventbrite! 🎉 Don't miss out on joining us for what promises to be our biggest conference yet! Find all the details here: cagrconference.org Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/current-ad....