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Dr Claire Markham @culturalclare.bsky.social · 3d

It was great to be part of this podcast

Has the price of a pint become unaffordable? www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Article/2025...

Has the price of a pint become unaffordable?

The Lock In podcast explores the escalating price of a pint and asks the questions - has the pint become unaffordable?

www.morningadvertiser.co.uk

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Oscar Lozada @oz-of-the-ancients.bsky.social · 1d

#archaeologynews Well this wasn't a headline I expected today 😅

"The 'afterglow' would have lasted weeks... instilling increased openness and empathy in feast participants" researchers say

BUT: worth noting this is just a hypothesis & others are sceptical!

#archaeology #news🏺 tinyurl.com/bdet4dcm

Psychedelic beer may have helped pre-Inca empire in Peru schmooze elite outsiders and consolidate power

The Wari used beer mixed with psychedelics to help build an empire in Peru around 1,200 years ago, a new study suggests.

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Drinking Studies Network (DSN) @drinkingstudies.bsky.social · 1d

Featuring our own @culturalclare.bsky.social at 40mins 40 secs

Dr Claire Markham @culturalclare.bsky.social · 3d

It was great to be part of this podcast

Has the price of a pint become unaffordable? www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Article/2025...

Has the price of a pint become unaffordable?

The Lock In podcast explores the escalating price of a pint and asks the questions - has the pint become unaffordable?

www.morningadvertiser.co.uk

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Pam Lock @pamplemoussepam.bsky.social · 3d

This should be fascinating. Maybe one for @drinkingstudies.bsky.social @jameskneale.bsky.social @dorotadias.bsky.social @harbottlestores.bsky.social @jamesnicholls.bsky.social @danmalleck.bsky.social @lucycogan.bsky.social Please share.

Women & Alcohol (DSN Research Cluster) @womenandalcohol.bsky.social · 3d

Our next online seminar will take place on 6 November at 12.00 midday. Louisa Niesen, European University Institute will speak on 'Alcohol Consumption among Women Tourists, 1880-1914'. This event is online. More information and how to get the zoom link here:

www.womenandalcohol.net/2025/10/onli...

Online seminar - Alcohol Consumption among Women Tourists, 1880-1914

Project: Between the drunken ‘mother of destruction’ and the sober ‘angel of the house’.

www.womenandalcohol.net

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Drinking Studies Network (DSN) @drinkingstudies.bsky.social · 2d

'Listening to Echoes of Our Own History' | Recovery Review via @drugwise.bsky.social recoveryreview.blog/2025/10/07/l...

Listening to Echoes of Our Own History

Authors Note: A version of this is currently in Counselor Magazine. I submitted it for consideration in May 2023 and received notice of it being used last week. My credentials have changed since th…

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Women & Alcohol (DSN Research Cluster) @womenandalcohol.bsky.social · 3d

Our next online seminar will take place on 6 November at 12.00 midday. Louisa Niesen, European University Institute will speak on 'Alcohol Consumption among Women Tourists, 1880-1914'. This event is online. More information and how to get the zoom link here:

www.womenandalcohol.net/2025/10/onli...

Online seminar - Alcohol Consumption among Women Tourists, 1880-1914

Project: Between the drunken ‘mother of destruction’ and the sober ‘angel of the house’.

www.womenandalcohol.net

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Drinking Studies Network (DSN) @drinkingstudies.bsky.social · 3d

'Alcohol brands want a seat at fashion week. Here’s why' | Vogue Business via @drugwise.bsky.social www.voguebusiness.com/story/fashio...

Alcohol brands want a seat at fashion week. Here’s why

Collectable drops, collaborations and runway sponsorships are turning alcohol into lifestyle markers for a new generation of drinkers.

www.voguebusiness.com

Drinking Studies Network (DSN) @drinkingstudies.bsky.social · 3d

Barney ad banned for ‘encouraging underage drinking’ | @the-independent.com www.the-independent.com/news/uk/home...

‘T-wrecked’: Barney ad banned for ‘encouraging underage drinking’

The bar defended the advertisement, saying it made no attempt to encourage underage drinking and was meant to spark light-hearted conversation

www.the-independent.com

Drinking Studies Network (DSN) @drinkingstudies.bsky.social · 4d

'The impact of alcohol minimum pricing policies on vulnerable populations and health equity: A rapid review' | @sciencedirect.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The impact of alcohol minimum pricing policies on vulnerable populations and health equity: A rapid review

Alcohol minimum pricing policies, including minimum unit pricing (MUP), are effective strategies for reducing alcohol consumption and related harm. Ho…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Drinking Studies Network (DSN) @drinkingstudies.bsky.social · 4d

Podcast: 'Developing a roadmap for tackling alcohol harm in the UK' | @ias.org.uk instalcstud.substack.com/p/developing...

Developing a roadmap for tackling alcohol harm in the UK

On this month’s podcast we spoke to Dr Katherine Severi, IAS’s Chief Executive, and Karen Biggs, Chief Executive of treatment provider Phoenix Futures, about IAS’s forthcoming report: A healthier futu...

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Phil Mellows @philmellows.bsky.social · 7d

'BrewDog sells Lost Forest and Highland estate after 250,000 trees die': www.forestryjournal.co.uk/news/2551414...

BrewDog sells Lost Forest after series of tree-planting controversies

Brewdog has announced it has sold its “Lost Forest” after 250,000 of the trees it planted on the Scottish estate died ...

www.forestryjournal.co.uk

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Alcohol Focus Scotland @alcoholfocus.bsky.social · 8d

The biggest winners from #MUP? 🏆

The most vulnerable and heaviest drinkers.

Yet more evidence that #MUP drives down health inequities caused by alcohol according to a new rapid evidence review from Canada

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The impact of alcohol minimum pricing policies on vulnerable populations and health equity: A rapid review

Alcohol minimum pricing policies, including minimum unit pricing (MUP), are effective strategies for reducing alcohol consumption and related harm. Ho…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Drinking Studies Network (DSN) @drinkingstudies.bsky.social · 7d

CFP: @britsoci.bsky.social annual conference, Edinburgh, April 2026 - '75 Years of Sociology' britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b...

BSA Annual Conference 2026: 75 Years of Sociology

britsoc.co.uk

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Profs and Pints @profsandpints.bsky.social · 8d

October 26th in Philadelphia! Details and tickets at www.ticketleap.events/tickets/prof... .

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Matthew Curtis @totalcurtis.bsky.social · 8d

If you shop at Waitrose you can find my article on the history of pubs in the October edition of their magazine, which is out now. It won't be online, so if you fancy a few quail eggs, or perhaps a rosemary and potato sourdough loaf, consider grabbing the mag for a gander while you're in.

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Institute of Alcohol Studies @ias.org.uk · 8d

Alcohol marketing is pervasive and persuasive, driving alcohol-related harm including among children and young people.

In our latest blog, Dr Peter Rice explains why regulations are needed:

www.ias.org.uk/2025/10/02/a...

Making the case for regulating alcohol marketing in Scotland: A recent review of the evidence and next steps - Institute of Alcohol Studies

Dr Peter Rice summarises the recent Public Health Scotland review of alcohol marketing, and what should be done about it.

www.ias.org.uk

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James Morris @jamesmorris24.bsky.social · 8d

The ACTUAL truth about moderation
substack.com/@jamesmorris...

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Drinking Studies Network (DSN) @drinkingstudies.bsky.social · 8d

Certainly. @davidjesudason.bsky.social is your man.

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Club Soda @joinclubsoda.com · 8d

Laura popped over to Dublin to talk about mindful drinking, as reported in the @irishexaminer.bsky.social - www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/he...

What is zebra striping and why are more Irish people choosing to drink in moderation?

A growing number of Irish people are turning away from regular alcohol consumption, but what are the creative ways in which people are reshaping drinking habits?

www.irishexaminer.com

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Drinking Studies Network (DSN) @drinkingstudies.bsky.social · 8d

'Calm in a can? Here’s what the evidence says about the chill-out drink craze' | @theconversation.com theconversation.com/calm-in-a-ca...

Calm in a can? Here’s what the evidence says about the chill-out drink craze

From ashwagandha to CBD, the new ‘functional beverages’ claim to help you relax.

theconversation.com

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Pam Lock @pamplemoussepam.bsky.social · 8d

Strange and exciting spot by my lovely @jendeavour.bsky.social - @britishlibrary.bsky.social have made a t-shirt of the front cover of my Tales of the Weird collection, Dead Drunk. And they've done the same for @joparsons.bsky.social and @joanpassey.bsky.social!

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Dead Drunk T-shirt

tbc Size Guide Centimeters XS S...

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Jack Newman @jack-newman.com · 24d

Are you a postgraduate researcher trying out digital methods, tools or resources as a means of exploring historical phenomena? Consider applying for our Postgraduate Seminar Series ihrdighist.blogs.sas.ac.uk/2025/08/ihr-...

IHR Digital History Seminar Postgraduate Panels Call for Papers 2025-26 - Digital History Seminar

Are you a postgraduate researcher trying out digital methods, tools or resources as a means of exploring historical phenomena? Is your historical research made possible by the use of electronic tools ...

ihrdighist.blogs.sas.ac.uk

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Drinking Studies Network (DSN) @drinkingstudies.bsky.social · 8d

'Trends in use of alcohol-free or low alcohol drinks in attempts to reduce alcohol consumption in Great Britain, 2020-2024: a population-based study' | @bmj.com bmjpublichealth.bmj.com/content/3/2/...

Trends in use of alcohol-free or low alcohol drinks in attempts to reduce alcohol consumption in Great Britain, 2020-2024: a population-based study

Introduction Sales and availability of alcohol-free and low alcohol drinks have increased in the UK since 2020. This study aimed to assess trends in the use of alcohol-free and low alcohol drinks to r...

bmjpublichealth.bmj.com

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Drinking Studies Network (DSN) @drinkingstudies.bsky.social · 8d

Scotland records a 7% fall in alcohol-specific deaths: www.gov.scot/news/decreas...

Decrease in alcohol-specific deaths

Figures show 7% fall.

www.gov.scot

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James Kneale @jameskneale.bsky.social · 18d

Hear me discuss temperance and temperance halls on the Morning Advertiser's podcast! Features another appearance for my argument that 'please drink responsibility' is a temperance mission. Interesting contributions from others too.

Drinking Studies Network (DSN) @drinkingstudies.bsky.social · 18d

Our @jameskneale.bsky.social features in the latest Lock In Podcast from pub trade mag the Morning Advertiser, on the topic of alcohol-free pubs: www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Article/2025...

Dry is the new high: The rise of the alcohol-free pub

Discover why alcohol-free pubs are making a comeback. Join us as we explore the new wave of sober social spaces, their impact on communities, and what’s driving the rise of mindful drinking.

www.morningadvertiser.co.uk

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