Calum Lewis examines how the 'five dimensions of access' framework can help evaluate the effectiveness of youth vaping policy. By systematically identifying the factors that facilitate e-cigarette use...

Background and aims The United Kingdom Government is committed to reducing alcohol consumption through increasing the availability of alcohol-free and low-alcohol (No/Lo) drinks; however, little is ...

A new study from the Sheffield Addictions Research Group (SARG) has found that public health policies which reduce spending on harmful products can actually provide a significant boost to UK jobs and ...

Hazel Squires shares findings from the SPIRE project which aimed to identify the requirements for a UK vaping policy model, map out existing data that could feed into the model, and identify what addi...

There are persistent inequalities in health-related behaviours in England which are stratified by region and deprivation. These are influenced by the …

Background Hand-rolling tobacco (HRT) remains more affordable than factory-made (FM) cigarettes in the UK, which could undermine the health benefits of tobacco tax increases. This study modelled healt...

In this post, SARG experts analyse the impact of the Autumn Budget 2025 on public health. They explore the effects of maintaining inflation-linked alcohol duties and licensing policy changes, new tax ...

Research Associate in Public Health and Labour Economic Modelling

Find Festive Poems by Jem Atkinson-Gillespie at Blurb Books. Dear Santa, This book is full of hilarious, exciting and downright good poems all about Christmas. ...

Introduction In England, acute National Health Service (NHS) hospitals routinely ask patients about smoking status on admission, offering in-hospital treatment for tobacco dependence and support for q...

Background Minimum tobacco pricing would set a legal price floor. This study aimed to estimate how five minimum price thresholds could impact smoking behaviour, health and economic outcomes alongside ...

The recording and slides from the 'How to Share...Models and Code' seminar, part of the How to Share series. This series looks at how best to share different research data types to help you make your ...

In this blog post Duncan Gillespie discusses the UK Government's Smokefree Generation policy, highlights Sheffield's student-led research and advocates for a national university network to share best ...

In this blog post Duncan Gillespie discusses the UK Government's Smokefree Generation policy, highlights Sheffield's student-led research and advocates for a national university network to share best ...

By Kay Guccione, Head of Research Culture and Researcher Development and Co-Director of the Lab for Academic Culture. I’ve been selected as ‘Reviewer of the Year’ by a couple of journals and it’s f…

The Sheffield Addictions Research Group (SARG) is based in the Sheffield Centre for Health and Related Research at the University of Sheffield. Our innovative research, spanning from modelling the eff...

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Sheffield Addictions Research Group has released the first in an ongoing series of Budget Briefing Notes looking at the potential effects of changes to tobacco and alcohol taxes.