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Dr Emily Nicholls

@dremilynicholls.bsky.social
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Senior Lecturer in Sociology @University of York. Alcohol, sobriety, veganism, (non)consumption. Current work - no/low alcohol drinks (tinyurl.com/noloyork) and meat substitutes

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Dr Emily Nicholls @dremilynicholls.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I'm recruiting a researcher for a project on plant-based meat consumption/alternative protein. To qualitatively explore everyday consumption practices, barriers & values. Please share! jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/rese... #vegansociology #veganism #plantbased #protein #researchvacancy #researchpost
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Jobs - The University of York
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Dr Emily Nicholls @dremilynicholls.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
I don't use Bluesky very much, but you can find me on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/dr-emily-... #alcoholstudies #alcoholresearch #sociologyofconsumption #veganism #drinkingstudies
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Victoria Wells aka Professor Pub 🍻 @professorpub.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
It was great to be part of a York @pintofscience.uk event this evening at Red Goat talking about our nolo projects! We were happy to bring some social science to the party amongst the biologists! @dremilynicholls.bsky.social
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Dr Emily Nicholls @dremilynicholls.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
We are presenting our work on no and low alcohol at @pintofscience.uk on 19 May at the lovely Red Goat in York. Come join us! @professorpub.bsky.social @uoy-sociology.bsky.social @uoysbs.bsky.social
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Department of Sociology, University of York @uoy-sociology.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Finally, Emily Nicholls ( @dremilynicholls.bsky.social ) has also authored a chapter on non-drinking and virtuous self-crafting in the Edward Elgar ( @elgarpublishing.bsky.social ) Research Handbook on the Sociology of Consumption. buff.ly/Jhtemzj
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Research Handbook on the Sociology of Consumption
‘Smith Maguire has crafted a Handbook that is both playful and profound, offering an excellent set of reflections on the many histories, spaces, and practices of consumption. Thoughtful chapters…
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Victoria Wells aka Professor Pub 🍻 @professorpub.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Fancy hearing us chat about nolo and - join us as part of @pintofscience.uk in May! pintofscience.co.uk/event/health... @dremilynicholls.bsky.social
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Victoria Wells aka Professor Pub 🍻 @professorpub.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
A great research away day today at Brew York to talk all things nolo! Some relaxing drinks in the sun once we had finished! ☀️ 🍻 @dremilynicholls.bsky.social
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Dr Emily Nicholls @dremilynicholls.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
My new paper on use of no and low alcohol in social settings is now available in Drug & Alcohol Review! Accessible version here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/author... #noandlowalcohol #alcohol #sociology #research
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APSAD DAR @apsad-dar.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
New online - ‘Hiding the Label’: ‘Passing’ as Drinkers and Reinforcing Drinking Norms Through no and Low Alcohol Consumption in Social Settings @dremilynicholls.bsky.social doi.org/10.1111/dar....
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Dr Emily Nicholls @dremilynicholls.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
New publication with an excellent team of alcohol researchers in Personality & Individual Differences, exploring how alcohol desire is influenced by memory recollection & personality #alcoholresearch #sociology #psychology #academicbluesky
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Victoria Wells aka Professor Pub 🍻 @professorpub.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
You can read more about our no and low project in hospitality on the @uoysbs.bsky.social Spotlight Blog "Encouraging No and Low Alcohol Availability and Visibility in Hospitality Settings": blogs.york.ac.uk/sbs-spotligh... @york.ac.uk @dremilynicholls.bsky.social
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Encouraging No and Low Alcohol Availability and Visibility in Hospitality Settings – Spotlight on Business and Society
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Victoria Wells aka Professor Pub 🍻 @professorpub.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
A great morning touring lots of York venues by foot and by cycle to deliver newly printed copies of our no and low map! @dremilynicholls.bsky.social @uoysbs.bsky.social
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Dr Emily Nicholls @dremilynicholls.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Our No&Low (NoLo) Map of York is printed & ready to go! We’d love to share it with any business that wants to promote the visibility of NoLos across our city. Thanks to fab designer Sam Armstrong at York St John, @professorpub.bsky.social & the rest of our team. Learn more: tinyurl.com/noloyork
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Dr Emily Nicholls @dremilynicholls.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
New publication @deppjournal.bsky.social with Sam Burton and colleagues @ljmuofficial.bsky.social on women's views towards no and low alcohol drinks during pregnancy #noandlowalcohol #sociology #research #nolo #pregnancy
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Victoria Wells aka Professor Pub 🍻 @professorpub.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
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
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Dr Emily Nicholls @dremilynicholls.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
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...
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“A sporty, healthy twist?”: interrogating the deployment of health and wellness discourses in No and Low alcohol (NoLo) marketing and consumer practices
Little is known about how No and Low alcohol (NoLo) drinks are promoted and used, making it difficult to draw conclusions about the implications of this expanding market. Drawing on analysis of UK-...
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Drinking Studies Network (DSN) @drinkingstudies.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
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...
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New Guild Event - The Pub: Evolving not Dying? | The British Guild of Beer Writers
Monday 12th May 2025, 7pm Zoom online Pubs have survived pandemic lockdowns only to lurch into a crisis of rising...
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Pam Lock @pamplemoussepam.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
@drinkingstudies.bsky.social @dremilynicholls.bsky.social This looks interesting
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Dr Emily Nicholls @dremilynicholls.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
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
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JG @joneagle.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
New friend comes home in a couple of weeks. @dremilynicholls.bsky.social #adoptdontshop
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Dr Emily Nicholls @dremilynicholls.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
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
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Public lecture on the psychology of (not) eating meat
Join this 90 minute lecture for an insightful exploration of the psychology of (not) eating meat with Dr Thomas Davies and Dr Emily Nicholls.
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Dr Emily Nicholls @dremilynicholls.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Sensational "fish" and chips 🌱❤️ #veganbluesky #veganfishnchips #veganfood
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Nifty Fox Creative @niftyfoxcreative.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
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
Photo mock up of an infographic exploring barriers to Meat Free alternative foods.
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Dr Emily Nicholls @dremilynicholls.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
New year, new adventures We bought a house together! And my new walk to work is beautiful #york #newhouse #winter
A couple stood outside the door of their new home A snowy and icy pond with swans
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Dr Emily Nicholls @dremilynicholls.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
Snowy morning in York, UK #snow #snowday #york
A small building in a snowy park
Snowy view of a railway line and street
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Dr Emily Nicholls @dremilynicholls.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
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
Infographic for a research project exploring barriers people face in eating more "meat substitute" products
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CJ™ Ⓥ @vegancj.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
Veganuary starts today!! veganuary.com/en-us/
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Veganuary - the movement inspiring people to try vegan!
Since 2014, Veganuary has supported and inspired millions of people to try vegan for January - and beyond!
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Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
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
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Dr Emily Nicholls @dremilynicholls.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
A very vegan Christmas 🌱❤️ #veganfood #vegan #veganchristmas
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Dr Emily Nicholls @dremilynicholls.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
The Yorkshire Wolds 🥰 #yorkshire #wolds
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Institute of Alcohol Studies @ias.org.uk · 18/12/2024
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...
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Beyond the ‘Wine Mum’: Understanding Midlife Women’s Drinking - Institute of Alcohol Studies
Midlife women’s drinking is shaped by stress, societal norms, and shifting identities. While the “wine mum” stereotype simplifies this, a recent study of Australian women reveals diverse influences, f...
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Dr Emily Nicholls @dremilynicholls.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Adore this picture of us at @joneagle.bsky.social's Christmas party #festive
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Neil Renic @ncrenic.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Two stages of writing: 1) This shouldn't take too long 2) Oh no
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Dr Lisa McNally @lisamcnally.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
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... -
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Plant-based diets benefit aerobic performance and do not compromise strength/power performance: a systematic review and meta-analysis | British Journal of Nutrition | Cambridge Core
Plant-based diets benefit aerobic performance and do not compromise strength/power performance: a systematic review and meta-analysis - Volume 131 Issue 5
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Dr Emily Nicholls @dremilynicholls.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Talking of small steps, my recent research explores the role of meat substitute products in supporting meat reduction amongst consumers #climateaction #sociology #veganism #plantbased
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Institute of Alcohol Studies @ias.org.uk · 21/11/2024
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...
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THINK! partners with Heineken to promote drink driving awareness campaign ahead of Christmas
New THINK! campaign encourages drivers to opt for 0% drinks if driving at Christmas.
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Prof. Emma Boyland @emmaboyland.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
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...
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Research Associate - Grade 7 at University of Liverpool
An opportunity for an academic position as a Research Associate - Grade 7 is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other academic job openings.
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
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....
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Rethinking Barriers and Enablers in Qualitative Health Research: Limitations, Alternatives, and Enhancements - Abby Haynes, Victoria Loblay, 2024
Explorations of barriers and enablers (or barriers and facilitators) to a desired health practice, implementation process, or intervention outcome have become s...
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Dr Emily Nicholls @dremilynicholls.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
We went to London & ate as much as we could. #veganfood #veganlondon
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Institute of Alcohol Studies @ias.org.uk · 20/11/2024
"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...
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Following the science on public health partnerships: the alcohol industry is no ordinary stakeholder - Institute of Alcohol Studies
A recent study looked at how the Portman Group, Drinkaware, and Public Health England interacted during a health campaign and how this allowed the industry to position itself as part of the solution t...
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Dr Emily Nicholls @dremilynicholls.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
I'm new here! Sociologist of (non)consumption (currently studying sobriety & veganism), hiker/runner, eternal emo kid
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