Tobacco Control Research Group

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Tobacco Control Research Group@tcrgbath· 20h

We would like to offer our warm congratulations to Andrew Black on his appointment as the Head of the Secretariat of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. @whofctc.bsky.social

Tobacco Control Research Group@tcrgbath· 6d

New #research by Dr Iona Fitzpatrick and Xinmei Sun suggests the lack of a common language about #TobaccoProducts and #TobaccoUse can impact the understanding of related risks and influence product usage and cessation. Find out more: doi.org/10.2196/86593 #TobaccoControl

“A powerful tobacco industry can leverage information gaps and misalignments of understanding to its own advantage and begin to embed expectations for those who use or regulate tobacco.”

Tobacco Control Research Group@tcrgbath· 16d

Does the tobacco industry's use of #frontgroups to obscure its involvement in #science have an effect on the public's trust in this science? TCRG research found there was more trust in science carried out by #TobaccoIndustry funded groups than directly by tobacco companies. doi.org/10.3389/fcom...

“There’s a real danger that tobacco industry-funded science and research is being used to generate controversy and unduly influence the public’s perceptions of newer products. Thus, an understanding of the extent to which scientific messaging from the tobacco industry is trusted by the public is needed.”

Tobacco Control Research Group@tcrgbath· 24d

Does your work apply the tools of social science to address the tobacco and nicotine epidemics? Submissions for a special issue of Academy of Social Sciences #ContemporarySocialScience are open until January 2027. Find out more: think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu... #SocialScience

Tobacco Control Research Group@tcrgbath· 28d

New #research by Dr Iona Fitzpatrick and @xinmeisun.bsky.social explores the language that is used to talk about tobacco use and tobacco users. The research examines the variations in language used by health organisations, the tobacco industry, and in general English. doi.org/10.2196/86593

“The variation of language concerning tobacco products and tobacco use is known to impact the understanding of related risks and influence behaviours including use uptake and product cessation.”

Tobacco Control Research Group@tcrgbath· Jul 14

The generational sales ban, a key feature of the UK #TobaccoAndVapesAct, could act as a firebreak in the #TobaccoEpidemic by challenging the idea that there is an age when smoking becomes acceptable. In a 🆕 article @brittakm.bsky.social & Jon Berrick discuss the potential impacts of this approach.

“Rather than establishing a threshold age at which smoking becomes acceptable, it sends a clear message that because there is no age at which smoking is safe, there is none at which it should be considered acceptable.”

Tobacco Control Research Group@tcrgbath· Jul 13

Well-designed #TobaccoTax policies reduce tobacco use, save lives, and generate domestic revenue A new report from the Institute for Global Tobacco Control reviews 15 years of tax progress across countries in the Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn...

Tobacco Control Research Group@tcrgbath· Jul 10

#TIMRA2026 ends today. Huge thanks to the online and in-person participants for all of their excellent contributions throughout the course. Thank you also to the course trainers for their hard work in making the week a successes. #PublicHealthTraining #TobaccoControl #TobaccoTactics

In-person course participants gather in a group and smile at the camera.

Tobacco Control Research Group@tcrgbath· Jul 9

It is day 4️⃣ of #TIMRA2026! Today our online and in-person participants will be receiving training on investigative skills, tobacco taxation, working with whistleblowers, and how the tobacco industry influences science. #TobaccoControl #training

Tobacco Control Research Group@tcrgbath· Jul 9

Our latest TCRG #newsletter includes details of recent #research publications and #TobaccoTactics pages as well as how to register for the National Emergency Briefing film screening. 🖱️ Join mailing list - bath.us19.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=... 👀 Read newsletter: mailchi.mp/4cfc3bb0a9ec...

Tobacco Control Research Group@tcrgbath· Jul 8

We have a packed agenda for day 3️⃣ of #TIMRA2026 with sessions on AI and big data and our supply chain database. At yesterday’s networking session, participants shared lessons learned from addressing #TobaccoIndustry interference in their countries, including the value of collaboration. #Training

Tobacco Control Research Group@tcrgbath· Jul 7

#TIMRA2026 day 2️⃣ has started with sessions on building evidence and defamation, followed by training on political mapping and how to stay safe while investigating the tobacco industry. Participants will also have the opportunity to showcase their own work during a networking session this afternoon.

Tobacco Control Research Group@tcrgbath· Jul 6

Today is the first day of #TIMRA2026 🎉 This week, we will be joined online and in Bath by #TobaccoControl researchers and advocates from across the world who want to build on their skills to monitor, research and hold the tobacco industry accountable. #Training

Tobacco Control Research Group@tcrgbath· Jul 3

#NicotinePouches may be newer products, but the tactics used to sell them are not. #TobaccoCompanies are emphasising exciting flavours, convenience and discreet use, and taking advantage of ambiguity in regulations to increase use. https://exposetobacco.org/wp-content/uploads/Nicotine_Pouches.pdf

Tobacco Control Research Group@tcrgbath· Jul 2

📍 @uniofbath.bsky.social 📅 Wednesday 15 July ⏰ 18:30 🎫 Free 🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/national-e...

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Tobacco Control Research Group@tcrgbath· Jun 30

Last week Akanksha Patil and Hussein Faeq from our #TobaccoTactics team attended the @tcij.org summer conference. The #conference provided a valuable opportunity for them to learn about the latest investigative methods and tools. @centre21cpubhealth.bsky.social

Two team members wearing lanyards stand in front of a red banner with the text CIJ and Centre for Investigative Journalism.

Tobacco Control Research Group@tcrgbath· Jun 24

Use of #NicotinePouches is rising at an alarming rate around the world. The transnational #TobaccoIndustry is targeting young people with advertising and capitalising on underdeveloped regulation to promote these products. Find out more in the new brief from STOP: bit.ly/3QzbOg4

Addiction in every pocket
Nicotine pouches and the seeds of a new epidemic

Tobacco Control Research Group@tcrgbath· Jun 16

Policy adoption is not the end point New research identifies 5️⃣ tactics used by the #TobaccoIndustry after policies are adopted These tactics form the Policy Implementation Playbook – a framework for understanding how industry actors shape policy implementation in practice doi.org/10.1186/s129...

“Tobacco industry interference does not end with policy adoption but continues through a range of tactics that can shape how regulations operate in practice.”

Tobacco Control Research Group@tcrgbath· Jun 15

There are three weeks to go until the start of our #TIMRA2026 course! We look forward to welcoming attendees from across the world to Bath and online for training on tobacco industry monitoring, research, and accountability. Find out more: www.bath.ac.uk/corporate-in...

Tobacco Control Research Group@tcrgbath· Jun 11

The 2026 FIFA World Cup starts today. While #TobaccoIndustry sponsorships at that competition have been banned since the late 1980s, there is still a long history of the tobacco industry aligning itself with #football to promote its products. Find out more: www.tobaccotactics.org/article/foot...

Tobacco Control Research Group@tcrgbath· Jun 4

Our recent #research suggests that a #PolluterPays levy and tobacco price cap could prevent 10,000 hospital admissions and save almost 44,000 years of life over a 20-year period in England. Find out more: doi.org/10.1016/j.so... @sarg-scharr.bsky.social #TobaccoControl

“This proposed policy would bring about multiple wins: it raises a large amount of money for the government, delivers health benefits, and helps the poorest the most.”

Tobacco Control Research Group@tcrgbath· Jun 3

We recently published a #TobaccoTactics page detailing British American Tobacco’s promotion of #NicotinePouches in low-and middle-income countries. Find out how #BAT is marketing these products in Kenya, Pakistan and South Africa. www.tobaccotactics.org/article/bat-...

Tobacco Control Research Group@tcrgbath· Jun 1

One year ago today, 1 June, the UK’s ban on single-use e-cigarettes was entered into force. Our researchers analysed consultation responses to this ban and found submissions from transnational #TobaccoCompanies and linked organisations that opposed it. Find out more: doi.org/10.1093/heap...

"[Transnational tobacco companies] used familiar framing strategies to oppose the UK's single-use e-cigarette ban, despite claimed alignment with public health and environmental goals."

Tobacco Control Research Group@tcrgbath· May 28

A #PolluterPays levy and tobacco price cap could cut smoking deaths, reduce hospital admissions, and raise £billions in tax revenue. A new study by TCRG and @sarg-scharr.bsky.social has shown that such a scheme could have significant #PublicHealth benefits in the UK. doi.org/10.1016/j.so...

Combining a wholesale price cap with a tax rise could allow the government to pursue health goals by removing the [tobacco] industry’s ability to maintain affordable product ranges.

Tobacco Control Research Group@tcrgbath· May 26

On the final day of #ECToH 2026 @robbranston.bsky.social presented on the impact of a tobacco #PriceCap and #TaxIncrease. Thanks to the organisers of the European Conference on Tobacco or Health for giving us the opportunity to meet and share learnings with the #TobaccoControl community in Europe.

Dr Rob Branston stands on a stage delivering a presentation to an audience next to a screen with presentation slides on.

Tobacco Control Research Group@tcrgbath· May 22

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Allen Gallagher, Co-Director of and research fellow within the Tobacco Control Research Group, has been named as a recipient of the 2026 World No Tobacco Day #WNTD Award. Find out more: www.bath.ac.uk/announcement... @who.int | @uniofbath.bsky.social

“I am honoured to be named a recipient of the 2026 World No Tobacco Day Award by WHO, and I’d like to congratulate the other recipients of this year’s award for their important work. So many people are negatively impacted by the global tobacco epidemic, and so the work undertaken to protect lives against its harms is crucial.”

Tobacco Control Research Group@tcrgbath· May 22

Yesterday at the European Conference on Tobacco or Health #ECToH2026 started with Dr Allen Gallagher and Dr Britta Matthes participating in a session on forward-looking tobacco control measures in Europe.

Tobacco Control Research Group@tcrgbath· May 20

The European Conference on Tobacco or Health opened in Milan today. #ECToHMilan2026 Our research associate Dr. Zaineb Sheikh presented on the weakening impact of the UK’s minimum excise tax on tobacco. Dr Sheikh also took part in a special event to celebrate the best of the 2023 ECToH conference.

Tobacco Control Research Group@tcrgbath· May 20

Congratulations to Global Center for Good Governance in Tobacco Control and their contributors for the launch of the third edition of the Eastern Mediterranean Tobacco Industry Interference Index. This report addresses how the governments of 11 countries are implementing WHO FCTC Article 5.3.

Tobacco Control Research Group@tcrgbath· May 19

Next Wednesday, Dr Sophie Braznell will present on strategies used by the #TobaccoIndustry to attract young users in a @partnershipfree.bsky.social #webinar on targeting of #youth. 📅 27 May 2026 🕧14:00–15:30 CET / 13:00-14:30 UK 👉 Register here: forms.gle/GhaBaF1BpL9P...