Alcohol Research UK conference and early career symposium
Alcohol Research UK's 2016 Annual Conference will take place on Wednesday, 16 March 2016 in Birmingham, exploring new evidence on patterns of alcohol use across the UK, alcohol risks and harm, developing interventions, and reflections on the relationship between alcohol research and evidence-informed policy.
Themes to be discussed at this year’s conference include:
- Calculating risk – how do we better measure the relationship between alcohol consumption and a range of potential harms?
- Measuring consumption – how can we better understand patterns of consumption across society?
- Policy impacts – how can we test the impact of research on alcohol policy, and alcohol policies on consumption and harm?
- Treatment and prevention – how can research help us measure the effects of interventions on problem drinkers?
The current version of the Annual Conference programme is available here [pdf]. An early bird rate is available up to 1 February 2016 via the Alcohol Research UK website or directly through the Eventbrite page.
A Postgraduate and Early Career Symposium for 2016 is also being held the previous day on the 15 March 2016 also in Birmingham. This will showcase some of the best new research in the field, and culminate in an evening debate on the future of alcohol research at the internationally acclaimed Ikon Gallery. Both events can be booked here.
New Directions 2016 
The New Directions in the Study of Alcohol Group (NDSAG) 2016 conference takes place over Thursday 21st – Sunday 24th April 2016 in Bradford.
The conference will be the 40th New Directions conference, and includes a keynote from Prof. Bruce Alexander. Other speakers include Keith Humphreys, Nick Heather, David Best and many more. See here for the 40th Annual NDSAG Conference 2016 flyer [pdf] and booking form [pdf or word doc].
PHE teleconference launch of harmful drinking and dependence resource
Public Health England (PHE) are releasing a new resource ‘Health Matters: Harmful drinking and alcohol dependence’ with a teleconference and Q&A session on 2.00pm – 2.30pm on Thursday 21st January 2016.
The latest edition of Health Matters 'focuses on effective ways to address alcohol dependency by aligning the whole health system to invest with confidence in evidence based policies and treatment interventions. It is aimed at those responsible for commissioning and delivering alcohol treatment services such as local authorities, NHS services, the voluntary sector, and public health policymakers.'
To take part in the teleconference, participants are requested to dial in 5-10 minutes prior to the start time, using the number and conference ID below:
- Local – London: +44(0)20 3427 1912
- National free phone – United Kingdom: 0800 279 4977
- Conference code: 4136850
SHAAP Occasional Seminars 
Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP) are hosting a series of 'occasional seminars' to showcase innovative research on alcohol use and provide the chance for researchers, practitioners and policy makers and members of the public to hear and discuss alcohol related topics. Forthcoming seminars include:
- 4th February 2016 - European survey of University student alcohol use: The CALIBRATE project
- 1st March 2016 - What’s not on the bottle?: Alcohol labelling in Europe
- 19th May 2016 - Hypothesising ethnic differences in alcohol-related harms and alcoholic liver disease
- 14th June - Adolescent binge drinking in Chile: Does it matter which school they go to?
SHAAP and the BSA Alcohol Study Group are also hosting a one-day interdisciplinary symposium 'How do different disciplines talk about alcohol and how can we work better together?' on 22nd April 2016 in Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh from 10am - 4:30pm.
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