It’s day three of #SRNT2026 and our team in Baltimore are appreciating the opportunity to learn from fellow #TobaccoControl researchers and academics. @srn-t.bsky.social
Today, our Co-Director Dr Allen Gallagher will be sharing two posters on his work all about the #IllicitTobacco trade.
Today at #SRNT2026, two of our researchers will share their work. @srn-t.bsky.social
Dr John Mehegan will share research on using artificial intelligence #AI in #TobaccoControl and Claudia Jardim will share #research on how tobacco control policies impact tobacco company investment behaviour.
( 📷 credit: Irina Sitnikova / unsplash)
#SRNT2026 starts today.
Around 1,400 researchers, academics, and government employees working in the fields of nicotine and tobacco are gathering in Baltimore.
Five of our researchers will be there and are looking forward to learning about the latest #research in the field.
@srn-t.bsky.social
📰 University of Bath researchers from the @tcrgbath.bsky.social, part of our Centre for 21st Century Public Health, will travel to Baltimore, USA, to present their research at the Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco annual meeting.
Save the date Post-COP11 Webinar Beyond Traditional Litigation: Emerging Opportunities for the Health Sector Under WHO FCTC Article 19 (Liability) 1pm GMT | 2pm Berlin | 3pm Cairo | 8pm Bangkok | 9am New York | 10am Brasilia
Dr Raouf Alebshehy will participate in a Global Center for Good Governance in Tobacco Control #webinar on the #FCTCCOP11 decision on #Article19
Register to find out what this decision means for health sector action and to learn about approaches for low- and middle-income countries
🖱️ bit.ly/3ZQY5SV
💫 Are you interested in finding out more about the #PublicHealth research we do at the @uniofbath.bsky.social?
Sign up to the new newsletter from the @centre21cpubhealth.bsky.social for the latest on #TobaccoControl and the Commercial Determinants of Health #CDoH.
🖱️ eepurl.com/jpIRAU
TCRG members will be attending and presenting at the Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco annual meeting in Baltimore from 4 to 7 March.
Researchers from TCRG will present their work at the Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco annual meeting. @srn-t.bsky.social
We look forward to connecting with colleagues from across the international #TobaccoControl community.
www.bath.ac.uk/announcement...
#SRNT2026 #PublicHealthResearch
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“[Tobacco and nicotine companies] presented themselves as ‘good’, denying responsibility for smoking or youth nicotine product use, while questioning policymakers’ and public health actors’ skills and motives and blaming individuals’ irresponsible behaviours.”
🚭 The UK Tobacco and Vapes Bill reaches the report stage in the House of Lords today.
Our #research on submissions from the tobacco & nicotine industries on the 2023/4 #TobaccoAndVapesBill suggests that these industries push back on #PublicHealth legislation.
Read: doi.org/10.1136/tc-2...
⏲️ There are 4️⃣ days left to apply to attend our tobacco industry monitoring, research, and accountability course. #TIMRA2026
In this video, 2024 attendee Waseem Janjua discusses what he has learnt from fellow TIMRA participants.
📝 Apply now - www.bath.ac.uk/events/tobac...
#PublicHealthTraining
"The 2025 UKTI shows an improvement in how the UK government is responding to these interference attempts, when compared to the 2023 report, while showing that the industry continues to be a key threat to independent policymaking.”
Tobacco companies seek to interfere with #PublicHealth policymaking to protect their businesses & profits.
The latest UK Tobacco Industry Interference Index #UKTI includes 5️⃣ recommendations that should be implemented to protect public health from such interference.
👉 www.bath.ac.uk/case-studies...
@partnershipfree.bsky.social have published a set of 19 infographics on the projected impacts of revising the EU Tobacco Tax Directive #TTD.
These projected impacts are based on modelling by Dr. Zaineb Sheikh from TCRG and Prof. Dr. Ángel López Nicolás.
www.smokefreepartnership.eu/news/country...
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Do you want to improve your skills to monitor, research and hold the #TobaccoIndustry accountable?
There is just over 1️⃣ week left to apply to join our #TIMRA2026 course.
The course will be held online and in-person in Bath, UK from 6 – 10 July.
Find out more: www.bath.ac.uk/events/tobac...
Yesterday our Co-Director @robbranston.bsky.social presented alongside @ashwalescymru.bsky.social and other public health groups to the Senedd (Welsh Parliament) Cross-Party Group on Smoking and Health about a potential tobacco #PolluterPays levy scheme.
More info: www.bath.ac.uk/case-studies...
The duty-free tobacco sector undermines public health, decreases government revenue and increases illicit trade.
Our new #TobaccoTactics page examines the role of tobacco companies, global policy responses, and arguments used by the duty-free tobacco lobby.
www.tobaccotactics.org/article/the-...
A hand holding a smoking cigarette with the text "Ending duty-free tobacco sales would be good for health – and health budgets" and the University of Bath logo.
Duty-free tobacco sales may seem like a travel perk, but they undermine smoke-free goals and cost health systems millions.
Academics from Bath's @tcrgbath.bsky.social consider what the end of duty-free tobacco sales could: https://bit.ly/4tj4IuO
#Research
Complicit in Illicit? Tobacco Industry Tactics in the Philippines.
#TobaccoTaxes are one of the most effective public health tools, but the #TobaccoIndustry claims that rising taxes are the main driver of illicit trade in tobacco products.
Find out more in a new report on the illicit trade of tobacco products in the #Philippines.
👉 exposetobacco.org/complicit/
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The production of Flue Cured Virginia tobacco #FCV is highly profitable for #TobaccoCompanies and has damaging environmental impacts.
According to researchers, restricting the use of Flue Cured Virginia tobacco could help protect both the environment and public health.
🔗 doi.org/10.1136/tc-2...
Register to hear Prof. Anna Gilmore speak about how businesses shape #PublicHealth and what India's experiences can teach us about the Commercial Determinants of Health #CDoH in this upcoming webinar organised by the Centre for Commercial Determinants of Health (C-CDOH).
🔗 zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Find out more about Imperial Brands - www.tobaccotactics.org/article/impe...
Yesterday we were in Bristol, UK at the Annual General Meeting of Imperial Brands, one of the world's largest tobacco companies.
We put a number of questions to the board about the company’s activities.
TCRG co-directors @robbranston.bsky.social and Dr. @allengallagher.bsky.social explain more.
🎙️ Today marks one year since we launched series one of #DeadlyIndustryPod.
🎧 A huge thank you to our amazing guest experts, listeners and podcast team for helping us to reveal the tactics that keep Big Tobacco so powerful and profitable.
👂 Listen to all 16 episodes: shows.acast.com/deadly-indus...
Find out more in a new @theconversation.com article about this research: doi.org/10.64628/AA....
@janethoek.bsky.social @robbranston.bsky.social
“By allowing duty-free tobacco sales, Aotearoa’s (New Zealand) Government effectively provides a government-sanctioned price discount on tobacco products, an action that is also out of step with its obligations as a Party to the FCTC.”
The sale of tobacco products #duty-free can undermine #tobaccocontrol efforts.
🆕 research from @universityofotago.bsky.social & @uniofbath.bsky.social shows duty-free tobacco sales prevented Aotearoa (New Zealand) from earning up to $96m in tax revenue between 2015-2024.
🔗 doi.org/10.1136/tc-2...
There is still time to register for @partnershipfree.bsky.social upcoming webinar - Sweden: Setting it Straight!
Hear experts discuss how the #tobaccoindustry and its front groups misrepresent Sweden’s decline in smoking.
📅 Tuesday 3 February
🔗 events.teams.microsoft.com/event/b045d1...
Webinar: 9:30, 4 Feb @lhgp.bsky.social Director Prof Anna Gilmore discusses how businesses shape public health, drawing on tobacco control research. Part of the Conversations on CDoH series with speakers from India and beyond: zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#PublicHealth
✨ Applications are open for #TIMRA2026! ✨
Join us to learn how to monitor, research and hold the #tobaccoindustry accountable.
Hear from 2024 attendee Given Kapolyo on the importance of having a strong support network in #tobaccocontrol.
⌛️ Apply by Sunday 22 Feb
📍 www.bath.ac.uk/events/tobac...
“People who use tobacco products should be informed of the different leaves and the consequences of their production methods in the products they’re buying, and the damage they are doing to the environment.”
New #research reveals how the growth and production of Flue-Cured Virginia tobacco in Zimbabwe is driving #deforestation and creating economic traps for farmers.
The findings underline an urgent need for action to protect ecosystems and the health of farmers.
Find out more: doi.org/10.1136/tc-2...
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“[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 companies claim that they are responsible actors, but evidence shows that they continue to resist regulation that could threaten their profits.
Find out more in our recent analysis of the #tobaccoindustry response to the UK’s ‘disposable’ #ecigarette ban.
👉 doi.org/10.1093/heap...
A new editorial published in @lancetrespirmed.bsky.social highlights tobacco industry influence on medicine and science and the progress made by #tobaccocontrol in protecting these areas
The editorial references our work on the #ScienceForProfit model and industry targeting of health professionals
“Despite decades of progress in tobacco control, misinformation continues to undermine evidence-based efforts and contributes to preventable mortality.”
Online tobacco related misinformation can pose significant risks to #publichealth and fact-checking of tobacco related claims is vital.
New research by TCRG evaluates how Artificial Intelligence #AI can be used to help combat misinformation in the tobacco domain.
More info: doi.org/10.3389/frai...
