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Dr Emily Nicholls

@dremilynicholls

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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Latest posts by Dr Emily Nicholls @dremilynicholls

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

18.02.2026 07:36 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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New online - β€˜Hiding the Label’: β€˜Passing’ as Drinkers and Reinforcing Drinking Norms Through no and Low Alcohol Consumption in Social Settings

@dremilynicholls.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1111/dar....

10.02.2026 04:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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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

14.01.2026 10:07 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Encouraging No and Low Alcohol Availability and Visibility in Hospitality Settings – Spotlight on Business and Society

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

18.12.2025 09:42 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ours is fairly hardy but she also LOVES getting fully buried under blankets and duvets

12.12.2025 16:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Obviously (lurcher owner who understands).

12.12.2025 15:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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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

12.12.2025 14:27 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

@uoy-sociology.bsky.social @uoysbs.bsky.social @yorkstjohn.bsky.social

11.12.2025 17:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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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

11.12.2025 17:20 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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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

08.12.2025 09:37 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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

29.04.2025 13:49 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œA 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-...

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...

22.04.2025 13:04 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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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...

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...

10.04.2025 10:04 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
The Psychology of (Not)  Eating Meat - Dr Thomas Davies and Dr Emily Nicholls
The Psychology of (Not) Eating Meat - Dr Thomas Davies and Dr Emily Nicholls YouTube video by York Ideas

Recording of the event is now available @bggyoneandonly.bsky.social and others: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KIQ...

04.04.2025 10:53 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

@drinkingstudies.bsky.social @dremilynicholls.bsky.social This looks interesting

21.03.2025 15:50 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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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

06.03.2025 07:51 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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New friend comes home in a couple of weeks. @dremilynicholls.bsky.social #adoptdontshop

25.02.2025 22:29 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for your interest! We are currently considering whether to record, so feedback like this is very helpful thank you :)

Will be sure to share if we do!

05.02.2025 09:51 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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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.

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

05.02.2025 09:19 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

the battered vegan company did a pop up in York, think they are north of England based mobile company, looking to do some festivals etc this year

23.01.2025 20:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sensational "fish" and chips 🌱❀️

#veganbluesky
#veganfishnchips
#veganfood

22.01.2025 22:02 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0
Photo mock up of an infographic exploring barriers to Meat Free alternative foods.

Photo mock up of an infographic exploring barriers to Meat Free alternative foods.

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 πŸ•Ά appears...🧡
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16.01.2025 07:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
A couple stood outside the door of their new home

A couple stood outside the door of their new home

A snowy and icy pond with swans

A snowy and icy pond with swans

New year, new adventures

We bought a house together! And my new walk to work is beautiful

#york
#newhouse
#winter

12.01.2025 07:26 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
A small building in a snowy park

A small building in a snowy park

Snowy view of a railway line and street

Snowy view of a railway line and street

Snowy morning in York, UK

#snow
#snowday
#york

05.01.2025 07:48 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes I agree, I've also thought a lot about how meat subs in many ways reinforce the status of meat and the idea we NEED something "meat-adjacent" for a complete meal. But balancing that alongside supporting people to make positive steps & reduce or stop meat consumption like you say!

02.01.2025 19:37 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Infographic for a research project exploring barriers people face in eating more "meat substitute" products

Infographic for a research project exploring barriers people face in eating more "meat substitute" products

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

02.01.2025 08:28 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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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!

Veganuary starts today!!
veganuary.com/en-us/

02.01.2025 03:31 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

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

30.12.2024 15:41 πŸ‘ 1101 πŸ” 175 πŸ’¬ 28 πŸ“Œ 25
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A very vegan Christmas 🌱❀️

#veganfood
#vegan
#veganchristmas

30.12.2024 21:39 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Yorkshire Wolds πŸ₯°

#yorkshire
#wolds

23.12.2024 07:55 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0