Five facts about tobacco farming
With tobacco killing one in two of its users, it’s little wonder that a major focus for tobacco control advocacy is on health. But while tobacco products appear near the end of a long and complex...
View ArticleThe dark side of disposable e-cigarettes
Colourful, shiny, grabbable single-use vapes are designed as a ‘quick-fix’. But did you know that e-cigarettes introduce plastic, nicotine salts, heavy metals, lead, mercury, and flammable lithium ion...
View ArticlePlugging in to an investigative network
Members of the Tobacco Control Research Group (TCRG) from the University of Bath joined some 2,000 journalists from across the world at the recent Global Investigative Journalism Conference. Organised...
View ArticleA first-hand exploration into the policymaking process
Written by Adam Bertscher, PhD candidate in the Tobacco Control Research Group During my final PhD year, I took part in a four-month internship with the House of Commons Public Administration and...
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"Very brave individuals speaking out against very powerful companies." -...
More than 100 people attended the launch of our new documentary Tobacco Slave at the M-Shed in Bristol. The 30-minute documentary explores the neo-colonial links between tobacco farming and tobacco...
View ArticleThe Foundation for a Smoke-Free World’s rebrand is imminent, but this...
Written by Dr Tess Legg, Research Associate in the Tobacco Control Research Group at the University of Bath Since the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World’s (FSFW) launch in September 2017, TCRG...
View ArticleWhat we expect to happen in the world of Tobacco Control in 2024
The new year is a good time to look forward to the next 12 months. So let’s dig into what we expect to happen in the world of tobacco control in 2024. Steps forward in tobacco control policy The...
View ArticleThe COP you haven’t heard of
You will probably have heard of the Climate Change COP, an annual meeting of the signatories to the parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. But have you heard of the...
View ArticleFighting for attention: How to educate youth about the dangers of e-cigarettes?
Written by Dr Sophie Braznell, Research Co-ordinator in the Tobacco Control Research Group at the University of Bath The risks of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are fiercely debated. Nonetheless,...
View ArticleWhy it is important to consider cigars, cigarillos and waterpipes in a UK...
The UK government’s smokefree generation policy announced in October 2023 plans to stop the sale of tobacco products to anyone born in 2009 or later by raising the smoking age by one year each year....
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