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25.01.2022 Apply now for our PhD scholarship on understanding heavy alcohol consumption cultures among nurses and lawyers. Applications close 31 October. https://www.latrobe.edu.au//centre-for-alcohol-policy-rese

25.01.2022 A huge congratulations to Sandra Kuntsche, Cassandra Wright, and Emmanuel Kuntsche from CAPR who, with Sherry Stewart, have been successful in receiving an Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Project grant on alcohol use in working mothers. Mothers' little helper: Alcohol use in working mothers. This project aims to generate unique insights into the strains that Australian working mothers face in their daily lives and the impact these strains have on their alcohol c...onsumption. Using innovative methods to understand strains resulting from two major life domains, family and work, the project expects to generate new knowledge which can be used to develop interventions to address this important issue. The results of this study can provide significant benefits not only to the quality of life of working mothers in Australia but also has society-wide implications. This is due to alcohol use being a leading avoidable cause for productivity loss alongside other social, community and economic costs. https://www.latrobe.edu.au//la-trobe-receives-$4.1m-in-arc

25.01.2022 CAPR Director Prof Emmanuel Kuntsche from La Trobe University will be speaking at #IMiA21 on Friday 26 February, 3.30pm AEDT on Alcohol, Biomarkers Liver Disease with Prof Paul Haber from University of Sydney, and Prof Edward Ogden, chaired by Dr Shalini Arunogiri from the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists. Details: https://imia21.com.au/program.php

21.01.2022 New research from CAPR at La Trobe University has found that mothers of preschool aged children who experience work-family conflict are drinking to cope with various stresses; this was not the case for fathers of preschool aged children. https://www.latrobe.edu.au//new-research-shows-mothers-of- #alcoholpolicy

19.01.2022 CAPR's Sarah Callinan will present on Purchasing, Consumption, Demographic and Socio-Economic Variables Associated with Shifts in Alcohol Consumption During the COVID-19 Pandemic at the Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs (APSAD) webinar series, 12.30pm, Wednesday18 November. Details and registrations: https://www.apsad.org.au/2020-webinar-series

19.01.2022 Apply now for two PHD scholarships in alcohol epidemiology and public health for outstanding candidates to research understanding harm from others’ drinking in Australia. Apply by 30 October for international applicants and 31 October for Aus/NZ. https://www.latrobe.edu.au//doctoral-research-scholarships... #alcoholpolicy

19.01.2022 "There’s a bit of data around, but the picture is still not quite clear. As researchers from the Centre for Alcohol Policy Research at La Trobe University have argued in an editorial published today, we need more research to understand the influence of the pandemic on use." COVID changed the way we use drugs and alcohol now it's time to properly invest in treatment https://theconversation.com/covid-changed-the-way-we-use-dr

17.01.2022 CAPR's Michael Livingston will appear on the panel for Taking policy action to reduce alcohol-fuelled harm in Australia with Shanna Whan from Sober in the Country Ltd, Nicholas Carah and Jane Martin on Monday 16 November at noon. Details and registration: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/taking-policy-action-to-red

17.01.2022 A CAPR study reveals most at-risk drinkers in Australia. https://www.oversixty.com.au//study-reveals-most-at-risk-d

17.01.2022 CAPR is seeking a Research Officer, Alcohol Statistics to work with Dr Heng (Jason) Jiang and team to undertake key analyses of survey and other data sources dealing with alcohol consumption and related harm in Australia. Apply by 11pm, 7 February AEST: http://tinyurl.com/yyq46fnp

17.01.2022 Please join us in congratulating Florian Labhart on the successful completion of his PhD thesis Context is Everything: Using a Smartphone App to Capture Young People's Drinking Behaviours, Cognitions, Environments, and Consequences. Florian was supervised by CAPR Director Emmanuel Kuntsche. Well done Florian!

14.01.2022 The closure of licensed premises and social distancing measures in Australia in response to COVID19 appear to have reduced harmful alcohol consumption in younger drinkers, particularly young women. New research from CAPR researchers Sarah Callinan, Koen Smit, Yvette MojicaPerez and Emmanuel Kuntsche alongside co-authors Simon D'Aquino and David Moore published in Addiction journal. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.15275

14.01.2022 "Around 1 in 6 Australians drank more alcohol during the COVID19 pandemic - but around 1 in 6 Aussies also drank less, possibly because the pubs and clubs were shut, according to Australian research." New research led by CAPR's Sarah Callinan on COVID and alcohol consumption published today. https://www.scimex.org//around-1-in-6-of-us-drank-more-boo

12.01.2022 Here's our Senior Research Fellow Sarah Callinan talking about her work on drinking in the home. Thank you to the La Trobe University College of Science, Health and Engineering for putting this video together. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRK4KOVEAUk&feature=youtu.be

11.01.2022 On Wednesday 11 November from 12.30 to 2.30pm CAPR researchers and friends Benjamin Riordan, Gabriel Caluzzi, Robin Room and Cassandra Wright take part in Early Career Researchers rapid fire presentations, paper award and networking sessions for the Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs (APSAD) webinar series. Details here: https://www.apsad.org.au/2020-webinar-series

10.01.2022 Well done to CAPR PhD student Melvin Marzan for presenting his research to the La Trobe University School of Psychology and Public Health this afternoon. Melvin's research focuses on modelling the dose-response relationship of alcohol consumption and specific social harms and the potential impact of various pricing policies for social harm reduction in Australia. https://scholars.latrobe.edu.au/display/mmarzan

10.01.2022 Over 100,000 people have signed the petition to oppose a Dan Murphy's in Darwin. Details here: https://www.change.org/p/woolworths-keep-grog-out-of-our-co

07.01.2022 Who pays for your drinks? CAPR researchers Robin Room and Anne-Marie Laslett lead a global research program on how drinking can bring harm to others. https://www.latrobe.edu.au///2020/who-pays-for-your-drinks... La Trobe University

05.01.2022 CAPR's Senior Research Fellow Dr Amy Pennay spoke on 3AW Drive with Tom Elliott about drinking trends in Australia. Australia is traditionally known as a heavy drinking nation, but this has been in decline, with young people in particular drinking less. Tune in at 1 hr. 40 min in: https://tinyurl.com/y2sdakde... Photo credit: Australia.com

02.01.2022 "Governments have always had conflicting motives about inherently attractive substances that carry risks of harmlike tobacco, alcohol, and (other) drugs." -Distinguished Professor Robin Room, interviewed for the Points: Joint Blog ADHS and AIHP about his work on The Monopoly Option: Obsolescent or a ‘Best Buy’ in Alcohol and Other Drug Control? Read more: https://pointshistory.com/2021/01/29/shad-interview-room/

02.01.2022 CAPR researchers Mia Miller, Sarah Callinan and Michael Livingston have produced a timeline of Australian alcohol-relevant COVID restrictions. It is a useful tool for Australian researchers looking at the potential impact of restrictions on consumption and for international researchers to compare Australian restrictions with theirs. https://lnkd.in/df2QqU9... #alcoholpolicy #covidrestrictions