Professor of Gambling Research and Policy at the University of Glasgow. Co-chair of the Lancet Public Health Commission on Gambling.
Heather Wardle
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We have a new report that we are just finalising now looking at the impact of changing gambling regulation on the macro economy - watch this space!
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
@uofgsps.bsky.social
Heather Wardle
I’m so delighted that we get to extend our research in this area - nearly twenty years of gambling prevalence research, and there’s still so much to do….
Last day in Istanbul at the WHO meeting on addictive behaviours.…
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Excellent article, reminding all of us of pioneering early work in gambling research - and reminding us how much there is still to do. www.sciencenews.org/article/bob-.... Roll on 2026….
@uofgussp.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social
Should have posted ages ago…new paper adding further temporal evidence on the relationship between gambling and suicidal ideation. www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
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Heather Wardle
📣 New Blog!
In this blog, Mhairi Mackenzie @uofgussp.bsky.social describes Fundamental Cause Theory and presents an important framework on how to mitigate rather than exacerbate inequalities, and how to actively work to undo fundamental causes of health inequalities
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Heather Wardle
The link between high engagement in gambling and suicidality is stronger than previously thought, according to a new study by the Universities of Glasgow and City St Georges, University of London.
Had a great discussion with David Cooper @lastshow.bsky.social about @greoinsights.bsky.social new report (tinyurl.com/ms25e6nm) on online gambling - developed in collaboration with @ccsacanada.bsky.social & @mhrcanada.bsky.social : tinyurl.com/yc76fhc4
Our new video introduces the Policy Research Unit in Addictions, showing how our research helps inform policy and tackle the challenges of addiction and addictive products.
Watch it on Youtube and subscribe for more on our latest research youtu.be/Qwp4VrnFfnk
Glasgow Centre for Population Health
Excellent project led by our gambling harms experts @fabiolacreed.bsky.social @shwardle.bsky.social with @uniofnottingham.bsky.social @lshtm.bsky.social that's asking the public to share their branded sports memorabilia - please help out and shatre!
Got sports memorabilia from the past 60 years?
Share it with @kthabitproject.bsky.social - and build a digital archive charting sports sponsorship over the decades
Contributing to this project are gambling harms, experts @fabiolacreed.bsky.social @shwardle.bsky.social
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Matthew M. Young
Policy Research Unit in Addictions
University of Glasgow College of Social Sciences
UofG School of Social & Political Sciences
Treasury select committee calls for higher duties on most addictive forms, such as high-street slots and online gameswww.theguardian.com
Behavioral addictions caused by social media, online gambling, and games affect millions of people worldwide, experts warn at international event to discuss early detection of addictive behaviors in p...
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Psychiatrist Robert Custer spent his life convincing doctors that compulsive gambling was not an impulse control problem. Today, his research is foundational for diagnosis and treatment.
Great to see this important research into gambling behaviours continue. Our experts including @shwardle.bsky.social have led hugely impactful research into gambling harms and how these affect individuals - and those around them - for the past two decades.
Charlotte Morris
YouTube video by Policy Research Unit (PRU) in Addictions
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Thirty years on: reflecting on Fundamental Cause Theory and its implications for action
We're delighted to announce the launch of our project website! This includes a Digital Map, using public submissions to chart ‘addictive sponsorship’ in British sport through branded memorabilia. Please visit us/circulate widely/repost/make a submission!
kickingthehabit.uk/memorabilia-...
We're delighted to announce the launch of our project website! This includes a Digital Map, using public submissions to chart ‘addictive sponsorship’ in British sport through branded memorabilia. Please visit us/circulate widely/repost/make a submission!
kickingthehabit.uk/memorabilia-...
Do you have any memorabilia related to unhealthy sports sponsorship in Britain from the 1960s onwards that you are willing to share?
Our gambling harms experts have been awarded a four year contract by @gamblingcommission.bsky.social to deliver the Gambling Survey for Great Britain with @natcen.bsky.social
Previous contributions by UofG researchers have deepened understanding of gambling behaviours.
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