Reader in Psychology @QUBelfast
President @kettilbruunsociety.bsky.social
Alcohol/other drugs, #HarmReduction, drug consumption rooms, OPCs, SCS #AddictionSci
Loves: dogs, dance, run, sea, joy
Views own (she/her) bi #BeMoreLyra
In my own time and space
Gillian Shorter PhD
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KBS26 @kettilbruunsociety.bsky.social in Kaunas is on! Brilliant opening by President Gillian Shorter @gwshorter.bsky.social
It 100% harms AHSS, but as a bonus, it also harms STEM. Curiosity driven, investigator led research drives innovation where there isn't a more immediate commercial incentive, and industry already pursues research where there is. Universities exist for the public good, not to subsidize industry.
RTĂâs boycott of this yearâs Eurovision goes beyond simply not sending a contestant to Vienna, as the broadcaster will not be showing any of this weekâs shows.
Instead, RTĂ2 will broadcast the classic Father Ted episode A Song for Europe during the usual Eurovision timeslot.
Today is the 25th birthday of the Medically Supervised Injecting Centre in Sydney. Thank you to Marianne Jauncey and her extraordinary team for continuing to meet people where they are at. Harm reduction in the every day. More of it. youtu.be/EmvXY-o3FNk
In response to Simon Dudley's (Reform UK) comments on Grenfell:
Emma Vieira presented her latent class analysis study: "The role of gender in understanding clusters of young adult's drinking; health, and harm outcomes"
We both received brilliant feedback from @gwshorter.bsky.social đ
@kettilbruunsociety.bsky.social #KBS2026
More than a quarter of UK musicians lost all EU work since 2021, report finds. Average tour earnings down 45%, with nearly three-fifths of musicians saying touring in Europe is no longer viable. www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j... @theguardian.com
The latest UK alcohol death stats are out - but itâs easy to get lost in the year-to-year changes.
To really understand whatâs going on, we need to zoom out.
Fair warning: lots of charts ahead đđ§”
This first chart shows how many people have died from alcohol-specific causes (mostly liver...
Pleasure to present today in a #KBS2026 session on Heavy Drinking: Drivers and Consequences - my PhD paper:
Traditional and Emerging Gendered Heavy Drinking Norms and Experiences of Intoxication Among Young People
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Average tour earnings down 45%, with nearly three-fifths of musicians saying touring in Europe is no longer viable
www.theguardian.com
Open Letter: Defunding of all Supervised Consumption Sites in Ontario
âEffective law and policy must be grounded in evidence, and shifting funding from SCS elsewhere is not supported by evidence or the public at large.â
#onpoli #cdnpoli
drugpolicy.ca/open-letter-...
AHSS research is already massively underfunded in Ireland, proposals to restructure funding models and prioritise commercialisation of research will disproportionately impact the humanities - Irish academics, post-docs & post-grads past, current and future please add your voice in opposition đ
Grenfell United
Kari Lancaster
Klaudia Kepa
Institute of Alcohol Studies
Europe Street News
March 31st 2026 The Honourable Doug Ford, MPPPremier, Minister of Intergovernmental AffairsVia email: [email protected] | [email protected] The Honourable Sylvia Jones, MPPDeputy Premier, Minist...
