Welcome to the UK Centre for
Tobacco & Alcohol Studies

Latest report:

E-cigarettes and heated tobacco products:
Public Health England’s e-cigarette evidence review update.

Drink Less:
Get help reducing the amount of alcohol you consume

By Susan Michie

Latest Press Releases

ALCOHOL TO CLAIM 63,000 LIVES OVER NEXT FIVE YEARS

UKCTAS and the Global Challenges Research Fund

UKCTAS comment on the latest tobacco control plan for England: “Towards a smoke-free generation”

Vaping may help explain record fall in UK smoking rates

COMMENTARY ON WHO REPORT ON E-CIGARETTES

Tobacco Products Directive enters into force + UK plain packaging upheld

High Court rules in favour of standardised packaging

Upcoming Events


More information on the following courses will be available in October 2018.

"Tobacco Control Interventions"

28th Jan - 1st Feb 2019
University of Nottingham

"Alcohol, Policy, Problems & Practice (MSc)"

4th - 8th February 2019
Kings College London

Featured Videos:



E-cigarettes: a guide for healthcare professionals
NCSCT online Training

Smoking and mental health
Bristol TARG

Alcohol harms and labelling: right to know vs. don't want to know
Bristol TARG

E-cigarette use during pregnancy
Professor Linda Bauld


About UKCTAS



UKCTAS is a network of 13 universities (12 in the UK, one in New Zealand) funded by the UK Clinical Research Collaboration. Conducting research, teaching and policy work into tobacco and alcohol, both important public health concerns.

One of the main objectives of the centre is to engage, recruit, train and develop new researchers. The ECR group meet a few times a year to discuss the work of individual researchers in alcohol, tobacco and e-cigarette research. Read more about our ECR programme here.

The UKCTAS aims to deliver an international research and policy development portfolio, and build capacity in tobacco and alcohol research.

Our work includes developing strategies for behaviour change in tobacco and alcohol use, assessing risks, identifying measures to reduce harm, monitoring the tobacco and alcohol industries, and developing effective public policies to improve public health and wellbeing.

Linked to the tobacco or alcohol industry - our research is conducted without industry funding or influence.

A lobbying group, but we do have close links with advocacy organisations and will assist them where appropriate.

Click here to see any conflicts of interest.

Our objectives

To carry out research and policy work in national and global tobacco control and develop programmes of work on preventing harmful use of alcohol.

Build and consolidate capacity for the future by further developing our cohort of early career tobacco control researchers.

To engage, recruit, train and develop new researchers, health professionals, policymakers, advocates and others in both tobacco control and alcohol research policy and practice.

Work with our research centres and stakeholders to provide further strategic direction for tobacco and alcohol policy and advocacy, and apply and continue to develop our methodological expertise regarding these behavioural issues.