Information about the UKCTCS

What we are:

• A UK Centre for Public Health Research Excellence
• A partnership of nine university teams conducting research on tobacco control

Our aims:

We aim to deliver a comprehensive portfolio of multidisciplinary original research and policy work in national and global tobacco control activity. Find out more about our research.

• Conduct research to reduce the burden of disease and disability caused by tobacco use
• Engage with policy and practice in tobacco control and smoking cessation

Create a substainable structure in tobacco control science and practice, establishing the UKCTCS as a major international focus for training and development. Find out more about our teaching activities.

• Establish training opportunities for people wishing to engage in tobacco control work

• Foster the development of new researchers in tobacco control

We are not:

• Linked to the tobacco industry - our research is conducted without tobacco industry funding or influence
• A lobbying group, but have close links with advocacy organisations and will assist them where appropriate