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The UK Centre for Tobacco Control Studies (UKCTCS) is a network of nine universities in the UK working in the field of tobacco control whose main activities are:

  • Original research
  • Policy development
  • Advocacy
  • Teaching and training

UKCTCS is one of five UK Public Health Research Centres of Excellence.  

 

 

News

Debating age limits on tobacco

Description
The New York City Council has taken up a proposal to raise the minimum age for tobacco purchases to 21 from 18, the strictest such limits in any major American city.
Date:
02/05/2013

Coalition must act on cigarette packaging

Description
JTI Gallaher, maker of Camel, is spending over £2m on its campaign against standard packs, running ads that have been ruled misleading by advertising watchdog the Advertising Standards Authority
Date:
24/04/2013

Asthma cases drop under smoking ban

Description
Emergency admissions to hospital for asthma have dropped by five per cent since the smoking ban came into force, scientists have found
Date:
16/04/2013

Tobacco companies keep smokers despite tax increases

Description
Tobacco industry keeping cheapest cigarette prices static to increase revnue on tax increase
Date:
15/04/2013

Target for tobacco-free Scotland

Description
Scotland is the third nation in the world to set an ambitious target to become tobacco-free - by having less than five per cent the population choosing to smoke by 2034.
Date:
27/03/2013

Events

Tobacco Control Interventions

Date
10 - 14/06/2013

40 years of ASH

Date
20 - 21/06/2013
Description
ASH Scotland are hosting their 40th Anniversary conference Towards a Generation Free From Tobacco

 

UK Centre for Tobacco Control Studies

Epidemiology & Public Health
University of Nottingham

telephone: +44 (0) 115 823 1340
email: [email protected]