Academic articles 2026
Critchlow N, Morgan A, Angus K, Howell R, Fitzgerald N, Kersbergen I and Holmes J (2026). Development of the alcohol-free and low-alcohol drinks market in Great Britain from 2011 to 2022: Narrative timelines based on a documentary review of off-trade retail magazines and market intelligence reports. Drug and Alcohol Review, 45(1): e14058. doi:10.1111/dar.14058
Purves RI, Martin JG, Teodorowski P and Brown O (2026). “I just saw the alcohol brand, I never really thought of the zeros”: Young people’s views of NoLo and alibi alcohol sponsorship. International Journal of Drug Policy, 148: 105108. doi:10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.105108
Price H, Orina F, Chamba M, Chasima T, Caes L, Kalumbi L, Kambalame L, Lucas SE, Meme H, Nyikuri M, Semple S and Uny I (2026). Using a food-energy nexus lens to explore people's experiences of the cooking journey in African informal settlements. Energy for Sustainable Development, 91: 101914. doi:10.1016/j.esd.2025.101914
Hackworth EE, Petillo SL, Sun Y, Vidaña-Pérez D, Moodie C, Niederdeppe J, Hammond D and Thrasher JF (2026). Pre-post implementation policy support for warnings on cigarette filters in Canada among adults who smoke cigarettes. Tobacco Control, 35(1): 117-120. doi:10.1136/tc-2024-059007
Chaname E, Limache-García A, Moodie C, Thrasher J, Best C, Zavaleta A and REMAP Team (2026). Visibility and availability of single cigarettes around schools in four Latin American countries. Tobacco Control, 35(1): 121-124. doi:10.1136/tc-2024-058852
Holmes J, Kersbergen I, Critchlow N and Fitzgerald N (2026). How should public health respond to rise of alcohol-free and low alcohol drinks? BMJ, 392: e086563. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2025-086563
Farzeen M, Moodie C, Khan Z, Khan SA, Ansari S, Khan A and Siddiqi K (2026). The availability and marketing of nicotine pouches at tobacco-selling points-of-sale in Pakistan. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 28(2): 292-297. doi:10.1093/ntr/ntaf069
Nomatshila ZB, Apalata TR, Crockett R and O’Donnell R (2026). Correlates of quality of life in people living with HIV infection beyond viral load suppression in Africa: a scoping review. BMJ Public Health, 4(1): e002824. doi:10.1136/bmjph-2025-002824
Connell C, Kjellgren R, Savinc J, Dougall N, Kurdi A, Watson J, Haddow C, Brown A, Parkes T and Hunt K (2026). Health service contacts for mental health and substance use on release from prison: a retrospective population-based data linkage study. BMJ Open, 16(2): e107586. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2025-107586
McMeekin N, Brown A, Best C, Demou E, Leyland AH, Bauld L, Loucks N, Pell JP, Semple S, Tweed EJ, Woods-Brown C, Hunt K and Boyd KA (2026). How can we maximise the benefits of smoke-free prisons? Decision analytic model to predict potential impacts on public health. BMC Public Health, online 18th February. doi:10.1186/s12889-026-26714-9
Maclean J, Punch S, Hay G, Nicholson E, Ballinger C and Biriotti M (2026). Bridging stigma: marketing the mindsport bridge to the next generation of players. Leisure Sciences, online 16th February. doi:10.1080/01490400.2026.2619096
Nicholls J, Maclean J, Cook M, Valiente R, Shortt N and Fitzgerald N (2026). The alcohol licensing system in Northern Ireland: Lessons learnt from a restrictive framework. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, online 13th February. doi:10.1080/09687637.2026.2629271
Emslie C, Maxwell K, O'Donnell R, Mitchell G, Cook M, Uny I, Nicholls J, Lewsey J, McIntosh E, Angus C, Mohan A and Fitzgerald N (2026). How are bars and nightclubs in Scotland using extensions in late-night alcohol trading hours? Venue observation study. International Journal on Drug Policy, 151: 105210. doi:10.1016/j.drugpo.2026.105210
Burton R, Angus K, Morgan A, Howell R, Critchlow N, Kersbergen I, Holmes J, Bowdring MA, Miller M, Waleewong O, Halme A, Voogt C and Fitzgerald N (2026). Regulation of alcohol-free and low-alcohol drinks: learning from a comparative analysis of eight countries. Drug and Alcohol Review, 45(3): e70126. doi:10.1111/dar.70126
Booth G, D’Lima D, Bearne L and Ussher M (2026). Maintaining physical activity after pain management programmes for people with persistent musculoskeletal pain: A qualitative exploration of barriers, facilitators and activity patterns. The Journal of Pain, 42: 106235. doi:10.1016/j.jpain.2026.106235
Jurkova K, Vetrovsky T, Novak J, Kuhnova J, Pfeiferova M, Kral N, Ussher M, Maes I, Van Dyck D, Elavsky S, Malisova K, Pelclova J, Cimler R, Steffl M, Seifert B, Yates T, Harris T and Wahlich C (2026). A qualitative evaluation of a novel mHealth physical activity intervention with just-in-time prompts in people living with prediabetes and type 2 diabetes. BMC Public Health, online 28th February. doi:10.1186/s12889-026-26668-y
Kral N, Vetrovsky T, Pfeiferova M, Seifert B, Capek V, Jurkova K, Steffl M, Cimler R, Kuhnova J, Ussher M, Wahlich C, Malisova K, Pelclova J, Dygryn J, Elavsky S, Maes I, Van Dyck D, Rowlands A, Yates T, Dvorak P and Harris T (2026). Recruiting patients into a digital behavioural intervention in general practice: insights from the ENERGISED trial. BMC Primary Care, online 3rd March. doi: 10.1186/s12875-026-03218-4
Biggar B, Bunn C, Reith G, Wardle H, Donnachie C, Deidda M, Graham F, Gray C, Greenlaw N, Hunt K, Philpott M, Platt N, Rogers R, Rooksby J and Wyke S (2026). An uneven playing field: a mixed methods, multiphase feasibility study of a programme to reduce gambling among at-risk men in a professional football club setting. BMC Public Health, online 5th March. doi: 10.1186/s12889-026-26845-z
McCarron A, Semple S, Blake M, Balfour R, Mills J and Price HD (2026). Harnessing solar to power lower-cost air quality sensors. Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, 8, 23rd February: https://doi.org/10.3389/frsc.2026.1768135