The 50th Anniversary KBS Symposium for Social and Epidemiological Research on Alcohol is jointly hosted by the Institute for Social Marketing and Health at the University of Stirling, and the University of Glasgow.
To join the mailing list for updates, or for any other queries, please email kbs2025scotland@gmail.com
The main KBS Symposium (9 – 13 June 2025) will be held at the University of Glasgow’s James McCune Smith Learning Hub.
Venue address: James McCune Smith Learning Hub, University Ave, Glasgow, G12 8QW.
Pre-symposium meetings will be taking place on the 6th, 7th & 8th of June 2025, please see the Workshops, side events and linked meetings page.
The conference is generously supported by the Kettil Bruun Society itself, as well as several important public health and alcohol stakeholders based here in the UK & Ireland.
Alcohol Change UK works for a world free from alcohol harm. They fund, commission and share research; provide information and advice; work to ensure more and better support and treatment; encourage better policy and regulation; shift drinking cultures through campaigns; and work to change drinking behaviours.
The Institute of Alcohol Studies (IAS) is an independent body bringing together evidence, policy, and practice from home and abroad to promote an informed debate on alcohol’s impact on society. IAS’s purpose is to advance the use of the best available evidence in public policy decisions on alcohol.
Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP) is a partnership of the Medical Royal Colleges and the Faculty of Public Health in Scotland and is based at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. Using the best available evidence, SHAAP provides the authoritative clinical voice on how policy makers and clinicians can reduce alcohol-related harms in Scotland.
The Institute of Public Health (IPH) is jointly funded by the Departments of Health in Ireland and Northern Ireland. IPH work in many areas, including extensive work in alcohol, with a variety of stakeholders, including healthcare professionals, community organisations, and policymakers at local and national level to ensure that public health policies are equitable and based on the best available evidence.
Other financial support
As this event is taking place in Glasgow, the Glasgow Convention Bureau have also offered their support. The Glasgow Convention Bureau are a non-profit organisation that is responsible for providing information, supporting event planners and offer a wide range of bespoke city support to help ensure that this event is a success.
The 50th KBS Symposium is hosted by the Institute for Social Marketing and Health at the University of Stirling, and the University of Glasgow:
Correspondence address:
Prof. Niamh Fitzgerald
Director of the Institute for Social Marketing and Health
Faculty for Health Sciences and Sport
University of Stirling
Stirling
Scotland
United Kingdom
For information or questions regarding the 2025 symposium please contact: kbs2025scotland@gmail.com
or +44 (0)1786 467362
The full paper submission page is now open!
Full paper submission is expected by 9 May 2025.
First register on the conference website registration page.
Then go to the Stirling University online shop.
If paying for yourself/one person only, simply select the fee that applies to you/them below and then you will have the option to add a social tour; Select the tour you want (or none) and click ‘Confirm items’; then click ‘Add to Basket’, then ‘Proceed to Checkout’. You will then need to register on the site to pay. If not booking for yourself, make sure that you include their name when checking out so we know who you have paid for.
If paying for more than one person, you need to add the ticket for each one individually with or without a social tour – going through essentially the same process as above before clicking ‘Proceed to Checkout’. After you’ve added the first person (say a KBS member), you can add additional people for the same attendee category/fee (also KBS members) by clicking ‘Add attendee’, selecting the tour again, confirming, and adding to the basket again. To add an additional person on a new attendee category (e.g. a PhD student), you can EITHER use the back button on your browser to go back to the opening page and select the ticket type OR click on ‘Continue Shopping’ to take you to the university’s online shop ‘homepage’ and where you can find and reselect the KBS conference (click ‘Conferences & Events’ [from the menu on the left] > Faculties > Communications, Marketing and Recruitment > The Kettil Bruun Society 50th Anniversary Symposium 2025).
You can then repeat the process of selecting the attendee category for each person you wish to pay for as often as you need until your basket shows the right combination of attendees and social tours. If you have any difficulties, please email: kbs2025scotland@gmail.com.
Participants can now complete their registration and pay their conference fees.
This fee includes entrance to sessions, coffee breaks, the 50th Anniversary Dinner, as well as the Welcome Reception. We plan to provide lunch at no extra cost on full days i.e. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday of the conference, income permitting.
More information on the registration page!
