The KBS conference is famed for its friendly and inclusive atmosphere, and emphasis on lively discussions of emerging, as yet unpublished, research. Attendees come from alcohol research, policy and advocacy backgrounds with a wide range of interests: public health, advocacy, epidemiology, social science, psychology, medicine, policy, health services or disease prevention. Coming back to Scotland for the first time in decades and with special celebrations planned for our 50th Anniversary, we promise an unforgettable learning, thinking and networking opportunity, in beautiful surroundings.
KBS 2025 welcomes formal research or reports from practice on diverse topics. Examples include policy analysis and evaluation, alcohol cultures and practices including in minority or underserved populations, health and public service impacts, communication and advocacy, prevention, treatment, early intervention, alcohol industry tactics and counter-marketing, epidemiology and more. Quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods approaches, and applied practice-based research are welcome.
The symposium focuses on the discussion of papers that are pre-circulated electronically on a password-protected area on this website. Papers are presented in 10-minute segments, followed by comments from the discussants and general audience participation. Any person who submits a paper may be asked to be a discussant or chair of a session. More information on abstract and paper submission can be found on the abstract submission page.
The aim of the organizers is to deliver the best KBS conference yet to celebrate the 50th anniversary and offer an inspiring forum for researchers to discuss current research.
