Archives: Seminars

Snus, changing risk perceptions and quit motivation

Risk communication scholar Peter Sandman famously proposed that Risk = Hazard + Outrage. According to Sandman, the outrage component, that is, the degree to which people are emotionally concerned about a risk, is often only weakly correlated with the magnitude of the hazard itself. He argued that individuals frequently perceive something as dangerous because they… Read more »

How regulation shapes the novel nicotine market – and what regulators don’t understand about the market

Tim Phillips from Tamarind Intelligence reviews the changing regulatory landscape for nicotine products globally, and the wide-ranging impact of regulatory and policy decisions on innovation, product mix, marketing and ultimately consumer behaviour. He asks whether there is a fundamental misalignment between regulatory frameworks and market realities – often leading to ineffective regulation and the development… Read more »

Packaging, Flavour names, and Point of Sale Regulation for Vapes

Eve will present policy options for the regulation of packaging, flavour names and point-of-sale displays of vapes and other nicotine products, from the perspective of the UK’s Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026. Drawing on new evidence, the talk will examine how these measures could influence product appeal and perceived harm among both young people and… Read more »