Welcome to the AERC website
This site covers all aspects of the AERC’s activities especially funding alcohol research and development projects as well as providing small grants and studentships to individuals working in the alcohol field.
The Council's main aims are to:
- Generate and disseminate research based evidence to inform and influence policy and practice.
- Develop the capacity of people and organisations to address alcohol issues.
Click on the alcohol molecule to discover more about the AERC, the many succesful projects it's funded and it's areas of ongoing research.
AERC to lose status as an 'Arms Length Body'
On 26th July, as part of its review of ‘Arms Lengths Bodies’ the Department of Health announced that the AERC was one of a number of organisations that are to be abolished as Arms Length Bodies.
The announcement only confirms that the AERC is to lose its status as an Arms Length Body; no decision has been made to abolish the organisation completely.
The AERC does not receive Government funding; most of our income comes from our charitable endowment. We are now in discussion with the Dept. of Health to see how the AERC can continue to use these funds to contribute to the development of the evidence base around alcohol misuse. The options under consideration would each allow the Alcohol Education & Research Fund to continue.
Regardless of any future decisions about the AERC itself, we are confident that all concerned would wish to maintain the commitment to our existing grant-holders and to those who have applied, or may be thinking of applying, to this year’s programme. We have more than sufficient financial reserves to meet these commitments and such applicants/potential applicants should not be concerned and view the situation as ‘business as usual’.
Latest Additions to the Alcohol Library
Alcohol Insights:
- “They’ll Drink Bucket Loads of the Stuff” An Analysis of Internal Alcohol Industry Advertising Documents
- The role of parents in preventing alcohol misuse: An Evaluation of the Kids, Adults Together Programme (KAT)
- A survey of general practitioners’ knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding the prevention and management of alcohol-related problems: an update of a World Health Organisation survey ten years on.
- Why do people drink at home? An exploration of the perceptions of adult home consumption practice
- Young people, alcohol and the news: preliminary findings.
- Script representation of alcohol-related aggression in underage drinkers.
- The Orientation and Integration of Local and National Alcohol Policy in England and Wales.
Final Reports:
- “They’ll Drink Bucket Loads of the Stuff” An Analysis of Internal Alcohol Industry Advertising Documents
- The role of parents in preventing alcohol misuse: An Evaluation of the Kids, Adults Together Programme (KAT)
- A survey of general practitioners’ knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding the prevention and management of alcohol-related problems: an update of a World Health Organisation survey ten years on.
- Why do people drink at home? An exploration of the perceptions of adult home consumption practice
- Young people, alcohol and the news: preliminary findings
- Script representation of alcohol-related aggression in underage drinkers.
- This town’s a different town today’: Policing and regulating the night-time Economy. (Link to external website)
Alcohol Insights are short easily digestible documents, which present findings from AERC projects.
Final Reports are the detailed findings made by AERC projects.
AERC News
AERC Stakeholder Survey Results
The AERC would like to thank all 201 people who took the time to complete its 2010 Stakeholder Survey. The results are already providing valuable information that will help to inform our future activities.
AERC Research Priorities 2010 – 2011
Deadline for submissions is September 5th 2010
The AERC has identified three areas of particular current interest, but would also like to receive high quality proposals in other areas of alcohol research. All proposals will be considered on their merits.
AERC Alcohol Academy
Responding to combined alcohol and cocaine use
This briefing paper from the AERC Alcohol Academy notes that combined alcohol and cocaine use appears to be increasingly popular despite indications of significantly increased health and social risks. Combining alcohol and powder cocaine can form cocaethylene in the liver, a unique metabolite that can enhance the user's experience but significantly increase the risk of heart attack or sudden death. Its use has also been linked to other conditions and an increased risk of violence.
Download 'Cocaethylene: responding to combined alcohol and cocaine use' as a PDF 763KB
The AERC Has Moved!
Our new address is as follows:
AERC,
The Alcohol Education and Research Council, Eliot House (EH 1.4),
10 – 12 Allington Street, LONDON SW1E 5EH
Tel: 020 7808 7150 Fax: 020 7808 7151
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