Current projects

Current Projects

Research within OxBAR-Lab focuses on alcohol-related decision making, health communication, alcohol labelling, alcohol-free and low-alcohol (NoLo) products, and behaviour change. Our work spans experimental studies, intervention development, qualitative research, and collaborative programmes designed to reduce alcohol-related harms.

Students are at the heart of OxBAR-Lab. We are committed to providing opportunities for undergraduate, MSc and PhD students to contribute to high-quality alcohol research, gain research experience, and develop their own ideas and projects. Explore our Student Research page to see current and completed student projects, and visit our PhD Projects page to learn more about the doctoral researchers working within OxBAR-Lab.

We are also committed to meaningful public involvement throughout the research process. Members of the public help us shape research questions, improve study materials, and ensure that our work addresses issues that matter to communities affected by alcohol-related harms. Public contributors play an important role in helping us develop research that is relevant, accessible, and impactful.  Learn more on our Public Involvement page.

Open Science 

OxBAR-Lab is committed to open science. Wherever possible, we preregister studies, share research materials, and make anonymised data available to support transparency and reproducibility. We believe that open research improves scientific quality, encourages collaboration, and maximises the public value of research.

Links to project preregistrations, datasets, study materials, and publications can be found throughout this website on study specific pages, and via recognised open-science repositories.

Current research within OxBAR-Lab spans several interconnected themes:

• Women and Alcohol Research: Exploring alcohol use, health, wellbeing, and behaviour change among women, with a particular focus on mid-life, menopause, and alcohol reduction.

• MAB-VET: Collaborative research exploring alcohol use, mental health, and help-seeking within the UK veterinary profession.

• Alcohol Labelling and Policy Research: Examining responses to alcohol health information, warning labels, policy communications, and public attitudes towards alcohol-related policy change.

• Alcohol-Free and Low-Alcohol (NoLo) Research: Understanding the use, perceptions, and harm reduction potential of alcohol-free and low-alcohol products.

• BAR-MAN: Exploring alcohol use, drinking motives, and barriers to alcohol reduction among mid-life men.

• Survey and Population Research: Using large-scale surveys and population datasets to understand alcohol use, help-seeking, neurodivergence, substance use, and public health.

Click the buttons below to learn more about each research area.