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The project page for Kicking the Habit: Historicising 'Addictive' Sport Sponsorship in Britain, 1965-2025. Wellcome Trust Funded. Runs 2024-30 @uniofnottingham.bsky.social @lshtm.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social

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REMINDER: Just a week left now to submit abstracts to the CfP below.

06.10.2025 11:13 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Thanks so much for the kind words, Martin. On behalf of the KtH team, we all just wanted to say thank you for coming yesterday. We really appreciated your insights, and are looking forward to your input as the project develops!

02.10.2025 09:13 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In particular, many thanks to: @jamesnicholls.bsky.social, @historymartin.bsky.social, @robinireland.bsky.social, Fiona Dobbie, Virginia Berridge, David Beckingham, and Lauren Fisher (from Sporting Chance).

02.10.2025 08:04 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you to everyone who came to our first project Advisory Board meeting yesterday. We had some really fantastic conversations about our research, and meaningful ways of disseminating it. Really looking forward to everyone's input over the course of the project.

02.10.2025 07:51 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

REMINDER: There’s just under a month left until the CfP for 'Historicising CDoH' closes. Please do share & circulate widely/consider submitting an abstract by 13 October 2025 if you’re interested.

15.09.2025 07:54 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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CfP: Excited to announce our first workshop, exploring histories of Commercial Determinants of Health. Workshop to be held at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine on 15 April 2026. Please circulate widely/consider submitting an abstract by 13 October 2025.

25.07.2025 10:21 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 8

@profannagreenwood.bsky.social @alexmold.bsky.social @shwardle.bsky.social @d-oneill.bsky.social @fabiolacreed.bsky.social @milkwknives.bsky.social

25.07.2025 10:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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CfP: Excited to announce our first workshop, exploring histories of Commercial Determinants of Health. Workshop to be held at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine on 15 April 2026. Please circulate widely/consider submitting an abstract by 13 October 2025.

25.07.2025 10:21 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 8

This 6-year interdisciplinary project is held at
@uniofnottingham.bsky.social @lshtm.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social

Led by PIs @profannagreenwood.bsky.social @alexmold.bsky.social @shwardle.bsky.social

PDRAs @milkwknives.bsky.social @d-oneill.bsky.social @fabiolacreed.bsky.social

14.04.2025 12:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Kicking the Habit: 'Addictive' Sport Sponsorship in Britain, 1965-2025 Today's post comes to us from the Wellcome-funded project, "Kicking the Habit." Read on for the biographies of the impressive team of historians leading this project and a preview of the research to c...

You can also read the blog below on POINTS:
www.pointshistory.org/post/kicking...

14.04.2025 12:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Thanks to @the-polyphony.bsky.social for posting a blog introducing our project, 'Kicking the Habit: β€˜Addictive’ Sport Sponsorship in Britain, 1965-2025', on the tobacco, alcohol and gambling industries’ sponsorship of football, rugby, cricket, F1 & tennis.

Funded by @wellcometrust.bsky.social

14.04.2025 12:47 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3
Kicking the Habit: β€˜Addictive’ Sport Sponsorship in Britain, 1965-2025 The researchers leading the Wellcome-funded β€˜Kicking the Habit’ project introduce us to its key themes, contexts, and guiding ambitions.

The researchers (@kthabitproject.bsky.social) leading the Wellcome-funded β€˜Kicking the Habit’ project introduce us to its key themes, socio-historical contexts, and guiding ambitions.

@kthabitproject.bsky.social

thepolyphony.org/2025/04/04/k...

04.04.2025 12:30 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

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