We are offering a fully funded PhD scholarship as part of a New Zealand Royal Society Te Apārangi Rutherford Discovery Fellowship–funded research programme examining cannabis legalisation through the lens of commercial determinants of health.

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The SHORE & Whariki Research Centre has begun a new collaboration with the University of Queensland and the Australian Ad Observatory, investigating the digital advertising people receive when using social media. We are inviting people to donate their digital ads to the study. We are seeking 18 to 55 year-olds who regularly use social media on an Android phone.

This is our first research update from the Affordable Alternative Housing Tenure Pathways project, investigating participant experiences of affordable housing and progressive home ownership programmes

Alcohol policy specialist Prof Sally Casswell says NZ's guidelines underestimate the health risks of drinking. She warns that damage begins at even one drink a day, and criticises the alcohol industry's lobbying influence.