CEO of @SSA_Addiction. Views my own.
Joined November 2019
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3 Apr 2025
Jess very kindly removed the ums, ers and head scratching to make me (almost) sound articulate. It's been a hugely enjoyable first few months and I'm incredibly grateful to get to work for the @SSA_Addiction in this role.
The SSA's Social Media Specialist, Jess Richmond, caught up with @RobCalder3 to find out more about his background in treatment services and to hear his reflections on the organisation's new vision. Read it here: addiction-ssa.org/news/dr-ro…...
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Rob Calder retweeted
14 Nov 2025
Delighted to be speaking at the London Chemsex Conference on management of GHB/GBL harms @SSA_Addiction @CNWLNHS @ClubDrugClinic @GMHC_UK @rcpsychAddFac @rcpsych
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Rob Calder retweeted
6 Nov 2025
NEW Addiction research leadership programme run by @SSA_Addiction for @UK_Life_Science . This includes Masters, pre-Doc support, PHD, post-Doc transitions, Fellowships & leadership bursaries! @NPS_issed @NHS_APA @addictionprofs @rcpsychAddFac Find out at addiction-ssa.org/news/new-f…
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Rob Calder retweeted
27 Oct 2025
FUNDING ALERT! The new @SSA_Addiction schemes funded by @UK_Life_Science are going live soon. All information below!! Are you an addiction researcher? There are opportunities galore!! @rcpsychAddFac @NHS_APA @addictionprofs @NPS_issed addiction-ssa.org/news/new-f…
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Rob Calder retweeted
22 Sep 2025
🌟 Discover how behavioural insights drive policy improvements in health, sustainability, and safety! Join the BR-UK Research Showcase webinar to explore key findings from 5 cross-disciplinary projects. Don’t miss out! #BRUKWebinar
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ALT A blue and white slide with the text 'Research Showcase'. Facilitated by Susan Michie, BR-UK Co-Director, Dr Sharon Cox, BR-UK Deputy Director & EDII Co-Lead, Professor Linda Bauld, BR-UK Co-Director. In this webinar, our research team will present the key findings from our Demonstration Projects. These projects research focused on how we used existing/expanded frameworks and data to generate rapid new findings.
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Rob Calder retweeted
12 Sep 2025
EXCITING NEWS! @SSA_Addiction has been selected to deliver the Govmt’s new Flagship addiction leadership scheme, providing academic & career development programmes for the addiction research field. More details soon! @addictionprofs @rcpsychAddFac @NHS_APA gov.uk/government/news/uk-in…
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12 Sep 2025
This is such great news for the sector and marks a huge investment in this critically important issue. Everyone at the @SSA_Addiction is ready to start work on building the next generation of addiction research leaders. Watch this space! #addiction #research #PhD
In the UK, over 15,000 lives are lost each year due to problematic drug and alcohol use.
We’re advancing careers in addiction research to examine the complex needs of patients, their triggers, and what care works best for them.
ALT Over £10 million to boost careers in addiction sciences tackling problematic drug and alcohol use with expert knowledge
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Rob Calder retweeted
25 Jul 2025
Don’t miss this year’s high-profile debate at #SRNTE2025 in Cluj-Napoca! Chaired by Prof. Daniel Kotz, four renowned experts will go head-to-head. Get ready for East vs West 😉!
🗓️ Check the full programme: lnkd.in/ecbbH-ya
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Rob Calder retweeted
24 Jul 2025
Find the SSA at:
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Rob Calder retweeted
18 Jul 2025
JUST PUBLISHED: Government’s response to ACMD advice on reducing barriers to legitimate research on Schedule 1 drugs @rcpsych @SSA_Addiction @NHS_APA @addictionprofs @EUDrugsAgency gov.uk/government/publicatio…
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Rob Calder retweeted
10 Jul 2025
This blog from the Addictions Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (APPIE) network offers insights from people with living and lived experience. Read it here: tinyurl.com/2vt4y86t
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Rob Calder retweeted
Should alcohol-free networking be the default? Revisit this blog from November 2024 about the SSA's decision to stop serving alcohol at workplace events tinyurl.com/3x8waysz | #AlcoholAwarenessWeek @AlcoholChangeUK @ACCymru
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4 Jul 2025
Huge congratulations Ethan! Looking forward to supporting your research over the coming years.
We are delighted to announce that Ethan Knight has been awarded an SSA PhD studentship. Ethan is a researcher within the @Oxford_TAG at the @OxPrimaryCare @UniofOxford. Read more here: tinyurl.com/yc2keyf9
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Rob Calder retweeted
3 Jul 2025
Now open access! 🔓
25 Jun 2025
Concerns have been raised that vaping has created a 'new generation of nicotine addicts'.
Using NYTS data, we examined changes in the proportion of US high-school students reporting symptoms of nicotine dependence over the past decade, in the context of changing patterns of nicotine product use.
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3 Jul 2025
Congratulations @JosieDunn295260! I'm looking forward to hearing more about your research!
We are delighted to announce that @JosieDunn295260 has been awarded an SSA PhD studentship. Josie holds a first-class honours degree in Medical Pharmacology and a Master’s by Research in Substance Misuse. Read more here: addiction-ssa.org/news/meet-…
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Rob Calder retweeted
Discover how to share your #research across traditional and contemporary media platforms with our free lunchtime webinar tinyurl.com/3bcw8juu | Featuring Melissa Oldham, @greaves_mark, @TattanBirch, and Suzi Gage
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Rob Calder retweeted
25 Jun 2025
Our new editorial on ketamine has just been published in @AddictionJrnl ‘Responding to medicinal and non-medicinal ketamine use’. @rcpsych @NHS_APA @rcpsychAddFac @addictionprofs @CNWLNHS @ClubDrugClinic onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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Rob Calder retweeted
25 Jun 2025
Editorial published today in @addictionjrnl explores the ‘new world’ of #ketamine. Watch our interview with co-author Professor Owen Bowden-Jones CBE: youtu.be/DtXXc0eearE | @owenbowdenjones @sonnyurol @wileyinresearch
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Rob Calder retweeted
10 Jun 2025
JUST ADVERTISED! Interested in the interface between science and drug policy? Then why not apply to be chair of the ACMD. Closes 14 July @SSA_Addiction @rcpsych @NHS_APA @addictionprofs apply-for-public-appointment…
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Rob Calder retweeted
10 Jun 2025
In this episode of Addiction Audio, Dr Tsen Vei Lim speaks to Dr Emma Beard about her research into how household surveys underestimate smoking prevalence. They explore ways that researchers can include traditionally 'hidden populations'. Listen here: shows.acast.com/addiction-au...
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Rob Calder retweeted
6 Jun 2025
New Addiction Audio: @DrEVBeard talks to Tsen Vei Lim about her research. Podcast: shows.acast.com/addiction-au… Article: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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