Impact follow-on awards
In 2025 the Bristol Hub for Gambling Research invited Research Innovation Fund Awardees to submit applications for follow-on funding to develop the impacts of their research projects.
News in 2025
Bristol graduates unveil toolkit to help students avoid gambling harms
After witnessing the impact of gambling on friends, two Bristol graduates have created a toolkit to help universities protect students.
Bristol Hub Research Extensively Cited in Parliamentary Debates on Gambling Harms
UK Parliamentary debates in January 2026 drew heavily on research from the Bristol Hub for Gambling Harms Research, including work by Dr Raffaello Rossi, Prof Agnes Nairn, and Dr Jamie Wheaton.
One in eight grassroots footballers experience gambling problems, study shows
New research has revealed adult grassroots football players are five-times more likely to experience gambling problems than other adults in England, turning a healthy hobby into a hidden harm.
University of Bristol research cited by Canadian senators in call for a ban on sports gambling advertising
A letter to the Prime Minister of Canada from Canadian Senators referenced research conducted by members of the Hub team in collaboration with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) News in their call for the government to impose a ban on all advertising for sports gambling apps and websites.
The University of Bristol among world-class researchers, briefing MPs and parliamentary staff on the latest evidence needed for policymaking.
Pan-Africa Gambling Harms Research Network met in Bristol in October
The Pan-Africa Gambling Harms Research Network met in person for the second time this year in October 2025. Colleagues travelled to Bristol from Kenya, Namibia, South Africa and Nigeria for a workshop and public lecture. Unfortunately, due to visa restrictions two colleagues from Uganda and one from Namibia were unable to travel and had to join the workshop online.
Performing arts, history and film lend fresh perspective to gambling harms
From the enticements of luxury items for nuns and priests in 16th century Italy, to the historic role of masculinity in Australia’s betting culture, the arts and humanities have more to teach us about gambling harms than just the statistics and data of other disciplines.
The Hub is working with our African research partners on a multi-country study into student gambling
Save the date for our energetic and inspiring public lecture “Tackling the World-Wide Gambling Epidemic. What Can We Learn from Africa?”
This will be a free, in-person public lecture being held in the Wills Memorial Building at the University of Bristol, on Wednesday 15th October 2025 from 18.00 to 19.30. Open to Everyone in the City and Far Beyond.
Professor Agnes Nairn and Dr Kah-Wee Lee awarded University of Bristol Benjamin Meaker Annual Award.
Professor Agnes Nairn and Dr Kah-Wee Lee, world expert on global casino projects from National University of Singapore’s Department of Architecture, have been awarded a prestigious University of Bristol’s Benjamin Meaker Annual Award (BMAA) from 1st August 2025 to 31st July 2026.
Hub Co-Director Professor Agnes Nairn New Appointment to the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) College of Experts.
Professor Agnes Nairn is delighted to have been recruited to the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) College of Experts.
Expressions of Interest - Changing the Odds: Exploring Gambling and Gambling Harms Through Arts & Humanities
The University of Bristol will host a one-day symposium on 10th September 2025 focussing on Arts and Humanities research into gambling and gambling harms.
Save the date for Bristol Hub for Gambling Harms Research Third International Interdisciplinary Colloquium
This will be a free, in-person event being held at We the Curious, Bristol, UK (with a Livestream option for those unable to attend in person) on Thursday 16th October 2025.