Matt Field
@fieldmatt.bsky.social
Professor of Psychology, @sheffielduni.bsky.social.
Addiction science: alcohol, gambling, decision-making, behaviour change, treatment. Also: 🚴♀️, Peak District
Addiction science: alcohol, gambling, decision-making, behaviour change, treatment. Also: 🚴♀️, Peak District
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Matt Field
@fieldmatt.bsky.social
· May 7
Addiction isn’t just about brain chemistry – but nor is it just bad choices
Addiction isn’t a brain disease – but substance use is rarely a free choice either.
theconversation.com
Pleased to be able to share my new article in @theconversation.com. It was inspired by recent papers with colleagues @chrysanthi-bltk.bsky.social @ioanaacristea.bsky.social @samuelacuff.bsky.social & ongoing work with @ambercopeland.bsky.social, and many others! theconversation.com/addiction-is...
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Competitively priced for loo roll, but not soft or absorbent enough.
The perfect punctuation mark to my choice for who had the worst year on @quietriotpod.bsky.social.
The perfect punctuation mark to my choice for who had the worst year on @quietriotpod.bsky.social.
December 30, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Competitively priced for loo roll, but not soft or absorbent enough.
The perfect punctuation mark to my choice for who had the worst year on @quietriotpod.bsky.social.
The perfect punctuation mark to my choice for who had the worst year on @quietriotpod.bsky.social.
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Excellent article, reminding all of us of pioneering early work in gambling research - and reminding us how much there is still to do. www.sciencenews.org/article/bob-.... Roll on 2026….
@uofgussp.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social
@uofgussp.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social
As gambling addiction spreads, one scientist’s work reveals timely insights
Psychiatrist Robert Custer spent his life convincing doctors that compulsive gambling was not an impulse control problem. Today, his research is foundational for diagnosis and treatment.
www.sciencenews.org
December 24, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Excellent article, reminding all of us of pioneering early work in gambling research - and reminding us how much there is still to do. www.sciencenews.org/article/bob-.... Roll on 2026….
@uofgussp.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social
@uofgussp.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social
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Rare footage of St Paul’s Cathedral testing its giant flamethrower
December 21, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Rare footage of St Paul’s Cathedral testing its giant flamethrower
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Your festive edition and TV guide is here 🎄
Feast your eyes on a tumultuous schedule, not unlike the year itself. Plus brilliant writing from all of your favourite columnists at The New World. Enjoy!
🗞️ Grab a copy at your local newsstand or subscribe
🔗 buff.ly/NWZsnYW
Feast your eyes on a tumultuous schedule, not unlike the year itself. Plus brilliant writing from all of your favourite columnists at The New World. Enjoy!
🗞️ Grab a copy at your local newsstand or subscribe
🔗 buff.ly/NWZsnYW
December 18, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Your festive edition and TV guide is here 🎄
Feast your eyes on a tumultuous schedule, not unlike the year itself. Plus brilliant writing from all of your favourite columnists at The New World. Enjoy!
🗞️ Grab a copy at your local newsstand or subscribe
🔗 buff.ly/NWZsnYW
Feast your eyes on a tumultuous schedule, not unlike the year itself. Plus brilliant writing from all of your favourite columnists at The New World. Enjoy!
🗞️ Grab a copy at your local newsstand or subscribe
🔗 buff.ly/NWZsnYW
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🎶he sees you when you're sleeping
he knows when you're awake
his vision's based on movement
and the heat signature you make🎶
he knows when you're awake
his vision's based on movement
and the heat signature you make🎶
December 17, 2025 at 9:37 AM
🎶he sees you when you're sleeping
he knows when you're awake
his vision's based on movement
and the heat signature you make🎶
he knows when you're awake
his vision's based on movement
and the heat signature you make🎶
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✨ SARG Internship opportunity ✨ We're currently looking for a part-time Quantitative Research Intern to undertake a three-month research project mapping the type of advice that alcohol treatment and recovery services give to clients on the use of alcohol-free and low-alcohol drinks. Find out more 👇
Quantitative Research Intern (P/T) at University of Sheffield
An opportunity for an academic position as a Quantitative Research Intern (P/T) is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other academic job openings.
www.jobs.ac.uk
November 25, 2025 at 12:10 PM
✨ SARG Internship opportunity ✨ We're currently looking for a part-time Quantitative Research Intern to undertake a three-month research project mapping the type of advice that alcohol treatment and recovery services give to clients on the use of alcohol-free and low-alcohol drinks. Find out more 👇
It’s Strava Year in Sport time! Quite a big decline since last year, mainly attributable to a busy summer. But not bad for a geriatric.
strava.app.link/QL4vEzY9YYb
strava.app.link/QL4vEzY9YYb
December 10, 2025 at 1:12 PM
It’s Strava Year in Sport time! Quite a big decline since last year, mainly attributable to a busy summer. But not bad for a geriatric.
strava.app.link/QL4vEzY9YYb
strava.app.link/QL4vEzY9YYb
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Kubrick’s final film isn’t just set at Christmas. It’s a subversive critique of class, desire and the fantasies we buy into during the festive season.
Eyes Wide Shut is the ultimate Christmas film
Kubrick’s final film isn’t just set at Christmas. It’s a subversive critique of class, desire and the fantasies we buy into during the festive season.
tcnv.link
December 9, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Kubrick’s final film isn’t just set at Christmas. It’s a subversive critique of class, desire and the fantasies we buy into during the festive season.
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🧵1/ Many, but far from all health professionals working with gambling harm called for an industry funded levy to support their work. Now the legislation is in place, the money isn’t, and their services are in crisis
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Gambling addicts risk losing ‘life-saving’ help due to funding overhaul, say UK charities
Specialist clinics and support groups call for government emergency support due to delays caused by new levy system
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:23 AM
🧵1/ Many, but far from all health professionals working with gambling harm called for an industry funded levy to support their work. Now the legislation is in place, the money isn’t, and their services are in crisis
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Excited to see these studies (finally) published in Scientific Reports! 🚨
S1: More social media users perceived themselves as addicted than met clinical addiction criteria.
S2: Increasing perceived addiction hurt perceived control over use and increased self-blame for overuse.
Thread below... 🧵
S1: More social media users perceived themselves as addicted than met clinical addiction criteria.
S2: Increasing perceived addiction hurt perceived control over use and increased self-blame for overuse.
Thread below... 🧵
November 29, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Excited to see these studies (finally) published in Scientific Reports! 🚨
S1: More social media users perceived themselves as addicted than met clinical addiction criteria.
S2: Increasing perceived addiction hurt perceived control over use and increased self-blame for overuse.
Thread below... 🧵
S1: More social media users perceived themselves as addicted than met clinical addiction criteria.
S2: Increasing perceived addiction hurt perceived control over use and increased self-blame for overuse.
Thread below... 🧵
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Oliver Burkeman on the value of pursuing what interests you, cultivating a sensitivity to your own personal response to topics, and using it as a filter on what to attend to
https://ckarchive.com/b/92uzhnh695dods3roomrdfzod7d33hwh9nk2g
"to follow the lead of interestingness is to accept that […]
https://ckarchive.com/b/92uzhnh695dods3roomrdfzod7d33hwh9nk2g
"to follow the lead of interestingness is to accept that […]
Original post on mastodon.online
mastodon.online
November 30, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Oliver Burkeman on the value of pursuing what interests you, cultivating a sensitivity to your own personal response to topics, and using it as a filter on what to attend to
https://ckarchive.com/b/92uzhnh695dods3roomrdfzod7d33hwh9nk2g
"to follow the lead of interestingness is to accept that […]
https://ckarchive.com/b/92uzhnh695dods3roomrdfzod7d33hwh9nk2g
"to follow the lead of interestingness is to accept that […]
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We released a pretty cool dataset/preprint today looking at video game play, cognition, time-use and a ton of self-reported psych measures at osf.io/preprints/ps... with @nballou.bsky.social @matti.vuorre.com @thomashakman.bsky.social @rpsychologist.com and @shuhbillskee.bsky.social RRs coming soon
November 14, 2025 at 4:35 PM
We released a pretty cool dataset/preprint today looking at video game play, cognition, time-use and a ton of self-reported psych measures at osf.io/preprints/ps... with @nballou.bsky.social @matti.vuorre.com @thomashakman.bsky.social @rpsychologist.com and @shuhbillskee.bsky.social RRs coming soon
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THREAD. A collection of photographs of excellent sheep I have met on walks.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
November 14, 2025 at 9:48 AM
THREAD. A collection of photographs of excellent sheep I have met on walks.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
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Utility of Substance-Free Alternatives in Treating and Preventing Harmful Substance Use: A Narrative Review of the Translational Research Spectrum
This is an important literature review on a crucial topic in the prevention and treatment of addictions.
1/2
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
This is an important literature review on a crucial topic in the prevention and treatment of addictions.
1/2
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Utility of Substance-Free Alternatives in Treating and Preventing Harmful Substance Use: A Narrative Review of the Translational Research Spectrum
Interventions primarily focused on constraining access to substances have largely failed to reduce substance use and associated problems. Alternative …
www.sciencedirect.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Utility of Substance-Free Alternatives in Treating and Preventing Harmful Substance Use: A Narrative Review of the Translational Research Spectrum
This is an important literature review on a crucial topic in the prevention and treatment of addictions.
1/2
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
This is an important literature review on a crucial topic in the prevention and treatment of addictions.
1/2
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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SARG Director @jholmessheff.bsky.social was part of an expert panel that supported the development of 'A Healthier Future: A long-term vision to tackle alcohol harm in the UK', a significant new report published by the Institute of Alcohol Studies @ias.org.uk this week. @fohsheffield.bsky.social
Professor John Holmes contributes to major new report outlining actions to tackle alcohol harm - Sheffield Addictions Research Group
SARG Director Professor John Holmes was part of an expert panel that supported the development of 'A Healthier Future: A long-term vision to tackle alcohol harm in the UK', a significant new report pu...
sarg-sheffield.ac.uk
November 13, 2025 at 1:17 PM
SARG Director @jholmessheff.bsky.social was part of an expert panel that supported the development of 'A Healthier Future: A long-term vision to tackle alcohol harm in the UK', a significant new report published by the Institute of Alcohol Studies @ias.org.uk this week. @fohsheffield.bsky.social
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🌍 Alcohol causes 2.6 million premature deaths each year, yet remains the world’s favourite drug. 🍺
A major Lancet Public Health study shows most countries are far off WHO’s 2030 target to cut drinking by 20%.
🧵 THREAD
#PublicHealth #Addiction #AlcoholPolicy #GlobalHealth
A major Lancet Public Health study shows most countries are far off WHO’s 2030 target to cut drinking by 20%.
🧵 THREAD
#PublicHealth #Addiction #AlcoholPolicy #GlobalHealth
November 13, 2025 at 7:41 AM
🌍 Alcohol causes 2.6 million premature deaths each year, yet remains the world’s favourite drug. 🍺
A major Lancet Public Health study shows most countries are far off WHO’s 2030 target to cut drinking by 20%.
🧵 THREAD
#PublicHealth #Addiction #AlcoholPolicy #GlobalHealth
A major Lancet Public Health study shows most countries are far off WHO’s 2030 target to cut drinking by 20%.
🧵 THREAD
#PublicHealth #Addiction #AlcoholPolicy #GlobalHealth
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Voters in the German city of Hamburg recently rejected the idea of a free payment for all residents.
Voters in Hamburg have rejected universal basic income. Many economists would agree with them
Voters in the German city of Hamburg recently rejected the idea of a free payment for all residents.
tcnv.link
November 12, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Voters in the German city of Hamburg recently rejected the idea of a free payment for all residents.
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Listening to Tommy Robinson
What did I learn by giving the right-wing activist my ears for 90 minutes?
https://tomstafford.substack.com/p/listening-to-tommy-robinson
What did I learn by giving the right-wing activist my ears for 90 minutes?
https://tomstafford.substack.com/p/listening-to-tommy-robinson
Listening to Tommy Robinson
What did I learn by giving the right-wing activist my ears for 90 minutes?
tomstafford.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Listening to Tommy Robinson
What did I learn by giving the right-wing activist my ears for 90 minutes?
https://tomstafford.substack.com/p/listening-to-tommy-robinson
What did I learn by giving the right-wing activist my ears for 90 minutes?
https://tomstafford.substack.com/p/listening-to-tommy-robinson
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🚨NEW - Train hero who saved passengers during attack confuses racists by being a Muslim
Click for more:
open.substack.com/pub/mrhenrym...
Click for more:
open.substack.com/pub/mrhenrym...
Train hero who saved passengers during attack confuses racists by being a Muslim
Samir Zoutini, a heroic GNER staff member whose incredible bravery saved lives during the mass stabbing on Saturday, has confounded racists by being a Muslim.
open.substack.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:53 PM
🚨NEW - Train hero who saved passengers during attack confuses racists by being a Muslim
Click for more:
open.substack.com/pub/mrhenrym...
Click for more:
open.substack.com/pub/mrhenrym...
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Great article on the spread and impact of gambling in the USA in @psychologytoday.com. Thanks for inviting me to contribute.
www.psychologytoday.com/us/articles/...
@uofgsps.bsky.social @uofgussp.bsky.social
@psychologytoday.com
www.psychologytoday.com/us/articles/...
@uofgsps.bsky.social @uofgussp.bsky.social
@psychologytoday.com
How Online Sports Betting Is Fueling a New Wave of Addiction
Here’s what clinicians—and everyone else—need to know about treating gambling disorder and protecting those most vulnerable.
www.psychologytoday.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Great article on the spread and impact of gambling in the USA in @psychologytoday.com. Thanks for inviting me to contribute.
www.psychologytoday.com/us/articles/...
@uofgsps.bsky.social @uofgussp.bsky.social
@psychologytoday.com
www.psychologytoday.com/us/articles/...
@uofgsps.bsky.social @uofgussp.bsky.social
@psychologytoday.com
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THREAD
A week ago, we published this statement by the Greater Manchester Asylum Hotels Group. The response has been overwhelming. The group has had many messages of support from our local area and beyond, and people have been inspired to share the message far and wide in their own communities.
A week ago, we published this statement by the Greater Manchester Asylum Hotels Group. The response has been overwhelming. The group has had many messages of support from our local area and beyond, and people have been inspired to share the message far and wide in their own communities.
Asylum seekers, housed in hotels in Manchester, are reaching out in their own words to address the concerns of the local community.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
October 31, 2025 at 1:47 PM
THREAD
A week ago, we published this statement by the Greater Manchester Asylum Hotels Group. The response has been overwhelming. The group has had many messages of support from our local area and beyond, and people have been inspired to share the message far and wide in their own communities.
A week ago, we published this statement by the Greater Manchester Asylum Hotels Group. The response has been overwhelming. The group has had many messages of support from our local area and beyond, and people have been inspired to share the message far and wide in their own communities.
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📣 Introducing new funding schemes from the SSA and Office for Life Sciences tinyurl.com/mrxwrh8k | Applications for PhD studentships and fellowships open on 3 November
October 27, 2025 at 1:22 PM
📣 Introducing new funding schemes from the SSA and Office for Life Sciences tinyurl.com/mrxwrh8k | Applications for PhD studentships and fellowships open on 3 November
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Our experimental alcohol administration study on the tension reduction hypothesis has been published in Addiction! 🎉 See preprint thread below for a summary :)
Https://doi.org/10.1111/add.70213
Https://doi.org/10.1111/add.70213
October 22, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Our experimental alcohol administration study on the tension reduction hypothesis has been published in Addiction! 🎉 See preprint thread below for a summary :)
Https://doi.org/10.1111/add.70213
Https://doi.org/10.1111/add.70213
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The SSA are running several webinars about key stages of a research career, including applying for a PhD, fellowship and research grant. These have a great speaker line up -I highly recommend to any addiction researchers!
Sign up for webinars about three major milestones for researchers: applying for a PhD (28 Oct), fellowship (31 Oct), and research grant (20 Nov) tinyurl.com/d4vvxuc2
#AcademicSky #ResearchSky
#AcademicSky #ResearchSky
October 15, 2025 at 1:16 PM
The SSA are running several webinars about key stages of a research career, including applying for a PhD, fellowship and research grant. These have a great speaker line up -I highly recommend to any addiction researchers!