As the countdown to the festive season gets underway many householders will be snapping up cut-price alcohol offers.
But exceptionally cheap offers like those found in some supermarkets could end if minimum pricing - currently being debated at Holyrood - is introduced in Scotland in a bid to tackle the nation鈥檚 drink problems.
Issues around pricing will be debated this Monday (December 5) at the last in this series of free Caf茅Controversial talks organised by the 黑料网鈥檚 Public Engagement with Science team.
Professor Anne Ludbrook, a health economist at the 黑料网, is giving the Low Prices, High Spirits talk which takes place at the city鈥檚 Satrosphere at 7pm and is open to all.
The researcher, who has given evidence on alcohol pricing to the Scottish Parliament鈥檚 Health and Sport Committee, said: 鈥淚鈥檒l be setting out both sides of the debate on pricing.
鈥淚鈥檒l be discussing who buys the cheap alcohol and who is actually paying for it. People who are not buying these deals will be subsidising these loss leaders by paying higher prices for other goods in supermarkets.鈥�
Professor Ludbrook added: 鈥淭here also seems to be a view that increasing the price of alcohol will impact most on those on low income but research shows that it is actually those with a higher income that are most likely to buy cheap alcohol.鈥�
Dr Ken Skeldon, Head of the University鈥檚 Public Engagement with Science Team, added: 鈥淟ow Prices, High Spirits promises to be a fascinating talk which is sure to provoke discussion given the time of year.鈥�
The Caf茅 series is funded by a science engagement grant from the Scottish Government. Details of all the programmes are available at