Research in gaming and gambling harm prevention

Access our latest research findings, collaborative studies, evidence reviews and thought leadership papers. We work with academic partners and sector experts to expand knowledge around gaming and gambling harm prevention.

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Our evidence based approach

Research is integral to the work of Ygam. Internally it informs our evidence based approaches and is used to strengthen our educational offer. Externally research collaborations expand knowledge and understanding around gaming and gambling harm prevention.  

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  • Constantina P

    Collaborating with Ygam has not only enabled us to conduct research but also reinforced the importance of aligning our research with real-world challenges. This partnership exemplifies how investment in research can drive positive change.

    Dr Constantina Panourgia, Principal Academic in Psychology, Bournemouth University

    Our research partners

    We work with a range of academic partners and sector experts

    Loughborough University

    Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) funded research on students and gaming/gambling harms and financial literacy.

    Bournemouth University

    Analysing existing evidence on gambling and gaming harm prevention and early intervention for children and young people to identify gaps and provide key recommendations.

    Queen Mary University of London

    Researching students’ "Digital Life" including the impact of internet use (such as online gaming, gambling, and social networking) on student engagement and wellbeing.

    Manchester Metropolitan University

    Investigating student participation and experiences of gambling in a student population at a single Higher Education institution and the role of peer to peer identification and brief advice.

    Social Finance

    Understanding young people’s engagement with influencer content to gambling. 

    University of Bristol

    Exploring the impacts of gambling advertising on children and young people and the role of Ygam resources and training in preventing gambling harms.

    • Sarah Mills

      Ygam is supporting new PhD projects on important, timely topics related to digital gaming and digital gambling. There is a growing need for evidence and wider research in this area and I’m excited to work with Ygam.

      Professor Sarah Mills, Loughborough University

      Recent research findings

      Five years of the annual student gambling survey

      Over the last five years, Ygam and the Gamstop Group have partnered with Censuswide to run an Annual Student Gambling Survey, gathering insights from 10,000 university students (Mar 2026).

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      Assessing gambling harm in student populations using the Gambling Harm Severity Index

      This reports on gambling harms in students using new measures to assess harm the GHSI and the GHSI-AO (Mar 2026).

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      Young people and gambling-related influencer content

      This report looks at understanding exposure to and impact of gambling-related influencer content on young people and identifying potential strategies for change (Sept 2025).

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      Trends between online gambling content, and gambling attitudes and behaviours

      This report looks at understanding the trends between online gambling content, and gambling attitudes and behaviours among children and young people (Sept 2025).

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      Peer to peer identification and brief advice (IBA) (Visual Summary)

      This one page visual summary shares the key findings from Ygam's collaboration with Manchester Metropolitan University (Mar 2025).

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