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📚 #OutNow: Critical Thinking for the Arts and Humanities helps students develop the skills to analyse, question and strengthen their own work. Drawing on UCL research, it offers practical guidance for study and research across the arts and humanities. https://bit.ly/4eQ4OnJ #CriticalThinking

#OutNow Critical Thinking for the Arts & Humanities equips students with the ability to think critically about their work. It utilises research conducted at UCL to offer ideas & examples for research design & practice. More: https://uclpress.co.uk/book/critical-thinking-for-the-arts-and-humanities/

UCL Press Journals is proud to be part of @ojcollective.bsky.social, supporting the shared infrastructure that makes Diamond Open Access possible. Help spread the word and support a more equitable publishing ecosystem. #DiamondOA #OpenAccess

Join Profs Judy Stephenson and Dame Henrietta Moore in A Cup of Tea With... as Prof Dame Moore shares her unconventional analogy for the economy, and makes an impassioned argument for cross-discipline collaboration. Watch now: https://uclpress.co.uk/podcast/life-in-the-messy-middle-henrietta-moore/

Can urban China be understood through a simple state-versus-market framework? Rethinking Urban Entrepreneurialism argues for a more nuanced view of governance, development and statecraft. 📖 https://uclpress.co.uk/book/rethinking-urban-entrepreneurialism/

What does it mean to live with toxic chemicals? Chemical Exposures: Toxicity in the Anthropocene brings together perspectives from anthropology, geography, STS and the arts to explore the unequal realities of chemical pollution. Open access: https://uclpress.co.uk/book/chemical-exposures/

🎧 Join Professors Judy Stephenson and Margot Finn, FBA, in A Cup of Tea With... as they discuss the importance of re-examining evidence, and how students' use of AI can limit their critical engagement. Watch now: https://uclpress.co.uk/podcast/rethinking-britain-in-india-margot-finn/

As Open Access Week comes to an end, we are returning back to the belief that drives UCL Press: that knowledge belongs to everyone. With 475+ books and 17 journals published, there is so much for you to discover. Where will you start? 👉 https://uclpress.co.uk/ #UCLPress #OpenAccess #OAWeek

Great to see that the edited volume on WWII archaeology at the edge of living memory is moving into production! My article is on the IHRA charter & its application for archaeologists.🙏 to @gabemoshenska.bsky.social & Jen McKinnon for their hard work on the volume! uclpress.co.uk/book/second-...

Cool new book came out today: Chemical Exposures: Toxicity in the Anthropocene uclpress.co.uk/book/chemica... I'm intrigued by the chapter: Platinum exposures: breathing in (a time of) platinum

#ComingSoon Critical Thinking for the Arts & Humanities utilises research conducted at UCL to illustrate how to develop critical thinking skills within specific disciplines, including Art History and Linguistics. More: https://uclpress.co.uk/book/critical-thinking-for-the-arts-and-humanities

Did you know that UCL Press was the UK's first fully Open Access university press? Almost 40m open access downloads later, we remain committed to making world-class scholarship freely available to readers everywhere. Learn more 👉 https://uclpress.co.uk/why-publish-open-access/

We want to remove the barriers and inequalities in the scholarly landscape. That's why UCL Press is committed to Open Access. We make high-quality research freely accessible to everyone so that knowledge gets to those who need it most. What will you discover? 👉https://uclpress.co.uk/

At UCL Press, we believe that research should be accessible to everyone. Whether you're a student, practitioner or curious reader, Open Access means you can engage with scholarship that might otherwise be out of reach. What will you discover this Open Access Week? 👉 https://uclpress.co.uk/

We believe that books and journals are written for people to read – no matter who they are, where they are, or their financial means. That's why we are a fully Open Access press. Open Access also gives our authors greater visibility and impact. What will you discover? 👉 https://uclpress.co.uk/

*New book!* coming April 2027: 'Second World War Archaeology at the Edge of Living Memory', coedited by me and Jennifer McKinnon. Open Access from @uclpress.bsky.social based on a @wennergrenorg.bsky.social workshop uclpress.co.uk/book/second-...

We believe that books and journals are written for people to read – no matter who they are, where they are, or their financial means. That's why we are a fully Open Access press. Open Access also gives our authors greater visibility and impact. What will you discover? 👉 https://uclpress.co.uk/

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Evaluating Public Health Interventions is the ideal guide for students, practitioners and policymakers in the field of health policy and evaluation. But don't just take it from us. Hear from the editors directly in our new video. Watch now: youtube.com/watch?v=RvbSiwkkpjk #HealthPolicy

At UCL Press, we believe that research should be accessible to everyone. Whether you're a student, practitioner or curious reader, Open Access means you can engage with scholarship that might otherwise be out of reach. What will you discover this Open Access Week? 👉 https://uclpress.co.uk/

Lara Speicher of @uclpress.bsky.social discusses how BPCs reinforce academic hierarchies and why UCL made the choice to move from BPCs to collective funding via the OBC in July. #OAWeek2026 #OpenAccess blogs.ucl.ac.uk/open-access/...

What does it mean to live with toxic chemicals? Chemical Exposures: Toxicity in the Anthropocene brings together perspectives from anthropology, geography, STS and the arts to explore the unequal realities of chemical pollution. Open access: https://uclpress.co.uk/book/chemical-exposures/

We want to remove the barriers and inequalities in the scholarly landscape. That's why UCL Press is committed to Open Access. We make high-quality research freely accessible to everyone so that knowledge gets to those who need it most. What will you discover? 👉https://uclpress.co.uk/

Did you know that UCL Press was the UK's first fully Open Access university press? Almost 40m open access downloads later, we remain committed to making world-class scholarship freely available to readers everywhere. Learn more 👉 https://uclpress.co.uk/why-publish-open-access/

International Open Access Week 2026 starts today, and we'll be sharing blog posts all week! 🎉 In our first post, Lara Speicher, Head of @uclpress.bsky.social, looks at how to fund open access books without book processing charges. Read the blog post: blogs.ucl.ac.uk/open-access/... #OAWeek

Join Profs Judy Stephenson and Matthew J. Smith for A Cup of Tea as they discuss Caribbean history, and the complex history of the Caribbean as a nexus of interatlantic imperial trade. Watch now: https://uclpress.co.uk/podcast/pulses-of-caribbean-history-matthew-j-smith/ #ACupOfTeaWith #Interviews

Published today! 🎨 Teaching with Art for History and Religious Education by Tom Haward and Alexis Stones explores how visual culture can deepen understanding of history, religion and belief. Read the open access edition free: https://bit.ly/4hOZCRX

Open Access creates a global knowledge resource that can benefit everyone, everywhere. Authors choose to publish with us because they want their ideas to travel. And they do – our titles have reached 242 different countries and territories. What will you discover? 👉 https://uclpress.co.uk/

Join us at UCL on Tuesday 20 October, from 3pm to 4.30pm, for the UCL Open Science and Scholarship Awards. You will hear from a selection of winners and meet them at a reception sponsored by @uclpress.bsky.social 🏅 Register now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ucl-open-s...

Open Access creates a global knowledge resource that can benefit everyone, everywhere. Authors choose to publish with us because they want their ideas to travel. And they do – our titles have reached 242 different countries and territories. What will you discover? 👉 https://uclpress.co.uk/

Can urban China be understood through a simple state-versus-market framework? Rethinking Urban Entrepreneurialism argues for a more nuanced view of governance, development and statecraft. 📖 https://uclpress.co.uk/book/rethinking-urban-entrepreneurialism/

This will be out next year, the fruit of long collaboration on approaches to teaching online reading (in universities in the UK, mainly in the Humanities). With @jonchandler.bsky.social Matt East and Anna Rich Abad @uclpress.bsky.social uclpress.co.uk/book/active-...

Join Profs Judy Stephenson and Dame Henrietta Moore in A Cup of Tea With... as Prof Dame Moore shares her unconventional analogy for the economy, and makes an impassioned argument for cross-discipline collaboration. Watch now: https://uclpress.co.uk/podcast/life-in-the-messy-middle-henrietta-moore/

Join Profs Judy Stephenson and Ella Cockbain in A Cup Of Tea With... as they discuss the limits of anti-trafficking approaches and criminal justice responses to exploitation. Watch now: https://uclpress.co.uk/podcast/networks-of-trafficking-ella-cockbain/ #ACupOfTeaWith #Interviews

And we're not done yet! Two new book reviews: 1st, Hannah Buckley on Stefanie Rauch's 'Conversations with Third Reich Contemporaries: From Luke Holland's Final Account (@uclpress.bsky.social, 2025), doi.org/10.1111/1468...

#ComingSoon Critical Thinking for the Arts & Humanities utilises research conducted at UCL to illustrate how to develop critical thinking skills within specific disciplines, including Art History and Linguistics. More: https://uclpress.co.uk/book/critical-thinking-for-the-arts-and-humanities

Book for review in Ab Imperio: Jan Kubik and Richard C. M. Mole (Eds). The Anatomy of Right-Wing Populism: Dealing with Transformational Fatigue in Central and Eastern Europe. London: UCL Press, 2025. 394 pp., ill. Index. ISBN: 978-1-80008-679-1. sites.google.com/site/abimper...

Open Access Week is dedicated to highlighting the benefits of openly sharing knowledge. All of our books and journals are available globally, for free, so our authors' ideas can travel across borders, as knowledge belongs to everyone. Learn more 👉 https://uclpress.co.uk/why-publish-open-access/

Open Access Week is dedicated to highlighting the benefits of openly sharing knowledge. All of our books and journals are available globally, for free, so our authors' ideas can travel across borders, as knowledge belongs to everyone. Learn more 👉 https://uclpress.co.uk/why-publish-open-access/

🚨 New #OpenAccess book! City-Heat challenges temperature-based understandings of climate crisis, exploring how residents of Nakuru, Kenya navigate heat, uncertainty and rapid change while forging pathways towards viable futures. 📚 Read now: https://bit.ly/4jrGCLE #Anthropology #ClimateChange

From my good friend and colleague @stsucl.bsky.social Brian Balmer: an STS textbook on science, technology, warfare and peace. Based on years of refining teaching on the topic, it’s really rather excellent Open access and free to download

#OutNow An Introduction to Science, Technology, Warfare & Peace Ideal for students with no background knowledge of Science & Technology Studies, or as an intro for more advanced researchers in related fields More: https://uclpress.co.uk/book/an-introduction-to-science-technology-warfare-and-peace/

Open access is not an add‑on for us. It is the foundation of how we publish. 🔗 Discover our open access publications: uclpress.co.uk #UCLPress #OpenAccess #AcademicPublishing #ResearchImpact

What does it mean for research to be truly open? At UCL Press, it means peer‑reviewed books and journals that are free to read online and built to last. It means removing barriers so scholarship can travel further and be used more widely.

🔍 How is UCL Press governed? Our Open Access publishing is guided by four expert boards covering: 📘 OA strategy 📚 Books 📖 Textbooks 📝 Journals Together they ensure quality, transparency, and trust. 🔗 uclpress.co.uk/about-us/gov... #OpenAccess #UniversityPress #UCLPress