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UCL Press 2015-2025
10 years of award-winning open access publishing
UCL Press is celebrating its 10th Anniversary in June 2025. Find out more about our origins, Open Access model, the scholarly books, journals and student textbooks we have published, and their impact. You can browse our publications and download or read them online for free, anywhere in the world!
27.02 million open access downloads
430 books published
242countries and territories reached
15journals
13.97 millionjournal downloads
New titles
The Chronopolitics of Life
Nolwenn Bühler, Nils Graber, Victoria Boydell, Cinzia Greco,
04 December 2025
Unearthing Collections
Magdalena Buchczyk, Martín Fonck, Tomás J. Usón, Tina Palaić,
24 November 2025
Evaluating Anti-Trafficking Interventions
Ella Cockbain, Aiden Sidebottom, Sheldon X. Zhang,
18 November 2025
Co-production of Knowledge in Action
Cassidy Johnson, Vanesa Castán Broto, Wilbard Kombe, Catalina Ortiz, Barbara Lipietz, Emmanuel Osuteye, Caren Levy,
15 September 2025
Economic Exposures in Asia
What does economic change feel like on the ground?
This interdisciplinary series examines the lived experiences behind Asia’s rapid transformations, showing how growth, uncertainty, and resilience shape communities and individuals.
Environment and Post-Soviet Transformation in Kazakhstan’s Aral Sea Region
William Wheeler,
25 October 2021
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In memoriam: Dr Paul Ayris, BA, PhD, FRHist
December 19, 2025
With great sadness, we announce the death of Dr Paul Ayris, Pro-Vice-Provost (LCCOS: Library, Culture, Collections and Open Science) and CEO of UCL Press.