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Established as the UK’s first fully open access university press in 2015, UCL Press has fast become one of the leading open access scholarly publishers in the UK. We publish a wide range of open access scholarly monographs and edited collections, student textbooks and academic journals that are available to read and download free of charge.
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New titles
Creative Critical Interventions for Social Justice
Natasha Tanna, Abeyamí Ortega Domínguez, Hakan Sandal-Wilson,
04 February 2026
Translation Studies before ‘Translation Studies’
Kathryn Batchelor, Iryna Odrekhivska,
15 January 2026
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
Celebrating 200 years of UCL
As UCL marks its 200th anniversary, explore a collection of open access books that celebrates the people, ideas and places that have shaped the university over two centuries. Drawing on detailed historical and archival research, these titles trace UCL’s beginnings, its development alongside London and the many ways its community has contributed to research, culture and public life.
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UCL Press publishes two major histories to mark UCL’s Bicentenary
February 11, 2026
UCL Press is proud to announce the publication of two significant new open access books to celebrate UCL’s 200th anniversary.
UPDATED: Scheduled maintenance affecting UCL Press systems from Friday 23 January to Monday 26th January
January 23, 2026
Scheduled maintenance affecting UCL Press systems will take place from 17:00 GMT on Friday 23rd January 2026 and continue throughout the weekend. We anticipate that the work will be completed by Monday 26th January.
New scholarly edition reveals fresh insights into Thomas Cranmer’s leadership of the Tudor Church
January 19, 2026
We are delighted to announce the publication of a new open access book by Dr Paul Ayris that reveals major insights into Tudor church reform.