Temporary disruption to full book downloads
Posted on 22nd October, 2026
Full PDF downloads from the UCL Press website have been restored following a temporary service disruption. During the outage, book pages remained accessible and alternative download options were available via OAPEN and JSTOR.
October 22 2026, 07:32 BST
We are pleased to confirm that access has now been fully restored and readers can once again download full PDFs from the UCL Press website as normal.
The disruption was part of a wider precautionary response to a software security issue affecting organisations worldwide. During this period, UCL Press book pages remained available, chapter downloads continued to be accessible via JSTOR, and full book downloads remained available through OAPEN.
As an additional precaution, we have also reviewed the UCL Press website, which is hosted separately from UCL’s main infrastructure, and applied the necessary security updates to address the issue.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused and would like to thank our authors, readers, librarians and publishing partners for their patience and understanding while access was restored.
October 21 2026, 17:24 BST
Full book downloads from the UCL Press website are currently unavailable while UCL undertakes essential maintenance to protect and secure its digital services.
Book pages, metadata and other content on the UCL Press website remain available, but readers may be unable to access full book PDF downloads until service is restored.
In the meantime:
- Full book downloads remain available via OAPEN.
- Individual chapter downloads remain available via JSTOR.
We are working closely with colleagues across UCL to restore access as quickly as possible and will provide further updates when available.
We apologise for the inconvenience and thank our authors, readers, librarians and publishing partners for their patience and understanding.
Last updated: 22 October 2026