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Two new launch events for Palaeontology in Public

February 12, 2025

Join the authors for two events for the recently published book Palaeontology in Public. The book examines how palaeontology has impacted on public culture, and how the public role of the field has shaped the science of palaeontology across its histo…

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How a world-class university was founded

February 11, 2025

To mark the 199th anniversary of the UCL’s foundation, we are proud to share an extract from The World of UCL exploring how the university was founded, and how – though not as its founder, as commonly believed – untilitarian philosopher Jeremy Bentha…

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Making The Journal of the Sylvia Townsend Warner Society accessible for all

February 10, 2025

UCL Press is pleased to announce that the latest volume of The Journal of the Sylvia Townsend Warner Society, volume 24 (2024), has published with alt text in the html and PDFs for all images.

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Meet the author: The Laissez-Faire Peasant

February 5, 2025

Earlier this month, Jovana Diković’s fascinating open access book The Laissez-Faire Peasant was published.  We caught up with her to talk about her fascinating research in Serbia and Kosovo, why peasants are misunderstood and just why ‘Kill your darl…

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New print distribution arrangements

January 31, 2025

UCL Press is pleased to announce a change in its print and distribution arrangements outside of North America from 1st February 2025. Gardners will become exclusive distributor for all territories outside of North America. Established over 38 years a…

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New open access books published in January 2025

January 31, 2025

2025 has begun in the best way possible- with four brand new open access books!

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Research that resonated: highly cited articles

January 28, 2025

As January comes to a close, the UCL Press journals team is delighted to highlight a collection of popular and highly cited articles from journals including London Review of Education, International Journal of Social Pedagogy, History Education Resea…

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The challenges, issues and controversies of ‘Holocaust education’ 

January 27, 2025

This International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Professor Andy Pearce reflects on the challenges, issues and controversies of Holocaust education in the early twenty-first century. 

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On publishing Memorandoms by James Martin

January 26, 2025

To celebrate Australia day, today’s guest post is by Tim Causer, editor of Memorandoms by James Martin and Principal Research Fellow at the Bentham Project.

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