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BOOK LAUNCH

Beyond the Visual - Multisensory modes of beholding art.

25 Feb 2026
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The Wellcome Collection
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Beyond the Visual - Multisensory modes of beholding art | Book Launch
We are delighted to announce the launch of the much-anticipated publication, Beyond the Visual - Multisensory modes of beholding art.
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January 20, 2026 at 2:30 PM
We are proud to announce the #OpenAccess publication of Thomas Cranmer’s Register by Dr Paul Ayris. The product of 45 years of research on Thomas Cranmer, the book offers rich, new insights into the English reformation. Read free: bit.ly/4qJ3xCr#Tudo...
Thomas Cranmer’s Register
Discover Thomas Cranmer’s Register (1533–1553), a pivotal Reformation document revealing England’s break from Rome and the rise of Protestantism. This open access book offers unprecedented access with...
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January 19, 2026 at 1:17 PM
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It was an absolute pleasure to contribute a chapter to this anthology, which effectively challenges Eurocentric narratives in ‘Translation Studies’. Thank you, @Kathryn batchelor and @Iryna odrekhivska, for the incredible job you did editing this book.
January 16, 2026 at 2:12 PM
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"Revolutionizing a world: from small states to universalism in the Pre-Islamic Near East" by Mark Altaweel & Andrea Squitieri

[London: UCL Press, 2018]

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#state #middleeast #imperialism #socialchange #preislam #universalism
January 13, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Congratulations to Kathryn Batchelor, Iryna Odrekhivska and their contributors! Their new #OpenAccess book Translation Studies before ‘Translation Studies’ published today. Read and download free at: bit.ly/4bnEBfm
Translation Studies before ‘Translation Studies’
Translation Studies before ‘Translation Studies’ challenges the established historical narratives of ‘translation studies’ by showcasing some of the rich traditions of debate, research and theorising ...
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January 15, 2026 at 10:52 AM
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In the latest episode of Climate Extinction Politics, Dr Fergus Green and Professor Philip Schofield unpack the politics of climate action and who bears the greatest responsibility of transitioning away from fossil fuels.

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January 14, 2026 at 5:34 PM
In the latest episode of Climate Extinction Politics, Dr Fergus Green and Professor Philip Schofield unpack the politics of climate action and who bears the greatest responsibility of transitioning away from fossil fuels.

Listen now: uclpress.co.uk/podcast/clim...
January 14, 2026 at 5:34 PM
When philosopher Jeremy Bentham died, he bequeathed over 100,000 manuscript pages to UCL. But what do these pages contain, and how does UCL’s Bentham Project make sense of them?

Find out in the latest documentary from UCL Press Play.

Watch now: bit.ly/3KAcdfh
January 13, 2026 at 12:51 PM
#OutNow: Sahidic Coptic by Bill Manley 📖

This new textbook offers students a clear and concise introduction to the grammar of Sahidic Coptic, as well as essential historical and cultural context.

Download the eTextbook for free.

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January 12, 2026 at 11:30 AM
📢 The first episode of Climate Extinction Politics, the new season of UCL Press Play, has just been released!

Join Dr Andrew Seaton and Prof Philip Schofield as they uncover coal’s deep ties to industry, health, inequality, and the climate.

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January 8, 2026 at 7:50 PM
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Coming soon from UCL Press (@uclpress.bsky.social), 'The Correspondence of Jeremy Bentham, Volume 14: Supplementary Letters', edited by P. Schofield, T. Causer, and C. Riley. ✉️📖

ft. 252 letters written to/from Bentham, and 19 others of biographical interest:

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January 8, 2026 at 10:19 AM
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How well do we really understand the human mind? This question is at the heart of UCL Beautiful Minds - a brand new eight-part season of podcasts and documentaries that dives deep into the complexities of human cognition and neurodiversity.

🎧 Listen here: uclpress.co.uk/introducing-...
December 24, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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This term I'm teaching with "Classics and Race: A Historical Reader" (2025), edited by Sarah Derbew, Daniel Orrells, and Phiroze Vasunia. An incredible achievement: global sources from 14th-20th translated, and given commentaries by expert scholars. And OPEN ACCESS! uclpress.co.uk/book/classic...
January 4, 2026 at 10:05 PM
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Katie Donington, Abdul Mohamud, Robin Whitburn and Nicholas Draper, Teaching Slavery: New Approaches to Britain’s Colonial Past – UCL Press, November 2025 (print and open access) This groundbreaking book brings together the latest academic research […]

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December 23, 2025 at 11:46 AM
The UCL Press office will be closed from 17:00 GMT on Tuesday 23 December until Monday 5 January 2026.

Our books and journals will remain available online 24/7 throughout the break from uclpress.co.uk #OpenAccess
December 23, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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Katie Donington, Abdul Mohamud, Robin Whitburn and Nicholas
Draper, Teaching Slavery: New Approaches to Britain’s Colonial Past – @uclpress.bsky.social, November 2025 (print and open access)
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Teaching Slavery
Teaching Slavery offers ground-breaking research and practical guidance for teaching Britain’s role in transatlantic slavery. Combining historical analysis with classroom strategies, it equips educato...
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December 23, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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We are shocked and saddened to share news of the death of Dr Paul Ayris, Pro-Vice-Provost, UCL LCCOS and CEO of UCL Press. Paul will be hugely missed at UCL and beyond, and our thoughts are with his family, friends and colleagues.

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In memoriam: Dr Paul Ayris, BA, PhD, FRHist
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.
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December 19, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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The death of Dr Paul Ayris is huge loss to UCL, to @uclpress.bsky.social and to the open access/scholarly communications community more broadly.

His open access Thomas Cranmer’s Register
A record of archiepiscopal administration in diocese and province is published by the Press in January. 1/2
Thomas Cranmer’s Register
Discover Thomas Cranmer’s Register (1533–1553), a pivotal Reformation document revealing England’s break from Rome and the rise of Protestantism. This open access book offers unprecedented access with...
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December 18, 2025 at 3:36 PM
We are shocked and saddened to share news of the death of Dr Paul Ayris, Pro-Vice-Provost, UCL LCCOS and CEO of UCL Press. Paul will be hugely missed at UCL and beyond, and our thoughts are with his family, friends and colleagues.

Read our tribute: uclpress.co.uk/in-memoriam-...
In memoriam: Dr Paul Ayris, BA, PhD, FRHist
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.
uclpress.co.uk
December 19, 2025 at 6:03 PM
#ComingSoon: Climate Extinction Politics, season 3 of UCL Press Play

In a time when climate denial is on the rise, what are the indisputable factors causing climate change, and how can we stop it?

Hear when the new episodes are released: bit.ly/46JYwCC

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December 18, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Explore migration’s impact on societies and cultures with our open access reading list for #InternationalMigrantsDay.
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International Migrants Day reading list
Discover a curated list of essential open access books on migration for International Migrants Day. Explore free titles on refugee journeys, belonging, resilience and global migration studies, availab...
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December 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Congratulations to 2022 Dan David Prize winner Natalia Romik whose new book "Architecture of Memory: Exploring (Post-) Jewish Spaces in Eastern Europe" was recently published by UCL Press.

The book, which is open access, can be downloaded here: uclpress.co.uk/book/archite...
Architecture of Memory
Architecture of Memory explores architectural disappearance, urban remembrance and functional change amid social upheaval. Using archival, architectural and artistic methods, Natalia Romik investigate...
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December 11, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Essays on Logic, Ethics, and Universal Grammar: UCL Press publishes a new volume of Jeremy Bentham's writings in Open Access.#EduSky
Essays on Logic, Ethics, and Universal Grammar
This new volume of Bentham’s philosophical writings deals with his most fundamental ideas concerning logic, language, ethics, and grammar. It includes four major essays written between 1814 and 1816, namely ‘Essay on Logic’, ‘Essay on Ethics’, ‘Didacologia’, and ‘Universal Grammar’, all of them closely related to Chrestomathia, Bentham’s major work on education. In ‘Essay on […]
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December 13, 2025 at 11:51 AM
When philosopher Jeremy Bentham died, he bequeathed over 100,000 manuscript pages to UCL. But what do these pages contain, and how does UCL’s Bentham Project make sense of them?

Find out in the latest documentary from UCL Press Play.

Watch now: bit.ly/3KAcdfh
Bentham’s Beautiful Mind (documentary)
With exclusive access to 100,000 manuscript pages, Professor Philip Schofield unpacks the life, legacy and working mind of Jeremy Bentham
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December 17, 2025 at 3:13 PM