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Cambridge University Press @universitypress.cambridge.org · Dec 19
It’s a wrap! 🎉

📚 Our users downloaded over 175 million articles, book chapters and Elements
🏆 Our authors won 230+ awards
💻 Over 73% of research articles published open access

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Cloud computing 💻, robotics🤖, dinosaurs 🦕 and nursing 💉

Our textbooks and digital learning solutions bring greater confidence to learning and stronger support to teaching, enabling student success.

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January 17, 2026 at 1:47 PM
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“AI should be used responsibly and thoughtfully.”

Mandy Hill shares her thoughts on how Cambridge can use AI to support our publishing and benefit our community, while maintaining our reputation for quality and protecting our authors.

Read more from Mandy and our @cambridge.org leaders. 👇
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🤖📚 What does good #AI integration look like in education and publishing?

👉 Hear from Craig Nicholson and other @cambridge.org leaders on how we’re approaching AI in practice: https://cambrid.ge/4sDvhu5

#ResponsibleAI #HumanIntelligence #ShapingAIForEveryone
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January 16, 2026 at 5:17 PM
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#OpenAccess is central to our mission to advance research and knowledge worldwide. 📖

🚀 In 2025 more than 70% of our research published open access

💻 From 2026 more than 50% of our journals will be fully open access, removing barriers to access.

Find out more 🔗 https://cup.org/4pDZS8f
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January 15, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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"Books provide words, and words shape the world"🌍

Hear from Jonathan P. Lamb, author of ‘How the World Became a Book in Shakespeare’s England’, as he sums up his book in one sentence.

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January 14, 2026 at 6:48 PM
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Explore how John Donne, the poet and Dean of St. Paul's, often used the language of books in his sermons to appeal to his readers.

Hear more about interesting insights from Jonathan P. Lamb’s new book, ‘How the World Became a Book in Shakespeare’s England’.

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January 12, 2026 at 6:50 PM
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Explore how people in Shakespeare’s England used books to understand, describe and reshape their world.

Hear more about the inspiration behind Jonathan P. Lamb's new book, 'How the World Became a Book in Shakespeare’s England'.

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January 9, 2026 at 6:54 PM
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Plagiarism: accident or intent? 🤔

Discover the truth behind unconscious copying and modern detection in ‘Strikingly Similar’ by Roger Kreuz.

Publishing today 🔗 https://cup.org/4ppVwBr
January 8, 2026 at 4:50 PM
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Explore the hidden histories and deeper meanings of Taylor Swift’s latest album, ‘The Life of a Showgirl’, in a special roundtable published in ‘Public Humanities’.

Read more 🔗 https://cup.org/3N1NfGB
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January 7, 2026 at 5:47 PM
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Looking back at 2025, our authors raised the bar for excellence:

🏆 230 award wins and honourable mentions
🏆 Prestigious prizes including Prose, Choice and the Grawemeyer
🏆 Featured in 2025 'Books of the Year' selections.

Congratulations to all our authors!

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January 5, 2026 at 5:48 PM
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From material science to societal impact, our new open access journal series, Cambridge Materials, will accelerate progress on the UN Sustainable Development Goals by connecting materials science with policy, innovation, and societal impact.

Read more 🌍🔗 https://cup.org/4jlcb7N

#MaterialsScience
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January 2, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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Happy New Year! 🎉 We’re excited to keep collaborating with our researchers, authors, partners and customers in 2026 🥳

Here’s a look at our highlights from 2025 🔗 https://cup.org/3MYDZCW
January 1, 2026 at 11:46 AM
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Our December highlights are here ✨

From queer identities to global conflicts, and the wonders of animal curation, explore the ideas shaping our world. 📚

See the complete list 🔗 https://cup.org/43fHKtG
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December 31, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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How do clothes express our identity? How does music affect us? And how much of our past comes from written sources? 📚

As the year draws to a close, discover these questions in our curated selection of books that make the perfect gift 🎁

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December 31, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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From 'International Law' to 'The Study of Language', our range of textbooks is exceptional in its depth with 1400+ online textbooks, and even more in print.

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December 24, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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🎉 We’re expanding our journals portfolio in 2026:

📚 7 new take-ons
💻 8 new open access launches

Read more about our new additions covering science, technology, the humanities, and social sciences. 🔗 https://cup.org/4pPVunm
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December 23, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Discover 'Living with Jane Austen' author Janet Todd's favourite Austen novel.

Learn more about why and how, for over half a century, Austen has inspired and challenged Todd through different phases of her life.

🔗 https://cup.org/4j2mCNl

#janeausten #austen #ja250 #janeausten250
December 20, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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It’s a wrap! 🎉

📚 Our users downloaded over 175 million articles, book chapters and Elements
🏆 Our authors won 230+ awards
💻 Over 73% of research articles published open access

Discover more in our 2025 edit 🔗 https://cup.org/49b0EDE
December 19, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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Marking the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen. ✨

Hear from author Janet Todd about the discoveries she made and the things she learned about Austen while editing her work. 📚

Read more 🔗 https://cup.org/4aR2prN

#janeausten #austen #ja250 #janeausten250
December 18, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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Cambridge University Press has launched a new grant to support under-represented early career scholars from diverse backgrounds and geographic locations, including first generation scholars 👇 #BookSky
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December 17, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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📣 Amplifying Voices in History and Area Studies📣

Announcing our new grant to support under-represented early career scholars from diverse backgrounds and geographic locations as they work toward the publication of their first book.

Read more about our new initiative 🔗 https://cup.org/3KO1XAb
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December 17, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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From meddling Emma to pompous Mr Collins, everyone has their favourite Jane Austen character ❣️

We asked attendees at a recent literature conference to share their favourite Austen characters. Who would you choose? Let us know in the comments 👇

Read more in our story 🔗 https://cup.org/4s63PoO
December 16, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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Author of 'Living with Jane Austen', Janet Todd, shares how Jane Austen's books connect with readers at different moments of our lives.

Celebrate the 250th anniversary of Austen's birth by exploring our collection 🔗 https://cup.org/48FZJvP

#janeausten #austen #ja250 #janeausten250
December 16, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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We are launching a new open access journal series, Cambridge Materials, which will accelerate progress on the UN Sustainable Development Goals by connecting materials science with policy, innovation, and societal impact.

Read more 🌍🔗 https://cup.org/4anRANX

#MaterialsScience
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December 15, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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Unwrap a book from Cambridge 🎁

From a seasonal discount on selected Cambridge titles to our Bookshop’s annual Books of the Year picks, there’s plenty to inspire your festive gifting.

Explore our books that make the perfect gift 🔗 https://cup.org/4qayDTA
December 14, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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Celebrate Taylor Swift's birthday and explore insights into the hidden histories and deeper meanings in her latest album, 'The Life of a Showgirl', published in 'Public Humanities'.

Read more about the showgirl's rebirth 🔗 https://cup.org/48zApHP
December 13, 2025 at 9:40 AM