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University of London Press @uolpress.bsky.social · Jun 4
💥We're very excited to share that we have launched a new free training course! Explore our #OpenAccess in the #Humanities training course on RESHAPED, a new learning platform developed by the School of Advanced Study @uolondon.bsky.social.

Details here:
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New Open Access in the Humanities online training course launched! - University of London Press
We are excited to share details of our new online training course on open access publishing, developed by the University of London Press with the School of Advanced Study. The course is free and avail...
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Anna-Maria is also the co-editor with Michael Donnay of @uolpress.bsky.social 's newly published open-access ‘Reframing Failure in Digital Scholarship’ which gathers reflection pieces from across SAS including @jfwinters.bsky.social, @cmohge.bsky.social and @naswells.bsky.social: bit.ly/3Y69HAn
Reframing Failure in Digital Scholarship - University of London Press
Failure is ordinary. From technological failures and computational obsolescence to rejected applications and challenging collaborations, failure is an unavoidable part of any scholarly endeavour. This...
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December 4, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Great launch last night in Nottingham’s amazing @fiveleavesbooks.bsky.social bookshop. Such a good crowd. Next week, Birmingham!
December 3, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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Very pleased to be part of this new blog for @oipassoc.bsky.social!

Get to know @paulakennedy.bsky.social and learn more about her work as Head of Publishing for the Press. It includes her thoughts on our recent highlights, future plans, and why OIPA's work is so important.

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December 4, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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Wonderful to see so many colleagues and friends together last night - and apologies to those who'd already had to leave before we managed to take the photo, and to those who couldn't make it this time! We really appreciate being part of the @oipassoc.bsky.social #OpenAccess community.
December 3, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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'Being provided with real-life examples & templates was very useful.' - Attendee feedback on our 'Revising your PhD Thesis for Publication' session.

Led by @drjoeford.bsky.social & @emmagallon.bsky.social.

8 Dec, 2-3:30pm

🔗https://www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/events/revising-phd-thesis-publication-3
December 3, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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There's also an exciting @nationaltrust.org.uk event for British Working-Class and Radical Writing Since 1700 on 11th Dec in Birmingham!

More info and tickets here:

www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/birmin...

#Radical #WorkingClass #OpenAccess #Event #Book #Publishing #History #Skystorian
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December 2, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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Tonight in Nottingham! Editors John Goodridge and @adambridgen.bsky.social will be discussing their new book, British Working-Class and Radical Writing Since 1700.

You can get the discounted book & a ticket thrown in. Thank you @fiveleavesbooks.bsky.social!

fiveleavesbookshop.co.uk/events/briti...
British Working-Class and Radical Writing Since 1700, with John Goodridge and Adam Bridgen – Five Leaves Bookshop
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December 2, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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There's still time to sign up for this brilliant free training session!
uolpress.bsky.social University of London Press @uolpress.bsky.social · 17d
📣Transforming your PhD thesis into a monograph? Our next training session is 'Revising your PhD Thesis for Publication'.

🧑‍💻Session leaders: @drjoeford.bsky.social & @emmagallon.bsky.social

⏰Monday 8 December, 14:00–15:30

🔗https://www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/events/revising-phd-thesis-publication-3
Revising Your PhD Thesis for Publication
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December 2, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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Our VCH 'Shorts', published with @uolpress.bsky.social, which bring the work of our network of volunteers to academic audiences, but more importantly to the places they are about.

Books that speak to the people and places they describe (and that, in some cases, you can buy in the pub). 5/n
VCH Shorts Archives - University of London Press
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November 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Congratulations to @mjdonnay.bsky.social and @amsichani.bsky.social on publication day for Reframing Failure in Digital Scholarship: uolpress.co.uk/book/reframi... (Open Access). Fantastic editors and team at @uolpress.bsky.social!
Reframing Failure in Digital Scholarship | University of London Press
*Reframing Failure in Digital Scholarship* tackles what failure – in all its messy but immensely valuable complexity – means for the digital humanities community. Through a series of reflections on fa...
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November 20, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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Very excited to publish this #OpenAccess #DigitalHumanities book today!

Available to purchase in paperback, hardback and EPUB, can be downloaded for free as a PDF, or read online for free via our instance of Manifold:

🔗https://uolpress.co.uk/book/reframing-failure-in-digital-scholarship/
November 20, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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New #OpenAccess #MedievalHistory from @uolpress.bsky.social

Forging Fraternity in Late Medieval Society
The Palmers' Guild of Ludlow
by Rachael Harkes

uolpress.co.uk/book/forging...

#History
Forging Fraternity in Late Medieval Society - University of London Press
Forging Fraternity in Late Medieval Society is an ambitious and innovative study of the social, political and religious histories of medieval England and Wales. Using the Palmers’ Guild of Ludlow as a...
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November 20, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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There are only a few days left to apply for our Public Humanities Fellowship! Applications are invited from those at the forefront of shaping the future of Public Humanities.

Application window closes this Friday 21 November: www.sas.ac.uk/research-eng...
Public Humanities Fellowship
Our Public Humanities Fellowship stimulates new ideas and conversations around public humanities.
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November 19, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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We are delighted to receive today print copies of the three latest titles in our 'New Historical Perspectives' book series, published with @ihr.bsky.social and @uolpress.bsky.social

Each title is available in paperback print and free Open Access: further details bit.ly/4pl2gkA #Skystorians
Photograph of the following three titles: Forging Fraternity in Late Medieval Society. The Palmers' Guild of Ludlow, by Rachael Harkes Waterscapes: Reservoirs, Environment and Identity in Modern England and Wales, by Andrew McTominey Atlantic Isles: Travel and Identity in the British and Irish West, 1880–1940, by Gareth Roddy
November 18, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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You can also explore the Critical Human Rights Studies series published by @uolpress.bsky.social with @hrc-sas.bsky.social and @icws-sas.bsky.social. Edited by Prof. Damien Short, this open access series is committed to investigating today’s most pressing human rights issues: shorturl.at/b4rCH
Critical Human Rights Studies Archives - University of London Press
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November 17, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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📣Transforming your PhD thesis into a monograph? Our next training session is 'Revising your PhD Thesis for Publication'.

🧑‍💻Session leaders: @drjoeford.bsky.social & @emmagallon.bsky.social

⏰Monday 8 December, 14:00–15:30

🔗https://www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/events/revising-phd-thesis-publication-3
Revising Your PhD Thesis for Publication
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November 17, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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📣 We’re proud to announce the publication of Postcards, Translators and #Esperanto Pioneers: An Alternative #History of International #Communication, a fascinating new #OpenAccess book published in association with @ihr.bsky.social.

uolpress.co.uk/book/postcar...

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Postcards, Translators and Esperanto Pioneers - University of London Press
The early twentieth century was a time when steamships, international postal services and the telephone were setting the pace of an early wave of globalisation in Europe. In this increasingly internat...
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November 17, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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Next up is @uolpress.bsky.social 🤝

A collaborative, non-profit and predominantly #OA publishing partner to researchers and institutions

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#Humanities #Research #UPWeek

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The University of London Press are passionate advocates for the humanities – a collaborative, non-profit and predominantly open access publishing partner to researchers and institutions.
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November 13, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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🔦 To celebrate #UPWeek we're shining a light on the institutional publishers you can support via @openbookcollective.bsky.social

An international group of UPs, including publishers that are either 100% OA already or moving towards at least 75% #OA on new books

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Collections and Collectives
Subscribe to collective Packages or individual Supporter Programmes made available by open access book publishers and service providers
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November 13, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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In case you missed it during our flurry of activity during #OAWeek, resharing this new resource we developed with @oabooksnetwork.bsky.social resulting from our joint webinar on managing third-party permissions for OA books.

Link to the webinar recording and some FAQs for researchers below ⬇️
oabooksnetwork.bsky.social Open Access Books Network @oabooksnetwork.bsky.social · Oct 23
For #OAWeek, the OABN & @uolpress.bsky.social bring you a resource focused on how to include material that you *don't* own in your #OA book.

'Frequently Asked Questions on Third-Party Materials in Open Access Books':

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November 11, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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This session provides a foundational understanding of AI - its history, definitions, main types, and underlying technologies. Focusing on RAI in research contexts and professional practice, it offers practical strategies and frameworks for evaluating, developing and using AI responsibly.
November 7, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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Join us in person on 18 November for an Introduction to Responsible AI (RAI): www.sas.ac.uk/digital-huma...
Taster Session: Introduction to Responsible AI
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November 7, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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Thank you @jfwinters.bsky.social! And thanks for all your support 🙏
jfwinters.bsky.social Jane Winters @jfwinters.bsky.social · 24d
Since it’s University Press Week #UPweek, a shout out to my amazing colleagues at University of London Press @uolpress.bsky.social. They are flying the flag for open humanities publishing.
November 11, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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To accompany her new book, Rachael also wrote for the RHS blog about the prominence of guilds in pre-Reformation society bit.ly/4oncsc1.

All 25 books in the Society's 'New Historical Perspectives' series are available free Open Access. To learn more about NHP bit.ly/47rxWP3 2/2 #Skystorians
25th title published in the Society's 'New Historical Perspectives' Open Access book series - RHS
The Society is very pleased to announce publication, today, of the 25th title in its 'New Historical Perspectives' book series: Forging Fraternity in Late Medieval Society. The Palmers' Guild of Ludlo...
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November 8, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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This week we published the 25th volume in the Society's New Historical Perspectives book series: 'Forging Fraternity in Late Medieval Society. The Palmers' Guild of Ludlow', by Rachael Harkes bit.ly/49CIDzC

Rachael's new book is available free Open Access & paperback print @uolpress.bsky.social 1/2
Forging Fraternity in Late Medieval Society - University of London Press
Forging Fraternity in Late Medieval Society is an ambitious and innovative study of the social, political and religious histories of medieval England and Wales. Using the Palmers’ Guild of Ludlow as a...
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November 8, 2025 at 4:33 PM