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Cambridge University Press @universitypress.cambridge.org · 4d

Your weekend listen 🎧

In “Case File 1: Who Was the First Stand-Up Comedian?” Oliver Double, author of ‘The Cambridge Companion to Stand-Up Comedy’ joins Laura Lexx to explore comedy’s earliest roots, featured in Amazon Music's 'Best Podcasts of the Week'.

🎧 Listen here 🔗 https://cup.org/476s6lT

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Book cover of 'The Cambridge Companion to Stand-Up Comedy' edited by Oliver Double.

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Cambridge University Press @universitypress.cambridge.org · 5d

Concerned about how to talk to your child about drugs?💉

In a new blog post, Professor Owen Bowden-Jones offers practical guidance and speaks about his latest book, ‘How to Talk to Your Child About Drugs?’ 📖

Read the blog 🔗 https://cup.org/3KkqcFw

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Cambridge University Press @universitypress.cambridge.org · 6d

2,000 Cambridge Elements and counting! 🎉

“The Elements series is an international treasure. In a way, it’s a whole world. A standing ovation to all those who have made it possible.” - Cass R. Sunstein, author of 'Behavioral Science and Public Policy'.

Read more 🔗 https://cup.org/42NtOGa

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Cambridge University Press @universitypress.cambridge.org · 8d

From understanding the tree of life to global environmental politics — don't miss our recently published titles in paperback and hardback!

Swipe to explore ⬅️

View the full list 🔗 https://cup.org/42bvrgJ

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Cover of the book "Byron: A Life in Ten Letters" by Andrew Stauffer, featuring a classical bust illustration of poet Lord Byron on a red background with white text.
Book cover titled "Understanding The Tree of Life" by Kevin Omland, featuring a stylized illustration of a tree in a circular frame on a Cambridge blue background.
Cover of the book "Global Environmental Politics: Problems, Policy, and Practice, Second Edition" by Hayley Stevenson, featuring an abstract earth-toned background.

Book cover titled "Satellite Remote Sensing for Water Management" by Faisal Hossain, featuring an aerial view of a landscape with water and trees.
Cover of the Cambridge Elements book titled "Feminist Imagining in Polish and Ukrainian Theatres" by Ewa Bal and Kasia Lech, featuring a geometric gradient pattern background in pastel shades.
Book cover titled "Killing the Messenger: The War on Social Media" by Ashutosh Bhagwat, featuring three illustrated pigeons in mid-flight against a Cambridge blue background.

Cover of the book titled 'The Arts and Meaning-Making with Children', edited by Susan Wright, published by Cambridge University Press. Features a group of joyful children sitting on grass.
Cover of 'The Cambridge Handbook of Psychological Anthropology,' edited by Edward Lowe, featuring multiple wooden figures with one distinct red figure, all against a Cambridge blue background.

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Cambridge University Press & Assessment @cambridge.org · 8d

"For AI to have value to us all, yielding useful & trusted outputs, AI models must be trained on high-quality inputs," Mandy Hill told the #LabourPartyConference today.

As publishersassoc.bsky.social President & Cambridge University Press MD, Mandy led a roundtable on IP in the age of #GenAI.

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Cambridge University Press @universitypress.cambridge.org · 9d

"Hemingway’s use of the word ‘bitch’ wasn’t just defiance; it reflected cultural shifts such as women demanding autonomy, modernists rejecting prudery, and literature resisting censorship."

Read author Karen Stollznow's blog post 🔗 https://cup.org/42VRpVf

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Cambridge University Press @universitypress.cambridge.org · 13d

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💬 Translate your content into clear English
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Find out more about our author services 🔗 https://cup.org/46rhUTC

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Cambridge University Press @universitypress.cambridge.org · 15d

@veredshwartz.bsky.social author of ‘Lost in Automatic Translation’, explores the opportunities and pitfalls of language technologies, from automatic translation tools to large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT. 🤖

Read the full interview 🔗 https://cup.org/4n8ilt4

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STM @stmassoc.bsky.social · 15d

New on The Scholarly Kitchen: Classifying AI Use in Manuscript Preparation – A Recommendation

STM’s final framework is here: 9 recommended classifications of AI activities to support transparency & #researchintegrity.

scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/09/23/g...

#scholarlycommunication

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Cambridge University Press @universitypress.cambridge.org · 16d

Read more about our new agreement with the Max Planck Society to advance open access book publishing in @thebookseller.com.

The initiative combines evidence-based acquisitions with open access funding to make academic books more accessible. 📖

Read more 🔗 https://cup.org/47PJFrl

Cambridge and Max Planck Society announce new model to advance open access book publishing

Cambridge University Press and the Max Planck Society have developed a new book sales agreement, combining evidence-based acquisition with open access funding.

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Cambridge University Press @universitypress.cambridge.org · 17d

Hear from author Kate Loveman as she shares key takeaways from her book ‘The Strange History of Samuel Pepys's Diary’. 📖

Read more 🔗 https://cup.org/3VTakfv

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Cambridge University Press @universitypress.cambridge.org · 18d

Join our managing director, Mandy Hill, @oaspa.bsky.social 2025 conference. Mandy will join an expert panel that will discuss the complexity and impacts of transitioning from hybrid to 100% open access.

Find out more 🔗 https://cup.org/4nBHsnN

Promotional image for a panel discussion featuring Mandy Hill, Managing Director at Cambridge. The panel titled "Complexity and impacts of transitioning from hybrid to 100% open access" is scheduled for 22 Sep 2025 at 4 PM.

Promotional image for the OASPA 2025 Conference, happening from 22 to 24 September 2025, featuring logos of Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association and Cambridge University Press.

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Cambridge University Press @universitypress.cambridge.org · 19d

Thank you to all our journal, book and Cambridge Elements reviewers! 👏

Your time, expertise, and dedication help ensure the quality and integrity of our research.

Explore our peer review resources 🔗 https://cup.org/4gBOerI

#PeerReviewWeek

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Cambridge University Press @universitypress.cambridge.org · 20d

“This agreement reflects our longstanding and steadfast commitment to open access"
- Ádám Dér, Max Planck Digital Library.

Learn more about our collaboration with the Max Planck Society to advance open access book publishing. 🔗 https://cup.org/4mnQe86

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Cambridge University Press @universitypress.cambridge.org · 20d

Become a Peer Reviewer...

💡 Understand more about the editorial process
📄 Keep up to date with new research in your field
🤝 Share your expertise to support fellow researchers

Find out more 🔗 https://cup.org/3VgJhuz

#PeerReviewWeek #ResearchIntegrity

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Cambridge University Press @universitypress.cambridge.org · 22d

"People look back to the past to understand the present through this diary"

Kate Loveman, author of ‘The Strange History of Samuel Pepys's Diary’, on exploring the diary’s role in British culture. 📜

Read more 🔗 https://cup.org/3JWgWHx

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Cambridge University Press @universitypress.cambridge.org · 23d

Join our Head of Publication Ethics and Research Integrity, Jennifer Wright, on an expert panel which will explore how publishers are integrating AI into editorial workflows.

Register for the #PeerReviewWeek webinar hosted by @easeeditors.bsky.social and Ediatge. 🔗 https://cup.org/4mYH0jC

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Cambridge University Press @universitypress.cambridge.org · 24d

Celebrate 250 years of Jane Austen with Janet Todd at Norwich Book Festival!

Step into Austen’s world through her letters, manuscripts & novels and discover why her voice still resonates today. 📚

🎟️ Book your tickets now 🔗 https://cup.org/3Ki7z4N

Promotional image for the Norwich Book Festival featuring Janet Todd, smiling, in a brown jacket and printed scarf. Logos of Norwich Book Festival and Cambridge University are also displayed. The text reads 'Explore the world of Jane Austen with Janet Todd'

Promotional graphic for a book titled 'Living with Jane Austen' by Janet Todd, featuring a portrait of Jane Austen. Event details include: Saturday 25th Oct 2025 at The Forum.

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Cambridge University Press @universitypress.cambridge.org · 26d

This isn’t your typical witch hunt story! 🧙‍♀️

Join Dr. Martin Austin Nesvig in the hidden kitchens of colonial Mexico, where women shared culture and tradition.

Discover more about his book ‘The Women Who Threw Corn’, on The Thing About Witch Hunts pod.

🎧 Listen here 🔗 https://cup.org/4mTqem0

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Cambridge University Press @universitypress.cambridge.org · 27d

🎓 Kickstart your academic journey

💬 Improve your communication skills
🧠 Boost your mental health
❣️ Master your resilience.

📚 Explore our #GoodStudent collection https://cup.org/41RmM30

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Cambridge University Press @universitypress.cambridge.org · 27d

Mandy Hill and Cambridge author Mike Berners-Lee spoke at a UK Parliament reception this week. Their talks covered the economic value of the publishing sector, AI legislation and the importance of high-quality books.

Read more about the event 🔗 https://cup.org/4pmW4ta

Mandy Hill, Director of Cambridge University Press. The image includes a quote about the impact of AI on society, emphasizing the need for critically thinking, informed researchers, and responsible guardians of knowledge.

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Cambridge University Press @universitypress.cambridge.org · 29d

Celebrating 200 years since the publication of Samuel Pepys’s Diary! 📜

Author @kateloveman.bsky.social shares what inspired her to write ‘Strange History of Samuel Pepys's Diary’. 📖

Read more 🔗 https://cup.org/4paZtex

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Cambridge University Press @universitypress.cambridge.org · Sep 8

'Virtual Golems'? Fictiveness? Hydrology LLMs? 🤷

Discover the latest AI-related research across a wide range of fields, from law and psychiatry to the environment and literature. 🌳 ⚖️

Read more 🔗 https://cup.org/3IcZPjY

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Cambridge University Press @universitypress.cambridge.org · Sep 6

Don’t miss Janet Todd at #ChelseaHistoryFest!

Todd will discuss her book 'Living with Jane Austen', written to mark Austen’s 250th birthday, and will reflect on a life spent thinking, researching, and writing about Austen.

🎟️ Book your tickets now 🔗 https://cup.org/3I4MWsh

Promotional image for the Chelsea History Festival with the text that reads 'In conversation with Janet Todd' featuring an image of Janet Todd, with event logos for Chelsea History Festival and Cambridge University Press.

Promotional poster for 'Living with Jane Austen' by Janet Todd, featuring a portrait of Jane Austen on the book. Event details include the date: Friday 26th September 2025, at the Royal Hospital Chelsea.

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Cambridge University Press @universitypress.cambridge.org · Sep 5

🏛️ Small business and political leanings.

A new study in the 'British Journal of Political Science' reveals that current small business owners, especially those with inherited businesses, are more likely to vote right-wing.

Read more 🔗 https://cup.org/4mRv5Er

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Quote by Neil Malhotra of Stanford University stating, "The heightened need to deal with the regulatory state especially can lead small business owners to lean further to the right." The image features a smiling individual on a Cambridge blue background.

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