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UCL Press is the first fully #openaccess #universitypress in the UK. We are UCL's #openaccess publishing house. Reposting or liking ≠ endorsement.

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@uclpress.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 5:03 PM

Join Profs Judy Stephenson and Ella Cockbain in A Cup Of Tea With... as they discuss the limits of anti-trafficking approaches and criminal justice responses to exploitation.

Watch now: https://uclpress.co.uk/podcast/networks-of-trafficking-ella-cockbain/

#ACupOfTeaWith #Interviews

@hisjournalha.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 9:24 AMReposted by @uclpress.bsky.social

And we're not done yet! Two new book reviews: 1st, Hannah Buckley on Stefanie Rauch's 'Conversations with Third Reich Contemporaries: From Luke Holland's Final Account (@uclpress.bsky.social, 2025), doi.org/10.1111/1468...

@uclpress.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 5:31 PM

#ComingSoon Critical Thinking for the Arts & Humanities utilises research conducted at UCL to illustrate how to develop critical thinking skills within specific disciplines, including Art History and Linguistics.

More: https://uclpress.co.uk/book/critical-thinking-for-the-arts-and-humanities

Cover image of the book "Critical Thinking for the Arts and Humanities," edited by Karen Dwyer, with a background of assorted geometric shapes. Text states "Publishing soon: Multi-disciplinary introduction to critical thinking skills for the arts and humanities." Includes a mention of "Available Open Access" and the UCL Press logo.
@abimperio.bsky.socialOct 6, 2026, 2:44 PMReposted by @uclpress.bsky.social

Book for review in Ab Imperio: Jan Kubik and Richard C. M. Mole (Eds). The Anatomy of Right-Wing Populism: Dealing with Transformational Fatigue in Central and Eastern Europe. London: UCL Press, 2025. 394 pp., ill. Index. ISBN: 978-1-80008-679-1. sites.google.com/site/abimper...

@uclpress.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 11:12 AMReposted by @uclpress.bsky.social

Open Access Week is dedicated to highlighting the benefits of openly sharing knowledge.

All of our books and journals are available globally, for free, so our authors' ideas can travel across borders, as knowledge belongs to everyone.

Learn more 👉 https://uclpress.co.uk/why-publish-open-access/

A person stands in a library holding a stack of books. The surroundings include wooden tables, chairs, and filled bookshelves. The bottom of the image features text: "Knowledge belongs to everyone" with the hashtag #OAWeek26 and the UCL Press logo.
@uclpress.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 11:12 AM

Open Access Week is dedicated to highlighting the benefits of openly sharing knowledge.

All of our books and journals are available globally, for free, so our authors' ideas can travel across borders, as knowledge belongs to everyone.

Learn more 👉 https://uclpress.co.uk/why-publish-open-access/

A person stands in a library holding a stack of books. The surroundings include wooden tables, chairs, and filled bookshelves. The bottom of the image features text: "Knowledge belongs to everyone" with the hashtag #OAWeek26 and the UCL Press logo.
@uclpress.bsky.socialOct 6, 2026, 3:25 PM

🚨 New #OpenAccess book!

City-Heat challenges temperature-based understandings of climate crisis, exploring how residents of Nakuru, Kenya navigate heat, uncertainty and rapid change while forging pathways towards viable futures.

📚 Read now: https://bit.ly/4jrGCLE

#Anthropology #ClimateChange

The image is a book cover titled "City-Heat" by Nick Rahier. The background features an urban landscape of Nakuru, Kenya, with numerous buildings and vehicles under a hazy sky. Logos of the International African Institute and Urban Africa are at the top. The subtitle reads, "Sensing viable futures in Nakuru, Kenya.
@jonagar.bsky.socialOct 5, 2026, 12:58 PMReposted by @uclpress.bsky.social

From my good friend and colleague @stsucl.bsky.social Brian Balmer: an STS textbook on science, technology, warfare and peace.

Based on years of refining teaching on the topic, it’s really rather excellent

Open access and free to download

@uclpress.bsky.socialOct 5, 2026, 12:54 PM

#OutNow An Introduction to Science, Technology, Warfare & Peace

Ideal for students with no background knowledge of Science & Technology Studies, or as an intro for more advanced researchers in related fields

More: https://uclpress.co.uk/book/an-introduction-to-science-technology-warfare-and-peace/

Cover of the book "An Introduction to Science, Technology, Warfare and Peace" by Brian Balmer, published by UCL Press. The image features a rocket launch, and text highlights its availability as an open access resource for Science and Technology Studies.
@uclpress.bsky.socialOct 5, 2026, 11:03 AM

And also thank you for this one too!

@uclpress.bsky.socialOct 5, 2026, 11:03 AM

Amazing! Thank you!

@hisjournalha.bsky.socialOct 2, 2026, 10:16 AMReposted by @uclpress.bsky.social

Next, Josh Patel on Student London: A New History of Higher Education in the Capital (@uclpress.bsky.social, 2026) by @profginab.bsky.social & Sam Blaxland, doi.org/10.1111/1468...

@hisjournalha.bsky.socialOct 2, 2026, 10:16 AMReposted by @uclpress.bsky.social

New book reviews drop! First up Mary Booth on Teaching Slavery: New Approaches to Britain's Colonial Past (@uclpress.bsky.social, 2025), by Katie Donington, Abdul Mohamud, Robin Whitburn & Nick Draper doi.org/10.1111/1468...

@uclpress.bsky.socialOct 2, 2026, 4:42 PM

How do welfare expansion and marketisation advance at the same time? Migrant Labour in Global Factories explores this question through the experiences of migrant workers in China and Vietnam, revealing the tensions between growth, welfare and political legitimacy. #OpenAccess https://bit.ly/3RhdlHZ

A crowded market scene with people in colorful clothing, stalls with umbrellas, and motorcycles, depicting a vibrant and bustling atmosphere.

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Migrant Labour in Global Factories
Care, welfare and government under market socialism in China and Vietnam
Jake Lin, Minh T. N. Nguyen and Jingyu Mao
@uclpress.bsky.socialOct 1, 2026, 2:08 PM

Published today! 📚 Poetics and Politics of Islamic Imaginaries explores how narratives of religion, nationalism, masculinity and revolution shape political life across Muslim-majority societies. https://bit.ly/4wHjD32

Cover of the book "Poetics and Politics of Islamic Imaginaries," edited by Sertaç Sehlikoglu, Fatemeh Sadeghi, Sumrin Kalia, Erol Saglam, and Alexander Pymm. The cover features an intricate illustration of a historical scene with people in colorful attire, set against a lush, natural landscape.
@iisg-amsterdam.bsky.socialSep 30, 2026, 7:58 PMReposted by @uclpress.bsky.social

Women’s Labour Activism in Eastern Europe and Beyond is a collaborative monograph in which women's activism and organising to improve the working conditions and living circumstances of women are explored. Join the book presentation next week! iisg.amsterdam/en/events/bo... @uclpress.bsky.social

@uclpress.bsky.socialSep 30, 2026, 9:59 AM

Atmosphere isn't just a metaphor. In Postcolonial Air and Atmospheres, dust, damp, sound, toxic drift and breath reveal how environmental crisis is lived across the Global South. Edited by Sarah Nuttall & Isabel Hofmeyr. 📚 #OpenAccess https://uclpress.co.uk/book/postcolonial-air-and-atmospheres/

The cover of the book "Postcolonial Air and Atmospheres" features a warm, abstract background with sweeping strokes. The title is in bold letters, with a subtitle and editor details below.
@uclpress.bsky.socialSep 29, 2026, 3:20 PM

How do we know what improves public health and what doesn’t?

Tim Colbourn and James Hargreaves, editors of Evaluating Public Health Interventions, have written a blog outlining how their book answers vital questions.

Read now: https://uclpress.co.uk/how-to-know-something-improves-public-health/

A photo of one of the editors holding the book "Evaluating Public Health Interventions". The text beside reads, "Hear from the editors of Evaluating Public Health Interventions. New blog post" against a teal background.
@uclpress.bsky.socialSep 14, 2026, 12:54 PMReposted by @uclpress.bsky.social

#ComingSoon: An Introduction to Science, Technology, Warfare and Peace

A comprehensive introduction to how sociology, history and philosophy of science & technology approach the topic of war and security.

More: https://uclpress.co.uk/book/an-introduction-to-science-technology-warfare-and-peace/

Book cover for "An Introduction to Science, Technology, Warfare and Peace" by Brian Balmer, published by UCL Press. The background is teal with text mentioning the book's upcoming release and availability as open access.
@uclpress.bsky.socialSep 18, 2026, 1:52 PMReposted by @uclpress.bsky.social

🌍 What if the humanitarianism we know is only part of the story?

Humanitarianism from Below? explores overlooked traditions of aid and care from around the world.

🔓 Read free: https://bit.ly/3L7Na3z

#OpenAccess #Anthropology #UCLPress

Book cover for "Humanitarianism from Below? Universalism and the politics of inhumanity," published by UCL Press. It features a person in military uniform providing aid to another individual amidst debris.
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