Announcing the University of London Press 2026 catalogue!
We are delighted to share the publication of the University of London Press 2026 Catalogue, showcasing our list of new titles across the humanities. The 2026 list spans law, history, languages and cultures, digital humanities, classical studies, human rights, and more – with the majority of titles available as open access editions, supporting our mission to ‘open up humanities research’.
Highlights from our 2026 list:
Migrating Borders and Citizenship in Law
By Devyani Prabhat
Published in March 2026, this important study traces how law constructs borders and belonging, from the end of empire to Brexit and the Windrush scandal. A major contribution to socio‑legal scholarship.
Exploring Digital Cultural Heritage
By Eirini Goudarouli, Anna-Maria Sichani and Jane Winters
Launching our Digital Cultural Heritage series in May 2026, this short book provides an essential thematic overview of digitised and born‑digital heritage, addressing access, sustainability, value and reuse across the sector.
Literature for Change
Edited by Charles Burdett, Joseph Ford, Godela Weiss-Sussex and Naomi Wells
Publishing September 2026, this edited volume launches the new Understanding Languages, Cultures and Societies series. It demonstrates the real‑world impact of multilingual literary research, linking humanities scholarship to environmental humanities, heritage, health, and the digital sphere.
Women Working the Past
By Amara Thornton and Katherine Harloe
Coming in October 2026, this ground-breaking study recovers the overlooked contributions of women in archaeology, heritage and historical scholarship between 1870 and 1950. The enhanced open access edition features audio, creative responses and interactive datasets.
Living with Machines
Edited by Ruth Ahnert, Emma Griffin, Jon Lawrence and the Living with Machines Team
A major interdisciplinary project publishing in November 2026, this publication combines large‑scale digitised collections and computational analysis to narrate how industrial modernity reshaped human life. The enhanced open access edition includes interactive maps, datasets and tools.
New series section
This catalogue also includes our flagship book series:
- New Historical Perspectives: Supports early‑career historians publishing their first book.
- Reimagining Law and Justice: Socio‑legal and interdisciplinary approaches to justice.
- Critical Human Rights Studies: Cutting‑edge, policy‑relevant human rights scholarship.
- Digital Cultural Heritage: Short-form works on the evolving digital heritage landscape.
- Understanding Languages, Cultures and Societies: Multilingual, cross-cultural research.
- Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies Supplements: Major contributions to Classical Studies.
- Humanities Futures: A new series exploring the value and future of humanities scholarship.
If you would like to request review copies, propose a book, or find out more about our open access programme, please explore our website and then get in touch.