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Reflecting on publishing and research culture – with Professor Sarah Fox

Publishing and research culture with Sarah Fox showing her book cover Giving Birth in Eighteenth-Century England

October 22, 2024

At the University of London Press, we have been reflecting on recent conversations in the sector about research culture, what this means for the humanities, the potential benefits of open access, the role of publishing and our own role as a publisher…

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Reflecting on publishing and research culture – with Professor Carl F. Stychin

October 21, 2024

At the University of London Press, we have been reflecting on recent conversations in the sector about research culture, what this means for the humanities, the potential benefits of open access, the role of publishing and our own role as a publisher…

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Innovation and technology in peer review: The case of Living with Machines

Peer review week UOLP blog header

September 23, 2024

This year’s Peer Review Week theme, ‘Innovation and Technology in Peer Review’, has prompted us to reflect on open peer review – an umbrella term for a range of peer review models that build openness and transparency into the process to try to addres…

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Did you know that we’re part of the Open Book Collective?

Open Book Collective logo on UOLP header

July 10, 2024

Earlier this year, we were excited to join the Open Book Collective (OBC). The OBC is a charity bringing together open access book publishers, open publishing service providers, and knowledge institutions including libraries. Our shared aim is to del…

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EVENT: Meeting HRH The Princess Royal

HRH The Princess Royal meets members of the University of London Press team at Senate House

July 2, 2024

Two weeks ago, we found ourselves part of the 30th anniversary celebrations for the School of Advanced Study (SAS), of which the University of London Press is an integral part. SAS marked the occasion with a special event attended by the University o…

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New homepage for our open access editions

Manifold logo on green background

June 19, 2024

We have just launched a new homepage where you can read and interact with enhanced open access editions of our books, powered by the Manifold platform. We currently have over 50 books available to read freely online on the platform, with more being a…

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EVENT: The Future of Humanities Publishing

Panel of speakers at UOLP Future of Humanities Publishing event in Senate House

May 16, 2024

In March 2024 we spent a great evening hosting a panel event on ‘The Future of Humanities Publishing’ at Senate House, University of London. Our Head of Publishing, Paula Kennedy, chaired a fantastic expert panel exploring the challenges and opportun…

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Freedom Seekers wins ACLS prize!

May 3, 2024

We’re excited to announce that Freedom Seekers: Escaping from Slavery in Restoration London has received the inaugural 2024 ACLS Open Access Book Prize and Arcadia Open Access Publishing Award! This is a new award the American Council of Learned Soci…

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EXPERIMENTS IN OPEN ACCESS 

Living With Machines UOLP image header

April 16, 2024

Access research from one of the largest interdisciplinary humanities projects  We’re thrilled to offer early access to two chapters from our forthcoming book, Living with Machines: Computational Histories of the Age of Industry by Ruth Ahnert, E…

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Seized Books! has launched

Queer Between the Covers cover repeated

April 11, 2024

Senate House Library has launched an online exhibition marking the 40th anniversary of the 1984 ‘Operation Tiger’ raids on London’s famous Gay’s the Word bookshop, when UK Customs and Excise officers confiscated over 140 titles, and thousands of poun…

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