Publishing partners
At the University of London Press, we publish with a wide range of partners who benefit from the experience and flexibility we offer in meeting the needs of specific disciplines and research institutions.
The Press is an integral part of the School of Advanced Study (SAS) at the University of London, which has enabled us to forge long-lasting and productive relationships within SAS, across its international renowned humanities institutes and with leading scholars. Several of our book series are published in association with these institutes and other scholarly associations such the Royal Historical Society and offer important venues for new humanities research both within and across disciplines.
Our publishing partnerships are also a key element of our support for the School as a national centre for advancing the humanities, and we are keen to work with other societies and scholarly organisations on new publishing models for humanities research. If you would like to discuss a potential collaboration with us, please do get in touch with our Head of Publishing, Paula Kennedy.
The Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (IALS) is a national resource for legal researchers supporting and facilitating research students at universities across the UK and in the University of London. Our publishing partnership with IALS focused for several years on the OBserving Law series (or Open Book Service for Law). This series was launched in 2016 and was developed to offer legal researchers an important opportunity to publish their work open access to reach the widest audience possible. This series has now closed and has been replaced by the new Reimagining Law and Justice open access series which launched in 2023 and has a distinct focus on contemporary social challenges of justice of all types.
The Institute of Classical Studies (ICS) is the national centre for the promotion and facilitation of research in Classics and related disciplines throughout the UK and abroad. Our publishing partnership with the ICS encompasses the long-running Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies Supplements series, and the Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies journal.
As part of the School of Advanced Study at the University of London, the Institute of Commonwealth Studies (ICWS) sits at the crossroads of research, policy, human rights practice and international relations. Its vision is that people around the world, including throughout the modern Commonwealth, live in societies grounded in democracy, human rights and the rule of law. The Institute contributes towards this vision by developing effective, evidence-based policy solutions to the challenges facing the modern Commonwealth; supporting its global network of civil society; engaging with Commonwealth stakeholders, including its Member States; and offering a ground-breaking MA and MPhil/PhD in understanding and securing human rights.
We have published several titles with the ICWS including the Critical Human Rights Studies series with the Human Rights Consortium.
The Institute of English Studies (IES) is an internationally renowned research centre specialising in the history of the book, manuscript and print studies, textual scholarship, digital editing and new critical approaches to literary history. Our publishing with the IES includes titles on book and publishing history, such as A British Book Collector edited by Cynthia Johnston.
The Institute of Historical Research (IHR) is the UK’s national centre for history, dedicated to supporting historians of all kinds. We have worked closely with the IHR for many years on a range of different book series, including several open access series such as New Historical Perspectives (published in association with the IHR and the Royal Historical Society), IHR Shorts and the IHR Conference Series. We have also published a number of titles in their Victoria County History Shorts (or VCH Shorts) series, along with a number of standalone books over the years which explore History as a discipline.
The Institute of Languages, Cultures and Societies (ILCS), previously known as the Institute of Modern Languages Research (IMLR), supports the transnational study of languages and culture and offers a future-oriented definition of the subject areas which speaks to global concerns. Our publishing partnership with ILCS spans these different areas, with book series including imlr books and titles published with the Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Studies such as The Social and Political Life of Latin American Infrastructures and New World Objects of Knowledge.
The Warburg Institute (WI) is one of the world’s leading centres for studying the interaction of ideas, images and society. It is dedicated to the survival and transmission of culture across time and space, with a special emphasis on the afterlife of antiquity. We have published a number of long-running series with the WI, including historical series such as the Warburg Institute Colloquia and the Warburg Institute Studies and Texts series.
Founded in 1868, the Royal Historical Society (RHS) is a successful learned society, membership organisation and charity with a 150-year history. Today, the RHS is the UK’s foremost society working for historians and history. Our New Historical Perspectives series, launched in 2016, is a publishing partnership with both the RHS and IHR and an innovative open access book series aimed at early career researchers. The series provides extensive support and feedback for authors, many of whom are writing their first monograph having recently completed a History PhD, including mentoring and an author workshop to develop the manuscript ahead of final submission to us.
Located at Senate House in Bloomsbury, Senate House Library (SHL) is the central library for the University of London and the School of Advanced Study. We have published books with SHL which focus on some of the Library’s particular research strength, including literary studies and manuscript studies, including books such as Queer Between the Covers.