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The King’s Dinner The King’s Dinner is about what it meant to be British at the end of the eighteenth century. Drawing on the vast kitchen ledgers of two royal households made newly available to research through digiti...

Sarah - then worked onto a second book with UCL press - The King's Dinner: family nation and identity on the British Table uclpress.co.uk/book/the-kin... - which will be open access #ORW2026

A screenshot of the HERJ deputy editor call for expressions of interest, spread over two pages and listing the duties and responsibilities, person specification, criteria and how to apply.

📢 @histedresearch.bsky.social is seeking Deputy Editors! 📢
History Education Research Journal (HERJ) is looking for active researchers to help shape open access history education scholarship and strengthen global debate.
More info: journals.uclpress.co.uk/herj/news/153/ @uclpressjournals.bsky.social

I'll be speaking in a panel with @eve.gd and @alittleroad.bsky.social on #OA books at the London Open Science & Scholarship festival in April. The event is online and can be booked now, see blogs.ucl.ac.uk/open-access/...

We are very excited to share the full programme for the London Open Science & Scholarship Festival 2026 and announce that bookings are officially open! ✨

Find all the details on the Open@UCL blog 👉 buff.ly/S7yECkO

UCL Press achieves gold rated 100% ASPIRE score for accessibility statement UCL Press has been awarded a gold rated 100% ASPIRE score for its accessibility statement, recognising the Press’s commitment to delivering the highest standard of accessible digital publishing.

UCL Press has achieved a gold rated 100% ASPIRE score for our accessibility statement. This recognises our work to improve accessibility across our open access books and journals and our commitment to clear, transparent support for all readers. Read more: uclpress.co.uk/ucl-press-ac... #UCLPress

The Royal Observatory, Greenwich, 1881–1939 Between the late nineteenth century and the outbreak of the Second World War, astronomy underwent a radical change, from a science centred on the positional measurement of stars to the study of astrop...

What does it take for an observatory founded to solve longitude at sea to become a leader in modern astrophysics?
Lee T. Macdonald’s The Royal Observatory, Greenwich, 1881-1939 is out now and #OpenAccess - uncovering a transformative era in astronomy.
New today: uclpress.co.uk/book/the-roy...

The Royal Observatory, Greenwich, 1881–1939 Between the late nineteenth century and the outbreak of the Second World War, astronomy underwent a radical change, from a science centred on the positional measurement of stars to the study of astrop...

Lee MacDonald’s The Royal Observatory, Greenwich is available online uclpress.co.uk/book/the-roy...

IAS Book Launch: Creative Critical Interventions for Social Justice We look forward to the launch of this edited volume with the editors Natasha Tanna, Abeyamí Ortega Domínguez, Hakan Sandal-Wilson.

IAS Book Launch: Creative Critical Interventions for Social Justice
19 March, 6-8pm
This edited volume considers the role of storytelling and experimental, creative and often collaborative interventions across, between and beyond disciplines.
www.ucl.ac.uk/institute-of...

The Royal Observatory, Greenwich, 1881–1939 Between the late nineteenth century and the outbreak of the Second World War, astronomy underwent a radical change, from a science centred on the positional measurement of stars to the study of astrop...

What does it take for an observatory founded to solve longitude at sea to become a leader in modern astrophysics?
Lee T. Macdonald’s The Royal Observatory, Greenwich, 1881-1939 is out now and #OpenAccess - uncovering a transformative era in astronomy.
New today: uclpress.co.uk/book/the-roy...

Image shows the front page of a book with the writing; Day 12 of 200: The first of our Free Open Access books for you! Today UCL loA Dr Rachel King (editor) "Methods and Methodologies in Heritage Studies" link, and more info, in today's story and do follow UCL Press for more...

Day 12 of 200: The first of our Free Open Access books for you! Today UCL loA Rachel King & Trinidad Rico (editors) "Methods and Methodologies in Heritage Studies" link, and more info, in today's story and do follow UCL Press for the link.

#UCL200

📲 uclpress.co.uk/book/methods...

Promotional image for the latest season of UCL Press Play, featuring the title 'Listen now: Climate Extinction Politics' on a pink background with the UCL Press logo.

Have you listened to Climate Extinction Politics, the latest season of UCL Press Play? 🎧

This third season brought together leading UCL academics to break down not only the factors causing climate change, but also what we can do to stop it.

Listen now: bit.ly/4kVdivO

An image from the UCL East campus, taken from the top of a communal area showing the globe suspended from the ceiling. In the background escalators can be seen. The floor below shows pillars and a seating area. The title of the editorial is displayed in a green box in black text, it reads, 'A role for cities in sustaining planetary health. new editorial now online!' The ucl press logo and the ucloe journal logo appears at the bottom of the image.

To what extent can the biophysical world continue to provide the resources required to maintain human health?

This recently published editorial provides the framework to discuss planetary health through an urban lens.

Read the full editorial: doi.org/10.14324/111...

An edition of the Register of Archbishop Cranmer, edited by the late Paul Ayris, has now been published open access: uclpress.co.uk/book/thomas-...

Classics and Race: A Historical Reader
free download ⤵️
uclpress.co.uk/book/classic...

It should probably be titled "Early-modernists and Race," but it's still an interesting read.

Teaching Slavery Teaching Slavery offers ground-breaking research and practical guidance for teaching Britain’s role in transatlantic slavery. Combining historical analysis with classroom strategies, it equips educato...

I cannot recommend highly enough this free, open access resource for anyone teaching about slavery in the UK

uclpress.co.uk/book/teachin...

I’m at @wellcometrust.bsky.social for the launch of the book ‘Beyond the Visual’ @uclpress.bsky.social

😂 Wellllll....we have more than 450 to keep you busy (plus 16 journals...). All free to download!

200 years of student life: New book repositions students as central to London’s history Student London: A new history of higher education in the capital, written by IOE academics, delves into London’s rich history of student life – launching today for UCL’s bicentenary.

The book forms part of the wider bicentennial programme #UCL200 and rewrites student experiences back into the history of higher education in London. There’s more about the project (which includes a video on ‘The Making of Student London’) here👇

@uclpress.bsky.social
@ioe.bsky.social

Great evening yesterday @thelondonarchives.bsky.social where @profginab.bsky.social and Sam Blaxland presented on the methodology behind their book ‘Student London: a new history of higher education in the capital’ for #ArchivesforLondon

New from @uclpress.bsky.social, authored by academics from UCL - including the former director of the Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery - and the Open University.

@uclhistory.bsky.social, @ioe.bsky.social, @openuniversity.bsky.social

See also: www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/

Humanitarianism from Below? Since the late twentieth century, wealthy nations and international organisations have claimed a monopoly on humanitarianism. Even critical views of this regime of global aid and assistance have reinf...

Congratulations to @mostowlansky.bsky.social, Elmira Muratova, and everyone who contributed to Humanitarianism from Below? Universalism and the Politics of Inhumanity, which publishes today! Read and download it free: uclpress.co.uk/book/humanit...

Download free from here: discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10...

Humanitarianism from Below? Since the late twentieth century, wealthy nations and international organisations have claimed a monopoly on humanitarianism. Even critical views of this regime of global aid and assistance have reinf...

uclpress.co.uk/book/humanit...

Written by leading scholars in the field, Humanitarianism from Below? forcefully illustrates that these humanitarian actors do not merely represent grassroots initiatives but have altered humanitarianism at large, involving alternative economies and politics.

Mostly invisible to Western publics, this humanitarianism has reshaped global landscapes of aid; from protecting Indigenous communities in Canada to African diasporic initiatives in response to the Ebola pandemic; from Islamic economies of giving to crowdfunding aid in Ukraine.

At the same time, around the world various humanitarian institutions and practices have flourished that remain outside this realm.

Since the late twentieth century, wealthy nations and international organisations have claimed a monopoly on humanitarianism. Even critical views of this regime of global aid and assistance have reinforced the image of a phenomenon shaped by Euro-American politics of life.

New book out in Open Access with UCL Press, co-edited with Elmira Muratova, with chapters on case studies ranging from Ukraine, Turkey-Afghanistan, diasporic West Africa, Thailand, Kyrgyzstan-Kuwait, and Indigenous Canada. Free download from the link in the thread.

Creative Critical Interventions for Social Justice Creative Critical Interventions for Social Justice is an edited volume grounded in a commitment to politically engaged research that moves beyond traditional scholarly forms. It examines knowledge tha...

New open access book publication 🔓 📖

Co-edited by @natashatanna.bsky.social @uoyenglishrl.bsky.social, Creative Critical Interventions for Social Justice from @uclpress.bsky.social is grounded in a commitment to politically engaged research that moves beyond traditional scholarly forms

Universities must be at the heart of climate action, and not just through research and tech.

In the final episode of Climate Extinction Politics, Prof Tristan McCowan highlights the power of community and grassroots initiatives.

Listen: bit.ly/4rFnoDP
#ClimateJustice