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Bringing Powerful Knowledge into Classrooms
Mark Hardman, Marie Nilsberth, Mikko Puustinen,
02 July 2026
Literary Translation in Latin America in the Twenty-First Century
Dirce Waltrick do Amarante, Letícia Maria Vieira de Souza Goellner,
04 June 2026
Alex Ungprateeb Flynn, María Iñigo Clavo, Beatriz Lemos, Florencia Portocarrero,
20 May 2026
The Correspondence of Jeremy Bentham, Volume 14
Philip Schofield, Tim Causer, Chris Riley,
07 May 2026
Clive Young, Nataša Perović, Leo Havemann, Karen Shackleford-Cesare,
14 April 2026
Urban Violence and Marginalised Communities
Ashvin Devasundaram, Stamatis Zografos, Márcio Mattos, Zoe Holman,
25 March 2026
Grammars of World and Minority Languages
The Grammars of World and Minority Languages series is an open access series dedicated to the documentation and analysis of lesser-studied, regional, minority and endangered languages. Each volume presents a clear and comprehensive grammar, including historical and sociolinguistic background, phonology, orthography, morphology, syntax and lexis, alongside authentic text samples.
Accessible to scholars, students and general readers, the series supports global efforts in language study, teaching and revitalisation.
Preeti Kumari, Shreya Mehta, Anjali Nair, Anusuya Nayak, Yangchen Roy, Vyom Sharma,
16 February 2026
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Celebrate World Social Media Day with the Why We Post series
June 30, 2026
Today is World Social Media Day, a moment to reflect on how deeply digital platforms shape everyday life. From sharing moments with friends to building communities across continents, social media has become central to how we connect, communicate and…
Intermittent disruption to UCL Press book downloads
June 17, 2026
We’re currently aware of an issue affecting downloads from UCL Discovery, which means some readers may be having difficulty accessing UCL Press books. UCL Press journals are unaffected by this issue.
New Sensory Approaches to the Past shortlisted for the EAA Book Prize 2026
June 10, 2026
We are delighted to announce that New Sensory Approaches to the Past: Applied Methods in Sensory Heritage and Archaeology, edited by Pamela Jordan, Sara Mura and Sue Hamilton, has been shortlisted for the 2026 European Association of Archaeologists (…