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Divided We Stand? – part of the #FestivalOfEconomics.

Exploring growing ideological polarization & paths to a less divided future.

Join Terri E. Givens, author of 'Reckoning', for this important discussion.

🗓️ Nov 18 | 12–1:15 PM GMT, Watershed, Bristol: https://ow.ly/2X6250XjUl2
Divided we stand?
Part of the Festival of Economics 2025
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November 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Our Spring/Summer 2026 catalogue is here! ✨

We are delighted to bring you our Spring/Summer 2026 catalogue, featuring all forthcoming Bristol University Press and Policy Press titles.

In addition, the 2026 Journals Catalogue is also available.

https://ow.ly/KNbE50XpmCl
November 10, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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In 'Uncomfortably Off', Marcos González Hernando and Gerry Mitchell examine how #HighEarners, though not super-rich, face growing insecurity in an increasingly #UnequalSociety.

For #UniversityPressWeek, Derek Krissoff shares a Q&A with Marcos and Gerry: https://ow.ly/RtVs50XpliM
November 10, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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#UniversityPressWeek celebrates the collaborative power of university presses, exemplified by Bristol University Press’s Global Social Challenges Development Fund, to make research more #Inclusive.

#TeamUp #GlobalSocialChallenges

https://ow.ly/PgSr50XpfIL
Teaming up for global knowledge: The Global Social Challenges Development Fund - Transforming Society
University Press Week celebrates the collaborative power of university presses, exemplified by Bristol University Press’s Global Social Challenges Development Fund—to make research more inclusive, accessible and globally representative in tackling the world’s most urgent social issues.
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November 10, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Tackling #ClimateChange by reducing #Deforestation is a necessary step, though not a ‘silver bullet’. The question is, rather, how should we tackle it?

Read on Transforming Society: https://ow.ly/elob50XnHiv
Will COP30 deliver fair and transparent climate finance? - Transforming Society
Improving rather than abandoning voluntary carbon markets is crucial to ensure fair, transparent, and justice-oriented climate finance that genuinely benefits vulnerable communities and supports global climate goals.
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November 10, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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Despite concerns about ‘AI psychosis’ and the need to regulate #TherapyChatbots, the lack of clarity about who you are relating to in the digital consulting room involves a technological sleight of hand that blurs the lines around what counts as real therapy.

https://ow.ly/bFW950XmvyS
November 8, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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"Vegan parents, like all parents, deserve the best possible care, and health care professionals need the tools to provide it."

#Vegan #Veganism #VeganMothers

Read on Transforming Society: https://ow.ly/qQ7050XlSbE
Can we offer better support to vegan mothers within the UK healthcare system? - Transforming Society
Bethany Francis highlights how a growing number of vegan mothers in the UK face gaps in healthcare support due to professionals’ limited training in vegan nutrition, emphasizing the need to integrate veganism into medical education for more informed and inclusive care.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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#Amazon says #AI advancements partly explain layoffs, but it’s not just cutting jobs, it’s “shifting resources” while still hiring.

#Unions #Workers #Capitalism

https://ow.ly/xRHQ50Xn5xM
Amazon redundancies could spark a new wave of worker organising - Transforming Society
Tom Vickers, author of 'Organizing Amazon', argues that the company’s plan to cut 14,000 jobs highlights its ongoing disregard for workers, but past campaigns, such as the Coventry warehouse struggle, demonstrate that organised, union-backed resistance can secure real improvements.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Do we still need artists in a generative #AI world? #FestivalOfEconomics.

Margaret Heffernan, author of 'Embracing Uncertainty', discusses the role of the artist in contemporary society.

📍Economics Observatory at 1 Canon’s Road. Nov 19 | 2–3:15 PM: https://ow.ly/hl6z50XjVzv
Do we still need artists in a generative AI world?
Part of the Festival of Economics 2025
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November 6, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Improving rather than abandoning voluntary #CarbonMarkets is crucial to ensure fair, transparent, and justice-oriented climate finance that genuinely benefits vulnerable communities and supports global #ClimateGoals.

https://ow.ly/VYyu50XnHcZ
November 6, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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#PMS? #Hormones? The science says it’s not that simple. Sally King discusses how the “hormonal woman” myth fuels sexist ideas in medicine, and what needs to change in how we talk about menstrual health.

🔗 Listen here: https://ow.ly/ovkw50Xn8KW
PODCAST: The myth of the hormonal female - Transforming Society
In this episode of the Transforming Society podcast, Jess Miles speaks to Sally King about the myths and sexist tropes that blame the healthy reproductive body for the female-prevalence of emotional distress and physical pain.
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November 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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🏆 Congratulations to Lucy Series on winning the 2025 Peter Townsend Prize from the British Academy for her book Deprivation of Liberty in the Shadows of the Institution, part of the Law, Society, Policy series.

Learn more about the prize: https://ow.ly/EHN050Xne86
Peter Townsend Prize
The Peter Townsend Prize, worth £1,000, is awarded biennially for outstanding work with policy relevance on a topic to which Townsend made a major contribution.
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November 5, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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"Bristol University Press has announced the launch of the Global Social Challenges Development Fund, a new initiative designed to democratise access to academic publishing and empower marginalised voices across the globe."

Find out more: https://ow.ly/Zxv050Xn9Wr
Bristol University Press launches Global Social Challenges Development Fund - Research Information
Initiative designed to democratise access to academic publishing and empower marginalised voices across the globe
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November 5, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Andrew Cooper and Adrian Neal, editors of 'Under Investigation: Transforming Disciplinary Practice in the Workplace', discuss how workplaces, especially in #Healthcare, are causing avoidable harm to employees through disciplinary systems.

🎧Listen here: https://ow.ly/mhwj50Xn7RL
November 5, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Despite broad calls for adopting digital tools to facilitate efficient #PublicServices, the question remains how to #Digitalise service delivery and which tools to adopt.

https://ow.ly/czL450Xkrx1
Can public services go fully digital? Exploring the limits - Transforming Society
E. K. Sarter and Elizabeth Cookingham Bailey discuss how digitalisation in public services offers potential benefits but is limited by whether services are bound to physical space, requiring tailored strategies for different activities and tasks.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Join London Metropolitan University's Gender & Sexual Diversities Research Group for the launch of 'The Politics of Pride Events' by Francesca Romana Ammaturo, exploring how #Pride navigates global & local struggles 🌈

📍 Dec 2, 5:30–7:30 pm, 166–220 Holloway Rd: https://ow.ly/yZMz50Xn8le
Book Launch: "The Politics of Pride Events: Global and Local Challenges"
Join London Met's Gender and Sexual Diversities Research Group for the launch of a new book by Francesca Romana Ammaturo
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November 5, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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The idea for ‘Under Investigation’ was prompted five years ago, when the editors discovered that many employees were being harmed by disciplinary processes in their own organisation.

Read the full review in Supporting Occupational Health and Wellbeing Professionals: https://ow.ly/EyHe50Xn7qV
November 5, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Tom Vickers, author of 'Organizing Amazon', argues that #Amazon's plan to cut 14,000 jobs highlights its ongoing disregard for #Workers, but past campaigns demonstrate that organised, union-backed resistance can secure real improvements.

https://ow.ly/YvFJ50Xn5oO
November 5, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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Stefan Lorenz Sorgner, author of 'We Have Always Been Cyborgs', argues that #Transhumanism can be expressed with a different set of emphases from those of what he calls "classical transhumanism".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QT7XKTXHfXY&t=2s
November 5, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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Last night’s BBC #Panorama investigated #TheFallOfPrinceAndrew, exploring the scandals surrounding “The Aristocrat Formerly Known As Prince”.

This article shows how royal exceptionalism enabled his behaviour. 👑

https://ow.ly/1MTA50XmAYX
Prince Andrew is symptomatic of royal exceptionalism - Transforming Society
Laura Clancy, author of 'What Is the Monarchy For?', argues that Prince Andrew’s downfall over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein reveals not only his personal misconduct but also the broader culture of secrecy, privilege, and entitlement underpinning the British monarchy.
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November 5, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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As BBC’s #Panorama airs The Fall of Prince Andrew tonight, this article on royal exceptionalism offers vital context. #TAFKAP #PrinceAndrew

https://ow.ly/BNmR50XmAtq
Prince Andrew is symptomatic of royal exceptionalism - Transforming Society
Laura Clancy, author of 'What Is the Monarchy For?', argues that Prince Andrew’s downfall over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein reveals not only his personal misconduct but also the broader culture of secrecy, privilege, and entitlement underpinning the British monarchy.
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November 4, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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Elizabeth Cotton, author of 'UberTherapy', explores how the rise of #DigitalTherapy platforms has triggered a regulatory reckoning, as governments, professionals, and consumers struggle to ensure safety. #AI #MentalHealth

https://ow.ly/3emQ50XmvrV
It’s time to talk about digital therapy - Transforming Society
Elizabeth Cotton, author of UberTherapy, explores how the rise of digital therapy platforms has triggered a regulatory reckoning, as governments, professionals, and consumers struggle to ensure safety, accountability, and fairness within an AI-driven mental health marketplace.
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November 4, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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🌍 Discover our Global Social Challenges Development Fund at #CharlestonConference #CHSConf2025!

Help us support Global South scholars, ECRs & open access research

Learn how your library can support the GSC fund: https://ow.ly/KKhp50XgggR
November 4, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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We're proud to present the new Social Research Methods ebook collection on BUP Digital — essential for developing interdisciplinary research skills.

Visit us at Booth 85–86 or contact bup-digital@bristol.ac.uk

#CharlestonConference #CHSConf2025

https://ow.ly/qflU50XggcK
November 4, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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Join us for a seminar on 5 November (3:00–4:30 p.m.), where Karen Lee Ashcraft, author of 'Wronged and Dangerous', will explore the challenges facing critical research on equality and inclusion in the U.S. today. #DEI

https://www.essex.ac.uk/events/2025/11/05/say-goodbye-to-dei
Say Goodbye to DEI? Critical Scholars Meet the Moment | University of Essex
www.essex.ac.uk
November 4, 2025 at 11:20 AM