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UCL Press is the first fully #openaccess #universitypress in the UK. We are UCL's #openaccess publishing house. Reposting or liking ≠ endorsement.
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Join Professor Philip Schofield and Dr Jane Gilmour in the latest episode of Beautiful Minds as they debunk the myths around Tourette's.

Listen now: bit.ly/448WE4H

#Tourettes #BeautifulMinds
December 4, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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📘 UCL Press has led the way in open access publishing. Our textbooks are free to download worldwide. Covering diverse disciplines, each title is peer-reviewed & student-focused, supporting hybrid learning.
Explore more: bit.ly/44PD0LO
#OpenAccessBooks #Textbook
November 25, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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COP-30 is a call for global collaboration, and open research is essential.

Explore UCL Open Environment for interdisciplinary research on climate, sustainability and environmental policy:
👉 bit.ly/4kFHxoR

#COP30 #ClimateAction #OpenAccess #Sustainability #UCLPress
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November 11, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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At UCL Press, we aim to be a global leader in Open Access publishing.

We publish cutting-edge research, support early career authors, uphold ethics, and champion EDI, sustainability & education.

📚 Learn more: uclpress.co.uk/about-us/who...
November 10, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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📚 #HistoryDay2025 highlight!
Claire Hilton joined us at our stand to discuss Petty Tyranny and Soulless Discipline?, a powerful #OpenAccess look at life in England’s mental hospitals after WWI and what it teaches us about mental health today.
🔗 bit.ly/4oPIw8j
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November 4, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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🎉 The 1st episode of Beautiful Minds, the new season of UCL Press Play, is out now!

Join Professor Philip Schofield and Dr Sarah White as they take a forensic look at the brain, and challenge outdated medical models and stereotypes of autism

Listen now: t.co/vQPLohtyDk
October 30, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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Towards 100% open access: embracing complexity and building trust
Lara Speicher shares reflections from #OASPA2025 on why trust, diversity and collaboration are key.
🔗 bit.ly/4oLp5h3
#OASPA2025 #OpenAccess
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October 28, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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#ComingSoon: Beautiful Minds, the second season of UCL Press Play 🎧

Uncover facts about the mind as our expert speakers challenge misconceptions, clear up common myths and propose strategies for making our society more inclusive.

Learn more: uclpress.co.uk/ucl-press-pl...
October 24, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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📢 This #OpenAccessWeek, we’re celebrating why our authors choose open access.
Dr Yasemin Didem Aktas shares:
🗣️ “It’s very important for me… to make sure that everybody can read what I have done.”
🔍 Explore UCL Open: Environment: journals.uclpress.co.uk/ucloe/
#UCLPress #OpenResearch
October 23, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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📢 Open Access Week Spotlight
Dr Kusha Anand has published two books with @UCLpress.
Open access helped her connect with scholars, policy makers & communities.
📘 Teaching India–Pakistan Relations
📗 Delhi’s Education Revolution
🔗 uclpress.co.uk
#OpenAccessWeek
October 23, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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White background with a large black text block quoting Professor Daniel Miller, alongside the UCL Press logo. Transcribed Text: Thanks to open access, ethnographic monographs that used to sell around 600 copies might now be downloaded to 200,000 people... White background with a large black text block quoting Professor Daniel Miller, alongside the UCL Press logo. Transcribed Text: 'For an anthropologist, the global reach of the Press aligns closely with our own ethical commitments.' Professor Daniel Miller, Department of Anthropology, UCL, and author/editor of An Anthropological Approach to mHealth, The Global Smartphone, Ageing with Smartphones in Ireland, Social Media in an English Village, Visualising Facebook and How the World Changed Social Media.”
October 21, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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for everyone.
UCL Press has published 400+ free books and 3,000+ journal articles, reaching readers in 242 countries.
Explore open research at t.co/4gq772tLwz
#OpenAccessWeek #OpenAccess #FreeBooks #OpenResearch t.co/ACl8rLtMpk
October 20, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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Our new Open Access eTextbook, Object-Based Learning by Thomas Kador, has received great feedback, including this review from Dr Nuala Morse, Associate Professor at the University of Leicester.

Download now: uclpress.co.uk/book/object-...

#ObjectBasedLearning #MaterialCulture #Museums
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October 17, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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Margaret Thatcher would have turned 100 today.

Explore her legacy in Jon Agar's Science Policy under Thatcher. A compelling account of how science shaped and was shaped by her government.

📖 Read it free: bit.ly/3J8K12b
#OpenAccess #SciencePolicy
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October 13, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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📚 What’s shaping the future of publishing?
UCL Press Production Manager Jaimee Biggins shares insights from the IPG Autumn Conference - from accessibility and AI to sustainability and strategy.
Read her blog: uclpress.co.uk/ucl-press-at...
#Publishing #IPGConference #Accessibility
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October 8, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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We love hearing how our Open Access textbooks are being used in classrooms around the world 🌍

If you’ve adopted one for your course, let us know-your stories help us support more learners!

💬 DM or tag us
🔗 Browse free textbooks: t.co/6sxfFy6HF0

#OpenAccess
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October 7, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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September brought a new academic year and new open access books from UCL Press! Explore museum studies, urban childhoods, Victorian collecting, and more - all free to read and download!

📚 Start reading: bit.ly/4nUCUcz

#OpenAccess #UCLPress #AcademicPublishing
October 2, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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🎧 UCL Press Play is back this October with S2 of The Greatest Good!

Join world-leading academics as they explore topics like neurodiversity, climate justice, and more.

Be the first to hear about new episodes:
👉 t.co/WMCYqDjA7M #UCLPressPlay #Podcast #UCLPress
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September 30, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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📢 UCL Press has signed the PAAG Charter for Accessible Publishing, joining a growing movement to make digital content more inclusive for readers with print disabilities. Find out more: 🔗 uclpress.co.uk/ucl-press-si...
#Accessibility #UCLPres
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September 26, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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📘 New from UCL Press: Object-Based Learning by Thomas Kador — a free, open access textbook for teaching with objects in HE.

Perfect for museum studies, history, anthropology & more.

📥 Download: t.co/5bEU2cpAU3
#OpenAccess #HigherEd #Twitterstorians #anthrotwitter t.co/HMCuUqMvds
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September 24, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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📘 New from UCL Press: Object-Based Learning by Thomas Kador — a free, open access textbook for teaching with objects in HE.

Perfect for museum studies, history, anthropology & more.

📥 Download free: uclpress.co.uk/book/object-...
#OpenAccess #HigherEd #Twitterstorians #anthrotwitter
Promotional image featuring a book titled 'Object Learning' by Thomas Eadmer and published by UCL Press, lying next to a human skull on a desk, with logos for Open Access eTextbooks and UCL Press visible. Text overlay describes the book as 'An invaluable resource for engaging with material culture.'
September 23, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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At the start of the new term, we reflect on this video from Professor Gurusamy as he explains how his textbook A Guide to Performing Systematic Reviews of Health and Disease is structured and why he wrote it.

Download free at:
👉 uclpress.co.uk/book/a-guide...

#EvidenceBasedMedicine #OpenAccess
September 22, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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📚 For #PeerReviewWeek, Amy Lynn spoke with Claire Cameron and Gabriel Eichsteller, editors of International Journal of Social Pedagogy, about the value of peer review and how it reflects the journal’s core principles. @uclpressjournals.bsky.social

🔗 bit.ly/4peVhdF
#OpenAccess #UCLPress
September 19, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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Thanks for a brilliant #BERA2025 in Brighton! 🌊📚
It was great to meet so many readers, authors & future authors.

Missed the UCL Press stand?
Browse our #OpenAccess education books & journals online:
🔗 bit.ly/41ImIlZ
#EducationResearch #BERAConference
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September 12, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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📚 Great to see series editor Jennie Golding at #BERA2025! She joined us at the UCL Press stand with our Knowledge and the Curriculum books.

📖 Discover the series: uclpress.co.uk/book-series/...
#OpenAccess #EducationResearch #CurriculumStudies t.co/pavAkger0Y
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September 11, 2025 at 1:45 PM