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To celebrate World Social Media Day, explore the Why We Post series and discover how social media is shaping communication, communities and everyday life around the world.

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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 (…

Russian Pendulum: Paradoxes, Practices and Patterns named among six titles on this year’s shortlist for the prestigious £10,000 award.

Find out what is coming up from A Cup of Tea With…: the fourth season of UCL Press Play, and which expert speakers will be featured

Join the team behind the Journal of the Sylvia Townsend Warner Society for a two-day in-person conference celebrating the centenary of Lolly Willowes, Sylvia Townsend Warner’s first and best-known novel.

Between Feast and Famine: Food, Health, and the History of Ghana’s Long Twentieth Century by John Nott has been shortlisted for the Royal Historical Society’s First Book Prize 2026.

Shelley with Benjamin by Mathelinda Nabugodi is shortlisted for the 2026 BARS First Book Prize, recognising its innovative rethinking of Romanticism and Shelley’s work.

The UCL Press team will be away for a Spring break from 5.30pm on Wednesday 1 April 2026 to 9.00am on Wednesday 8 April 2026.