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Jul 2, 2021

Celebrating our 2020 Journal Impact Factors

Bristol University Press, and its imprint Policy Press, are delighted to announce our 2020 Journal Impact Factors. This year has seen us make significant gains in the Journal Citation Reports. Keep reading
Celebrating our 2020 Journal Impact Factors

Apr 26, 2021

Announcing the Global Social Challenges Journal

Bristol University Press is delighted to announce the call for papers for its first fully open-access journal launching in 2022: Global Social Challenges Journal. Keep reading
Announcing the Global Social Challenges Journal

Feb 17, 2021

Alison Shaw conferred Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences

Alison Shaw, Chief Executive of Bristol University Press, has been conferred as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, one of 37 new Fellows. Keep reading
Alison Shaw conferred Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences

Jan 15, 2021

Publishing with a purpose; reviewing for change

Sarah Bird, Commissioning Editor, talks about how our peer reviewers in 2020 raised over £10,000 for Bristol University Press' charity of the year, Julian House. Read more on our blog
Publishing with a purpose; reviewing for change

Dec 14, 2020

Publishing Ali Milani’s 'The Unlikely Candidate' in spring 2022

We have acquired a new book by Labour politician Ali Milani. The Unlikely Candidate, about Milani’s bid to unseat the Prime Minister in the 2019 Parliamentary elections, will be published in spring 2022. Keep reading
Publishing Ali Milani’s 'The Unlikely Candidate' in spring 2022

Dec 7, 2020

Bristol University Press becomes a signatory to the UN SDG Publishers Compact

BUP is proud to announce it has become a signatory to the UN Sustainable Development Goals Publishers (SDG) Compact, which was launched at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2020. Keep reading
Bristol University Press becomes a signatory to the UN SDG Publishers Compact

Nov 24, 2020

What's new on PPSO?

Free access to introduction chapters of new books in December. Our acclaimed eBook collection on University Press Scholarship Online platform now offers access the over 750 high-quality monographs. Keep reading
What's new on PPSO?

Nov 13, 2020

Justice, Power and Resistance to be published by Policy Press from 2021

We are pleased to announce an exciting addition to the Policy Press journals list for 2021: Justice, Power and Resistance (JPR). JPR is the journal of the European Group for the Study of Deviance and Social Control and is currently published by EG Press. We are delighted to be working together on the re-launch of the journal with Policy Press in September 2021. Keep reading

Sep 29, 2020

Bristol University Press announces the launch of new Library Advisory Board

Bristol University Press and its imprint Policy Press are proud to announce the launch of our inaugural Library Advisory Board (LAB). Keep reading
Bristol University Press announces the launch of new Library Advisory Board

Aug 12, 2020

2020 Independent Publishing Guild Awards

We’re very pleased to have been shortlisted for two categories in the 2020 Independent Publishing Guild Awards: the PLS Academic and Professional Publisher of the Year and the IPG Marketing Award for our campaign for The Class Ceiling. Keep reading
2020 Independent Publishing Guild Awards

Jul 16, 2020

University Press Redux Sustainability Award

We are delighted to be shortlisted for the University Press Redux Sustainability Award, which celebrates an initiative, publication, product or project aimed at addressing one or more of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Keep reading

Jun 29, 2020

Obituary: David Morgan

A message from Vanessa May and Sue Heath, on behalf of the Morgan Centre, University of Manchester. David was the author of Snobbery, part of the British Sociological Association 21st Century Standpoints series. Keep reading

Jun 29, 2020

Celebrating our 2019 Journal Impact Factors

Bristol University Press, and its imprint Policy Press, are delighted to announce our 2019 Impact Factors. This year has seen us make impressive gains in the Journal Citation Reports. We have also received the first Impact Factor for the Journal of Poverty and Social Justice. Keep reading
Celebrating our 2019 Journal Impact Factors

Jun 19, 2020

New books are added to our digital monograph collection Policy Press Scholarship Online

The latest update to our Policy Press Scholarship Online platform is now complete and the introductory chapters of new titles will be free to access until the end of July. Keep reading
New books are added to our digital monograph collection Policy Press Scholarship Online

May 13, 2020

New journal announcement: Work in the Global Economy

Bristol University Press is pleased to announce Work in the Global Economy, an exciting new journal launching in 2021. Keep reading

Mar 30, 2020

Bristol University Press - supporting our community during COVID-19

To support our research communities at this challenging time, we want you to be able to access our content as easily as possible. Keep reading
Bristol University Press - supporting our community during COVID-19

Mar 23, 2020

Women of Power wins the Bertha Lutz Award 2020

Women of Power: Half a Century of Female Presidents and Prime Ministers Worldwide by Torild Skard has been awarded the Bertha Lutz Award 2020. Keep reading
Women of Power wins the Bertha Lutz Award 2020

Mar 17, 2020

Day-to-day business during the Covid-19 pandemic

In response to the Government’s latest Covid-19 announcements and the University of Bristol’s recommendations, we will be implementing a home working policy from Wednesday 18th April. Keep reading
Day-to-day business during the Covid-19 pandemic

Feb 28, 2020

Launch of The Shame Game

The Shame Game launched last night at the RSA in London. Keep reading
Launch of The Shame Game

Feb 11, 2020

Evidence & Policy: Winner of the 2019 Carol Weiss Prize announced

The 2019 prize has been awarded to Kristen J Mills, Jennifer A Lawlor, Jennifer Watling Neal, Zachary P Neal, and Kathryn McAlindon for their paper ‘What is research? Educators’ conceptions and alignment with United States federal policies’. Keep reading
Evidence & Policy: Winner of the 2019 Carol Weiss Prize announced