Search  

Publishing world

The stories that defined 2025
by Bristol University Press and Policy Press  |  23rd December 2025

From Bristol University Press and Policy Press, Transforming Society shares the powerful stories rooted in our research, showing how ideas can shape a fairer, better society.…Read more

Our top 10 most listened to podcast episodes in 2025
by Bristol University Press and Policy Press  |  22nd December 2025

This year on the Transforming Society podcast, we’ve highlighted the stories behind research that tackles society’s biggest challenges and sparks meaningful change.…Read more

Why publishing needs apprenticeships
by Kitty Russell  |  18th November 2025

Kitty Russell, Editorial Assistant at Bristol University Press, discusses how apprenticeships can open up publishing to more diverse voices by providing accessible alternative entry routes that strengthen and revitalise the industry.…Read more

 Teaming up to raise the nation: Open access and the power of collaboration

Paul Lindley, author of 'Raising the Nation', is making his book open access to demonstrate how collaboration and free knowledge-sharing can promote inclusion, amplify impact, and inspire real social change for children and society.…Read more

Explore urgent issues through open access reading
by Bristol University Press and Policy Press  |  19th August 2025

A curated collection of open access works explores urgent global challenges, from climate grief and AI ethics to inequality, migration, and political representation,offering critical insights for study and teaching.…Read more

Montage of images: Picture of a bookseller standing in front of some bookshelves in the shop Bookhaus (right); Picture of a chalk board sign outside the shop (left)

To celebrate Independent Bookshop Week 2025, our Marketing Coordinator, Rich Kemp spent a day working at Bristol’s radical indie bookshop, Bookhaus, an experience that revealed the heart, care, and community behind the counter.…Read more

by Bahar Muller and Darran McLaughlin  |  13th June 2025

As part of Independent Bookshop Week 2025, Bookhaus in Bristol highlights how indie bookshops foster community, activism and cultural change far beyond selling books. …Read more

by Katie Foxall  |  21st May 2025

In a world facing urgent global challenges, academic publishing must move beyond narrow metrics to focus on real-world impact, equity, and open access to knowledge that drives meaningful change.…Read more

by Dawn Mannay and Victoria Timperley  |  3rd April 2025

Dawn Mannay and Victoria Timperley, authors of 'Sandboxing in Practice', demonstrate how sandboxing is a creative qualitative research method that uses sand, objects, and figures to help participants metaphorically represent and share their experiences.…Read more

by Anna Carline and Sharron FitzGerald and Lesley McMillan  |  10th March 2025

Gender and Justice is a new global feminist journal committed to rigorous, intersectional, and interdisciplinary research, fostering critical discussions on inequality, injustice and gendered experiences.…Read more