Transforming research
Research practices are fast evolving. The rise of interdisciplinarity, the popularity of co-produced research, the ever-increasing importance of impact and the decolonial turn present challenges to traditional approaches to research and provide innovative and pioneering new methods and theories with which to address the challenges of the 21st century.
Michael Orsini and Jennifer M. Kilty discuss the impact of emotions on political discourse, highlighting the common tendency to dismiss emotions as distractions that hinder "reasoned debate".…Read more
Liz Loyde, author of Unpaid Care Policies in the UK, shows the role and purpose of policies on unpaid care and their place within the wider context of health and social care policies over the past three decades.…Read more
In the latest in our #UPWeek blog tour, Thea Cook outlines how we promote equity, whether that be by breaking academic silos, changing age-old publishing formats or working with partners to widen access to our content. …Read more
Our Rapid Response format gives us another tool to #SpeakUp on important issues, explains Editorial Director Victoria Pittman. Quick turnaround means we can connect with those looking for immediately up-to-date info to address the most pressing global social challenges. …Read more
To mark the beginning of University Press Week, our Chief Executive of Bristol University Press Alison Shaw explains what speaking up means to us as a university press. Social justice and global social challenges have been in our DNA from the start. …Read more
On Transforming Society, Sarah Bird, Managing Editor of Global Social Challenges Journal, explains why we signed the Africa Charter for Transformative Research Collaborations – the first publisher to do so.…Read more
To celebrate the week and the dedicated efforts of scholarly communities to promote equitable knowledge sharing, Bristol University Press has curated a compelling collection of OA books and journal articles from our Global Social Challenges publishing program.…Read more
Timothy J. Dixon and Mark Tewdwr-Jones, authors of 'Urban Futures' offer examples of deliberative democracy in action, giving people a real choice in how they want the future of their city to be shaped.…Read more
Jannie Møller Hartley, co-editor of 'DataPublics', considers the increasing amounts of data in our society, which is leading to echo chambers and new forms of capitalism that are surveying citizens at all times. …Read more
Arun Verma, the editor of Anti-Racism in Higher Education, charts the overwhelming impact of the book on the debate around diversity and inclusion in higher education across the UK.…Read more