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What is it for? Asking big questions about society and its institutions

George Miller discusses the What Is It For? book series, inspired by Gauguin’s existential questions, arguing that in an age of global “polycrisis,” critically examining the purpose of institutions can help us imagine better alternatives, even if it cannot solve problems outright.…Read more

What music can teach us about artificial intelligence as an instrument

Sine Zambach, author of 'AI in Higher Education', argues that good practice lies in the reflective fusion of human creativity with tools like AI, blurring the line between user and instrument in ways that echo Donna Haraway’s ideas on human–technology hybridity.…Read more

Can schools save democracy? Lessons from forgotten educational ideals
by Justine Grønbæk Pors  |  27th January 2026

Justine Grønbæk Pors, author of 'Inherited Time', argues that democracy must be lived and practised in schools, and that contemporary education policy’s focus on performance has erased earlier democratic traditions whose “ghosts” still offer vital lessons for renewing democracy today.…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 for global knowledge: The Global Social Challenges Development Fund

University Press Week celebrates the collaborative power of university presses, exemplified by Bristol University Press’s Global Social Challenges Development Fund—to make research more inclusive, accessible and globally representative in tackling the world’s most urgent social issues.…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

PODCAST: How education is failing young working-class men
by Alex Blower  |  3rd October 2025

In this episode, Richard Kemp speaks with Alex Blower about how the education system often fails working-class boys. …Read more

Passport hierarchies, visa regimes and the gatekeeping of knowledge

Devran Gülel argues that visa regimes act as structural gatekeepers in academia, disproportionately limiting the mobility of Global South scholars, marginalizing their knowledge, and perpetuating global hierarchies under the pretense of meritocracy.…Read more

How the left is winning the moral high ground, but losing the culture war

Suzy Levy, author of 'Mind the Inclusion Gap', argues that Trump’s return has intensified divisions, highlighting the urgent need to reimagine inclusion to heal a fractured society.…Read more