Education

Hannah Bradby, Martin Harling, Marta Kolankiewicz argue that universities must actively defend academic freedom and human rights, especially in response to the destruction of Palestinian education, because silence risks complicity and undermines their democratic role.…Read more

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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