Browse our #Top10 #MostRead articles of 2025. From the #Monarchy to #AI, the #Manosphere to #SocialMedia, there's so many great articles to read! https://www.transformingsociety.co.uk/2025/12/23/top-10-most-read-articles-of-2025/

Have you listened to our #Top10 #Podcasts from this year? Browse the list and catch up today! https://www.transformingsociety.co.uk/2025/12/22/top-10-most-listened-to-podcast-episodes-in-2025/

"I just couldn’t bear the possibility that #NuclearWeapons had become so normalised that we could talk about them and we could face the prospect of them being used without an enormous reaction" https://ow.ly/upJe50XMrEh

Employee relations investigations are a necessary part of managing the workplace, but using a “one-size-fits-all” or inflexible approach can inflict deep and unnecessary harm on employees. Andrew Cooper, co-author of 'Under Investigation', discusses disciplinary processes: https://ow.ly/PLfx50XMzEG

The lack of data on many aspects of the immigration system is not the fault of one political party or government department. It is a long-term problem of successive administrations. Madeleine Sumption, author of 'What Is Immigration Policy For?', for The Telegraph: https://ow.ly/f87k50XMzbB

“Unlike some books which discuss critical pedagogy or decolonising the classroom in exclusively abstract terms, the book is peppered with practical suggestions and interventions.” - Journal of Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Law https://ow.ly/5yBV50XMC4W

“This book articulately describes the need to overhaul mindsets, themes, common language and perspectives that work to perpetuate Eurocentrism within science communication.” Craig Smith, Museum Association Journal https://ow.ly/vpKi50XMBPm

📘 Book Launch & Seminar: What role does innovation play in a post-growth future? 📅 27 January | ⏰ 1–4pm 📍 Nord University (in person) Explore ideas shaping a post-growth future. https://ow.ly/nUN050XMyMG

“Both are essential reading for anyone interested in social justice, activism & the challenges of bringing about meaningful social change.” @silkeroth.bsky.social reviews @mperezbrower.bsky.social & @drashleec.bsky.social buff.ly/AWe1iIF @universitypress.cambridge.org @brisunipress.bsky.social

📖 New open access research from VSR @brisunipress.bsky.social Exploring the dark side of NGO moral goodness: a conceptual framework on the NGO halo and its role in unethical behaviour by Isabel de Bruin Cardoso, Muel Kaptein, Lucas Meijs Read: bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...

"A compelling and insightful contribution to feminist scholarship on reproductive rights and activism in Ireland." - Charlotte Waltz, Sociological Review Read the full review of 'Embodying Irish Abortion Reform: Bodies, Emotions, and Feminist Activism': https://ow.ly/Hm2r50XMy9N

BMJ has published an editorial calling for #BasicIncome, written by Matthew Johnson and Elliott Johnson, authors of our book 'Basic Income'. This marks a step toward mainstream endorsement of basic income as a response to inequality. https://www.bmj.com/content/390/bmj.r1822

"This book offers a compelling and nuanced exploration of migrants' experiences along the Zimbabwe-South Africa border." 'Migration, Crisis and Temporality at the Zimbabwe–South Africa Border' is reviewed in the Journal of Borderlands Studies: https://ow.ly/Xj0O50XMy20

In this episode, hear M. F. (Mike) Alvarez, editor of 'Suicide in Popular Media and Culture', discuss #Suicide, #MentalHealth and #Illness, autoethnography, fine art, reflexive and creative writing, interdisciplinarity, and bias within the academy. https://ow.ly/vmIc50XMxNf

Listen to our latest #Podcast where George Miller and Patricia Shamai discuss why we need to rethink #NuclearWeapons now: https://www.transformingsociety.co.uk/2025/12/19/podcast-89-seconds-to-midnight-why-we-need-to-rethink-nuclear-weapons-now/

Mohammedali Yaseen Taha reads his poem The Disappeared Oak in English, one of the first Creative Responses published in the Journal of Disappearance Studies, which explores the dimensions of human disappearance, particularly enforced disappearance. https://ow.ly/3Qa050XMvv1

Is ignoring debt a sign of poor money management, a lack of self-control – or an achievement? Ryan Davey, author of 'The Personal Life of Debt', looks at how people resist legal dispossession. https://ow.ly/jSgA50XMtYQ

A recap of 2025 at Bristol University Press and Policy Press. Milestones, events, achievements, celebrations and, most of all, a thank you to everyone involved in our publishing. We wish you the best for 2026! 🎉🌟 https://ow.ly/6EmG50XMt8q

Images can play a key role in communication, but #ClimateChange imagery can be formulaic and narrow in perspective. Going beyond polar bears and wildfires, this book is a manifesto for opening up the visual discourse on #Climate. https://ow.ly/xKv450XLp7W

It is worth acknowledging that the people keeping Britain running are often the ones facing the most insecurity, and that their contributions deserve both recognition and protection. #Migrants #Migration #UKEconomy https://ow.ly/wAKg50XKP6P

Our charity of the year, #BristolRefugeeRights, helps #AsylumSeekers feel welcome, overcome poverty, and rebuild their lives, offering crisis support, wellbeing services, and advocacy through our Advice and Welcome Centre programs. https://ow.ly/CrXX50XJGF8

🔓Publishing open access, this innovative book offers an original framework for understanding digital responsibility, blending insights from law, technology and policy. #DigitalResponsibilities #DigitalEthics #OnlineSafety https://ow.ly/cLJi50XJCcp

Browse our most downloaded #OpenAccess books of 2025 🔓 From global perspectives on #SexualViolence and #Justice to #AI and #Environmentalism, these open access titles are free to read on Bristol University Press Digital. https://ow.ly/99FA50XJAIN

Pick your perfect stocking filler. 🎄🎁 Compact and thought-provoking, these books make ideal Christmas stocking fillers for curious minds. The What Is It For? series explores the powerful concepts and systems that shape modern life. #ChristmasGifts https://ow.ly/RstK50XJA71#ChristmasGifts

Today is International Migrants Day. ❤️ Browse our books on migration and get a taster of our publishing in War and Migration in our free Bristol University Press Digital collection. #InternationalMigrantsDay #MigrationMatters #HumanRights https://ow.ly/rN4a50XBiAR

"Andrew Cooper shines a light on the disciplinary process and the detrimental impact it can have on employees in Under Investigation." Find out more about the book here: https://ow.ly/HIzZ50XLpj3

📘Book launch: The Visual Life of Climate Change. Join us for an evening exploring how images shape the climate story, conversation, insights, and more. #ClimateChange #Eco #Environmentalism ➡️Jan 22 from 5:30 - 7:30 pm: https://ow.ly/nUXL50XLp60

#InternationalMigrantsDay underscores that #Migrants are essential to the UK’s economy and public services, yet are scapegoated for hardships actually caused by financialisation, corporate exploitation and elite-driven #Populism. https://ow.ly/Rq4U50XKP3T

Browse our most downloaded #OpenAccess books of 2025 🔓 From global perspectives on #Inequality and #Transhumanism to #Migration and #HealthLiteracy, these open access titles are free to read on Bristol University Press Digital. https://ow.ly/uINp50XJAE2

Interested in reading our books and journals? Recommend that your library start a Bristol University Press free trial today! #LibraryResources #AcademicPublishing #BristolUniversityPress https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/bup-home

Pick your perfect stocking filler. 🎄🎁 Compact and thought-provoking, these books make ideal Christmas stocking fillers for curious minds. The What Is It For? series explores the powerful concepts and systems that shape modern life. #ChristmasGifts https://ow.ly/Mr9150XJA4H#ChristmasGifts

Join us for the launch of 'Women, Relationships and Criminal Justice', a powerful collection that brings together research, lived experience and frontline practice to explore the #Gendered realities of women #Criminalised by the state. 📍Jan 21, 12:00 PM https://ow.ly/5FUa50XyxRl

Images can play a key role in communication – but #ClimateChange imagery can be formulaic and narrow in perspective. Going beyond polar bears and wildfires, this book is a manifesto for opening up the visual discourse on #Climate. 🔓Read open access: https://ow.ly/a6Xo50XJLfW

Our charity of the year, #BristolRefugeeRights, supports thousands of refugees and #AsylumSeekers each year, helping them survive hostile #ImmigrationPolicies, harmful media narratives, and rising #AntiMigrant hostility. https://ow.ly/ENgK50XJGuW

Going beyond polar bears + wildfires 🐻‍❄️ 🔥 How can we use different images to connect with people on #ClimateChange? The Visual Life of Climate Change - out now - by Tyndall Centre member Saffron O’Neill (@brisunipress.bsky.social) opens up the visual discourse on climate: buff.ly/IOiFePj

My recent piece on the @brisunipress.bsky.social Transforming Society Blog discussing #AI and the future of the #legalprofession. www.transformingsociety.co.uk/2025/12/10/w...

2 years ago @the-polyphony.bsky.social kindly invited me @gmthomas.bsky.social @amychandler.bsky.social & Tanisha to write about the book we were putting together on stigma (see ⬇️). Now it's out @brisunipress.bsky.social they've let us do a mini-takeover! 1/5 thepolyphony.org/2023/09/11/r...

"When anti-stigma campaigns shift away from acting on the wider determinants of health [..] they tend to [..] reproduce inequalities." #RecalibratingStigma @oliwilliams.bsky.social @gmthomas.bsky.social @amychandler.bsky.social Tanisha Spratt @brisunipress.bsky.social

📖 New open access research from VSR @brisunipress.bsky.social Collective co-production of health and care services: a systematic review of research from the United Kingdom, Germany and Norway by Håkon Solbu Trætteberg and Rune Ervik Read: bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...

Wow, I just got an email from @brisunipress.bsky.social and it turns out mine is the second most-downloaded OA article they've published this year and the first from its journal 😯

An English translation of our book "Trigger Points. Inequality and Political Polarization in Contemporary Society" will come out @brisunipress.bsky.social: bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/triggerpoints It studies the social bases of political divides over migration, climate, diversity & redistribution

Browse our most downloaded open access articles from 2025. 🔓 From #AI and #Section 28 to the lived realities of #AsylumSeeking children, these articles examine some of the year’s most urgent social and political questions. ➡️Read here: https://ow.ly/yN3v50XIqhe

Pick your perfect stocking filler. 🎄🎁 Compact and thought-provoking, these books make ideal Christmas stocking fillers for curious minds. #ChristmasGifts The What Is It For? series explores the powerful concepts and systems that shape modern life. https://ow.ly/9Mg750XJA2z#ChristmasGifts

Listen to Martin Parker and Kathleen Riach discuss the way #Ageing is both universal and unique, and the importance of providing, if not answers then, alternative paths when presenting research. https://www.transformingsociety.co.uk/2025/12/11/podcast-growing-up-and-older-at-work/

Our new book, 'Minor Keys', tackles common myths surrounding gender, technology and cultural production head-on. These tips offer guidance on navigating the music industry and advocating for yourself and others who are gender non-conforming. https://ow.ly/IUjH50XIqGt

"The book aims to provide practical steps that every business and organisation can take to make employee investigations a last resort, using them only when really needed." 'Under Investigation' is reviewed by Affinity Health at Work: https://ow.ly/UR6F50XInxr

For those in a position of influence in the electronic music industry. 🎶 From challenging #GenderBias to promoting music by all #Genders, these tips offer guidance on using privilege to amplify marginalised voices. 'Minor Key' is for anyone interested in electronic music: https://ow.ly/Tvsj50XIrmX

What it will require from the profession is a shift in mindset and approach, what I call ‘Lawyer 3.0’. This new ‘version’ of the profession will blend human judgement and #Technology in ways that expand, rather than constrict, access to #Justice. https://ow.ly/CYos50XGKPv

Browse our most downloaded open access articles from 2025. 🔓 From #Poverty and #Gender to the rise of the #Manosphere and #FarRight, these articles examine some of the year’s most urgent social and political questions. ➡️Read here: https://ow.ly/UWNY50XIpZ1

The Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust won the first avoidable employee harm award for its compassionate disciplinary approach, as championed in the book 'Under Investigation: Transforming Disciplinary Practice in the Workplace'. https://ow.ly/K52M50XInsj