Celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth with 50% off 'Social Work with the Black African Diaspora'. 🌟Use code SMC01 at checkout. Rooted in rich and fascinating empirical work with practitioners and educators, this book emphasises that #BlackLivesMatter. https://ow.ly/vzIB50YckBx

🌟Get 70% off all our eBooks this week! 🌟 Expand your library with the latest research, insightful studies and must-read titles across the social sciences. #eBooks #eBookSale #70Off 🛒Just use code FEB70 at checkout! https://ow.ly/K9rj50YcVf2

🌟Get 70% off all our eBooks this week! 🌟 Expand your library with the latest research, insightful studies and must-read titles across the social sciences. #eBooks #eBookSale #70Off 🛒Just use code FEB70 at checkout! https://ow.ly/FmJZ50YcVgb

This month the UK Covid-19 Inquiry began its final hearings. Our #COVID19 collection explores the pandemic’s impact on society in order to encourage broader perspectives. 📚Get 50% off all titles in the collection until the end of Feb with code SMC01: https://ow.ly/RpPK50YgHEF

25% off 'Impoverished'. 📚 A deeply researched look at how #UKPoverty levels skyrocketed, and how the crisis can be fixed. #WPreorder 🛒Save 25% on your pre-order at #Waterstones with code FEB26. https://ow.ly/zlIP50Yh4KF

25% off 'Reckoning'. 📚 This book focuses on creating a positive environment, including the use of the #RadicalEmpathy approach to empower ongoing change. #WPreorder 🛒Save 25% on your pre-order at #Waterstones with code FEB26. https://ow.ly/sZVU50Yh3EN

25% off 'Left to Rot'. 📚 This is the shocking story of Britain’s appalling #HousingCrisis as it has never been told before. #WPreorder 🛒Save 25% on your pre-order at #Waterstones with code FEB26. https://ow.ly/8Ue950Yh4w3

25% off 'A Taste for Change'. 📚 'A Taste for Change' makes the case for a food bank free future and sets out what it will take to get there. #WPreorder 🛒Save 25% on your pre-order at #Waterstones with code FEB26. https://ow.ly/mMzb50Yh4WM

25% off 'Liberation and Corruption'. 📚 Thought-provoking and accessible, this book is an essential read for anyone engaged in the fight for a better world. #WPreorder 🛒Save 25% on your pre-order at #Waterstones with code FEB26. https://ow.ly/GmL050Yh4ep

25% off 'A Taste for Change'. 📚 'A Taste for Change' makes the case for a food bank free future and sets out what it will take to get there. #WPreorder 🛒Save 25% on your pre-order at #Waterstones with code FEB26. https://ow.ly/3LWt50Yh4TN

25% off 'The Fair Necessities'. 📚 This book argues that unfair #Inequality undermines everything from faith in government to economic growth, yet a fairer country is within reach. #WPreorder 🛒Save 25% on your pre-order at #Waterstones with code FEB26. https://ow.ly/Rt2n50Yh6KH

25% off 'Impoverished'. 📚 A deeply researched look at how #UKPoverty levels skyrocketed, and how the crisis can be fixed. #WPreorder 🛒Save 25% on your pre-order at #Waterstones with code FEB26. https://ow.ly/R8kW50Yh4HR

🔓Publishing #OpenAccess this month. From age-friendly homes and climate-resilient communities to energy organisations and beyond, our latest open access titles cover a diverse range of topics. Browse our open access books here: https://ow.ly/6iMr50YcUUn

"Migration and Social Work is relevant for migration researchers; social work researchers, educators, students, and practitioners; and human rights advocates and professionals." #Migration #SocialWork #HumanRights https://ow.ly/Zknh50YhxGk

According to Anne Power‘s 'Beyond Bricks and Mortar', housing means far more than physical shelter. It shapes and is shaped by the social conditions of its inhabitants, and housing policy should reflect that. https://ow.ly/hJ0N50Yhxu7

🎙️Liz David-Barrett speaks with Peter Hain about his book 'Liberation and Corruption'. From South Africa to Nicaragua and India, they unpack why liberation movements fall into corruption—and how accountability efforts like the Zondo Commission fight back. 🎧Listen here: https://ow.ly/etwb50Yhxlj

25% off 'Left to Rot'. 📚 This is the shocking story of Britain’s appalling #HousingCrisis as it has never been told before. #WPreorder 🛒Save 25% on your pre-order at #Waterstones with code FEB26. https://ow.ly/rnGb50Yh4uE

25% off 'Liberation and Corruption'. 📚 Thought-provoking and accessible, this book is an essential read for anyone engaged in the fight for a better world. #WPreorder 🛒Save 25% on your pre-order at #Waterstones with code FEB26. https://ow.ly/suuH50Yh4a9

25% off 'The Fair Necessities'. 📚 This book argues that unfair #Inequality undermines everything from faith in government to economic growth, yet a fairer country is within reach. #WPreorder 🛒Save 25% on your pre-order at #Waterstones with code FEB26. https://ow.ly/Ve7550Yh6HR

25% off 'Reckoning'. 📚 This book focuses on creating a positive environment, including the use of the #RadicalEmpathy approach to empower ongoing change. #WPreorder 🛒Save 25% on your pre-order at #Waterstones with code FEB26. https://ow.ly/ZYsT50Yh2XE

CEO retirement message from Alison Shaw. After much planning, I will be retiring in July 2026 and stepping down as CEO. I have been exceptionally fortunate to work with so many talented colleagues to develop publishing at the University of Bristol. Read the full message: https://ow.ly/hkBK50YgA1c

NEW✨ Housing is far more than physical shelter. It shapes and is shaped by the social conditions of its inhabitants, and housing policy should reflect that. Beyond Bricks and Mortar by Anne Power @lse-sticerd-case.bsky.social @policypress.bsky.social, reviewed by Christiane Tarantino 👇

Join Terri Givens (@profterrig.bsky.social), political science professor & leading voice on empathic leadership, in a conversation on her new book Reckoning. Hosted by Marie-Evelyne Francois for #BlackHistoryMonth 🗓️Feb 20, 5PM GMT. 💻ID: 366 816 715 272 04 | PW: P2nd2hd9 https://ow.ly/Ga6t50YcmL1

Celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth with 50% off 'Social Work with the Black African Diaspora'. 🌟Use code SMC01 at checkout. Rooted in rich and fascinating empirical work with practitioners and educators, this book emphasises that #BlackLivesMatter. https://ow.ly/AZ9n50Yckyi

'Preventing Violence' examines the UK’s public‑health approach to reducing violence and challenges to implementing meaningful, long‑term prevention. #HealthCare #SocialInequalities 📚Read #OpenAccess: https://ow.ly/Hc4Q50Y9pts 📰Read the full review: https://ow.ly/eA7F50Y9ptr

Join us for the launch of A Care Manifesto for the Early Years by Zoe Raven. 📚 📍 The Cruck Barn, Milton Keynes Discovery Centre 📅 13 February 2026 Discover more about the book: https://ow.ly/1BH950XMxCR

Photos from a conversation with Peter Hain, author of Liberation and Corruption. In discussion with Professor Sasha Roseneil, he explored why liberation movements often fail once in power. Thanks to Stuart Robinson and the University of Sussex. https://ow.ly/lg3J50Y5ZxX

❄️There's still time to get 50% off all our books in our January Sale!❄️ Simply use code BUP01 at checkout to unlock your discount.💫 Sale ends 31 January 2026.⏰ #JanuarySale #BookSale #HalfPriceBooks https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/subjects

This book provides a clear and practical guide to working with a wide variety of documents — including historical and contemporary, hard copy and digital – alone and in teams. #ResearchMethods #AcademicResearch @drhelenkara.bsky.social @draimeegrant.bsky.social https://ow.ly/4Tyv50XWbnZ

Spoke to Peter Hain about his new book, “Liberation and Corruption”, for the Transforming Society podcast. A truly fascinating and inspiring life. www.transformingsociety.co.uk/2026/01/19/p... @brisunipress.bsky.social @policypress.bsky.social @houseoflords.parliament.uk

"While children do not know everything, and at times decisions and actions must be made on their behalf, there are still many more times where they can still contribute to these decisions, especially in questions of #Abuse and #Welfare." https://ow.ly/S1OH50Y1GrF

Today is the #InternationalDayOfEducation. 📚 It is an ideal moment to revisit some of our Education titles, which explore topics ranging from anti-racism in education and the lived experiences of Black PhD students to education policy and more. https://ow.ly/h1rP50XWaro

❄️January Sale!❄️ For a limited time only, enjoy 50% OFF all our books. Simply use code BUP01 at checkout to unlock your discount 💫 #JanuarySale #BookSale #HalfPriceBooks https://ow.ly/G9T450XZCak

Ideas and practices drawn from government & community experiences of what works (and what doesn't) - distilled with the help of leading experts. 50% off until the end of Jan with code BUP01 when ordered from: bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/henry-tam @policypress.bsky.social @brisunipress.bsky.social

NEW✨ The public-health approach to violence prevention triumphed in Scotland – why isn't it working in England & Wales? Supraja M. reviews Preventing Violence by Keir Irwin-Rogers @lbilli91.bsky.social, @fraser81.bsky.social Fern Gillon Susan McVie & @timnewburn.bsky.social @policypress.bsky.social

#gendereddigitalviolence ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️

"You’ve got to keep the spotlight on politicians...this is a never ending process. It’s up to fresh generations to hoist the banners and take up the cudgels and demand something better for all of us." https://www.transformingsociety.co.uk/2026/01/19/podcast-why-freedom-movements-fail/

Brenda Herbert argues that repealing the presumption of parental contact is a vital step toward protecting children from #DomesticAbuse by challenging patriarchal systems that silence children’s voices and prioritise abusive fathers’ rights over safety. https://ow.ly/CLJh50Y1GmZ

Listen to Richard Kemp and Peter Hain discuss Peter’s involvement with the fight for #NelsonMandela’s freedom and what we can all do to combat #Corruption and stop this vicious cycle. https://www.transformingsociety.co.uk/2026/01/19/podcast-why-freedom-movements-fail/

Browse our latest #OpenAccess books and read on Bristol University Press Digital. 📖🔓 https://ow.ly/Yuxg50XWHTG

✨❄️It's our January Sale! ❄️✨ Get 50% off all our books using code BUP01 at checkout. Browse our books here: https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/subjects

In this Transforming Society podcast episode, Richard Kemp speaks with Peter Hain about why #Liberation and independence movements are so often betrayed when their leaders get into power. https://www.transformingsociety.co.uk/2026/01/19/podcast-why-freedom-movements-fail/#Liberation

The latest official UK statistics show a record high in the number of potential victims of #ModernSlavery referred to the National Referral Mechanism in 2024 – 19,125 people, with almost a third of these children. https://ow.ly/Nxr650XW9kF

Discover our series. 📚 We are proud to have over 80 series in our publishing programme. These come from a wide variety of subjects, as well as ranging from well-established series to brand new ones we are actively commissioning. https://ow.ly/hnGe50XWfp4

The local bobby is a quintessentially British idea, conjuring up images of a blue-coated, paternalistic individual who helps people. It speaks to a nostalgic longing for a type of policing that, although it probably never existed, is rooted in localism. https://ow.ly/LzJI50XVvrB

"A moving, poignant account of the need for relational thinking and co-creation by drawing on differences as resources for joint solidarity." 'Reckoning' by Terri Givens is reviewed in Ethnic and Racial Studies by Taylor & Francis. https://ow.ly/ngUi50XXTlY

Stay connected with Policy Press across all platforms! 🌟 Bluesky: https://ow.ly/MrAn50XWGVo Bluesky Journals: https://ow.ly/JsTm50XWGVn Instagram: https://ow.ly/Jiob50XWGVp LinkedIn: https://ow.ly/MPYw50XWGVr Facebook: https://ow.ly/IEQn50XWGVk

Join us for the launch of A Care Manifesto for the Early Years by Zoe Raven. 📚 📍 The Cruck Barn, Milton Keynes Discovery Centre 📅 13 February 2026 Discover more about the book: https://ow.ly/aBCp50XMxBl

Anna Skeels and Patricia Hynes, authors of 'Human Trafficking of Children and Young People', suggest that the UK’s hostile treatment of #Trafficked and #MigrantChildren undermines their rights and recovery. https://ow.ly/WM5550XW9hp

John Bahadur Lamb, co-editor of '50 Facts Everyone Should Know About the Police', argues that nostalgic, place-based local policing in England and Wales has been eroded over time and that Police and Crime Commissioners have failed to restore it. https://ow.ly/yFbk50XVvoQ