Snakebite, science and suffering
Encouraging your pet cobra to bite you was perhaps not an auspicious way to end an inter-colonial journey. Yet when Victorian manure merchant John Burstall...Read More
The MUP Advent Calendar starts this Thursday!
To celebrate the holiday season, we are giving you the chance to win a prize every (week) day with the MUP advent calendar, starting Thursday....Read More
My favourite University Press books
By Rebecca Moore -Â Publishing Support Assistant Harold Wilson once said that âa week is a long time in politicsâ- which is really much of...Read More
My favourite University Press books of 2016 on the theme âcommunityâ
By Tom Dark - Senior Commissioning Editor â (Social Sciences) As an editor working across the social sciences, but particularly in sociology, I have...Read More
My favourite University Press books
By Tony Mason - Senior Commissioning Editor (Politics, IR, International Law and Ireland) My favourite Manchester University Press book of recent years has to...Read More
My top ten University Press books
By Chris Hart - Head of Marketing To celebrate University Press Week, I've listed my top 10 books published by University Presses. Iâve...Read More
Cinemas and cinemagoing in wartime Britain
By Richard Farmer Imagine that you are in a cinema. Itâs Friday and youâre exhausted. Youâve had a tiring day and a tough week....Read More
Snowden and the State: The Continuing Relevance of Oliver Stone
On Sunday Oct 9th, a New York Times editorial focusing on the neglected topics in this yearâs presidential election race addressed the issue of surveillance....Read More
Celebrating the 40th volume in the French Film Directors series
By Series editors, Diana Holmes and Robert Ingram This exciting and internationally renowned series originated in our co-teaching of French Cinema courses at the University...Read More
International Open Access Week
Open Access Week, a global event now entering its eighth year, is an opportunity for the academic and research community to continue to learn about...Read More