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Music Beyond Airports celebrates 10,000 Open Access reads!
Posted by Dawn Cockcroft on 2020-02-03
Music Beyond Airports is an essay collection assembled from papers at the Ambient@40 International conference 2018 in Huddersfield. It celebrates Eno’s work and landmark release of Music for Airports in 1978, but also explores ambient music over the 40 years since that release. This publication examines the role of ambient music in society and culture and how it has developed over the past 40 [...]
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University of Huddersfield Press launches a new collaboration with Informit.
Posted by Dawn Cockcroft on 2020-01-17
About Informit Informit is an open access publishing platform which is mainly used by Australian academics and professionals, but provides access to researchers, practitioners and other users worldwide. Informit provides content from over a 100 specialist databases, covering a wide range of disciplines, such as humanities, business, law, social science, [...]
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The University of Huddersfield Press celebrates a growing partnership with Science Open.
Posted by Dawn Cockcroft on 2020-01-16
Science Open is a freely accessible platform for academic research. Articles, books and chapters can be read and downloaded free of charge and it currently hosts over 59 million articles, 25.000 journals and work by 26 million authors. Create your own tailored collectionScience Open allows users to create their own library collections to which they can add publications of [...]
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Brand new edition of Anthropocosmic Theatre published in print and open access
Posted by Dawn Cockcroft on 2019-09-26
It has been a long wait for the beautiful new edition of Anthropocosmic Theatre. First published in 1996, this 2nd edition is updated, with new chapters and translated content.Available in a beautiful printed copy, or as an open access download, we are excited to announce the launch of this stunning creative and collaborative work. Order your print copy Download an open access copy We caught [...]
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What role does ambient music have in society and in musical culture? A new book explores how the genre has developed over the last 40 years
Posted by Dawn Cockcroft on 2019-07-30
Today sees the release of a brand new book looking at how the genre of ambient music has developed over the last 40 years. Music Beyond Airports: Appraising Ambient MusicContributions by: Monty Adkins, Axel Berndt, Lisa Colton, Simon Cummings, Ambrose Field, Ulf Holbrook, Justin Morey, Richard Talbot, David ToopISBN10-13 eBook: 1862181616Print: 9781862181618Buy a print copyDownload the open [...]
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Fields journal: opportunities for Huddersfield students to get published
Posted by Dawn Cockcroft on 2019-01-29
Are you an undergraduate student who is interested in submitting your work to a professional research journal? Fields: journal of Huddersfield student research is a yearly publication, which showcases outstanding research from all seven schools within the university. Submissions can be in the form of a journal article or even a collection of poetry, music scores, photographs or a case [...]
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New issue of the Journal of Performance and Mindfulness
Posted by Dawn Cockcroft on 2019-01-29
The new issue of our popular journal Performance and Mindfulness has arrived! The new issue focuses on the importance of spirituality within dramatic performance and asks for its readers to re-think individual meditation. It considers how meditation and Buddhist practices are important in the execution of the dramatic arts. This issue is a fantastic read for those who are [...]
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New issue of Teaching in Lifelong Learning
Posted by Dawn Cockcroft on 2018-12-04
Volume 8 Issue 2 of Teaching in Lifelong Learning is out now. This issue of TiLL is somewhat different from previous ones in that it is a special edition publishing four papers by project teams who were involved in The Education & Training Foundation’s (ETF) funded Outstanding Teaching Learning and Assessment (OTLA) Phase 3 programme in the north-east and Cumbria. I had the [...]
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New book! Soundings: documentary film and the listening experience
Posted by Dawn Cockcroft on 2018-07-23
We are delighted today to announce the publication of our newest book, a beautifully written collection edited by Geoffrey Cox and John Corner: Soundings: documentary film and the listening experience Buy the paperback version Download the open access version It has been a privilege to work with Geoffrey and John on this fascinating collection of essays, and we asked them to [...]
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Our author James Mendelsohn discusses the banning of Hezbollah
Posted by Dawn Cockcroft on 2018-04-12
Hezbollah in its entirety must be banned by the UK government – here's why James Mendelsohn , University of Huddersfield Earlier this year , a billboard in Luton, England, had to be taken down after it was vandalised with graffiti. The poster was advertising an al-Quds Day rally. This anti-Israel, anti-American event originated in Iran and has spread [...]
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Our author Dainis Ignatans discusses links between immigration and crime
Posted by Dawn Cockcroft on 2018-04-11
Immigration and crime, is there a link? shutterstock Dainis Ignatans , University of Huddersfield I am an immigrant. Many people worry about those like me, and those from other countries who might follow in my footsteps. Bold newspaper headlines either blame immigrants for a whole host of issues or portray them as saintly [...]
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First issue of new Crime, Security and Society journal is out now!
Posted by Dawn Cockcroft on 2018-02-08
We are excited to announce the publication of the first issue of our brand new Crime, Security and Society journal. What does the journal cover? Crime, Security and Society is an academic journal, housed within the Secure Societies Institute, which seeks a wide and diverse audience of academics and practitioners who strive to better understand and reduce both current and future [...]
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New issue of open access pharmacy journal in partnership with the Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Posted by Dawn Cockcroft on 2017-12-11
British Journal of Pharmacy (BJPharm) is pleased to partner with the Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Great Britain (APS, GB) in presenting a special issue on the proceedings of the 8 th APS International PharmSci 2017 held in Hertfordshire in September 2017. Showcasing innovative research from APS We are very excited to showcase this premier [...]
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Politics and society in contemporary fiction - author interview with Ruby Cowling
Posted by Dawn Cockcroft on 2017-11-20
Ruby Cowling is one of the authors published in our collection of poetry and prose, I You He She It , published earlier this year. In this blog post she talks about how fiction writing can be an outlet for your own viewpoints, but also a way to explore societal issues. Something to say? Tell a story In my current work-in-progress, a novel, I have found myself [...]
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Publishing open access research in healthcare
Posted by Dawn Cockcroft on 2017-10-18
As part of our our #OAWeek series we caught up with the Editor of the British Journal of Pharmacy , Hamid Merchant, to find out why he is so passionate about open access in healthcare research and what some of the challenges and achievements have been for the journal in its first year. Why is open access important in healthcare? Open access is the future of research! [...]
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