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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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Fields: journal of Huddersfield student research is now indexed in the Directory of Open Access Journals
Posted by Dawn Cockcroft on 2019-10-15
We are very excited to announce that, following the successful submission of 4 journals to the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) earlier this year, we have now had the Fields journal accepted too, bringing our total to 5 journals indexed in DOAJ! We are very proud of this, showing that Fields: journal of Huddersfield student research publishes high quality research using a [...]
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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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New journals accepted into the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
Posted by Dawn Cockcroft on 2019-08-13
We are very excited to announce that, after a lot of hard work at the University of Huddersfield Press offices, and a lot of very helpful guidance, we now have 4 journals accepted into the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)! We would like to say a big thank you to the DOAJ team for being helpful and supportive throughout the process, and we are very happy to see these high quality, [...]
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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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Welcome to Rebecca - our new student helper
Posted by Dawn Cockcroft on 2019-01-30
Hi everyone, I’m delighted to be a part of the University press team, working as the new student helper. I’m currently a third year English Literature with Creative Writing student, but as part of the team I’ll be organising social media posts and advertising, and writing blog posts (hopefully better than this one). I’m quite a creative person, so after my studies, I would like to venture into [...]
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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 Editor for Crime, Security and Society
Posted by Dawn Cockcroft on 2019-01-08
Dr Anna Williams has taken over as the new Editor of Crime, Security and Society. Their latest issue was published in December 2018 . I was delighted to have taken over the Editorship of the Crime, Security and Society journal from Dr Jason Roach earlier this year. I am currently Principal Enterprise Fellow (equivalent to Reader) in Forensic Anthropology and Deputy [...]
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University of Huddersfield Press first to launch with Janeway - a new open source publishing platform for open access research
Posted by Dawn Cockcroft on 2018-11-28
We are excited and proud to be the first university press to officially launch on the new Janeway publishing platform - all our publications are now available open access on the new platform, which offers a beautifully designed and highly intuitive reader and author experience. Working with the Open Library of Humanities Today is the culmination for over 12 months of hard work [...]
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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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