University of Bristol Announces New Publishing Venture

Policy Press, IPG/Frankfurt Book Fair Academic and Professional Publisher of the Year 2016, together with the University of Bristol, are proud to announce the creation of the University of Bristol Press. University of Bristol Press (UBP) represents a natural next stage in the development of Policy Press , a publisher with an outstanding 20-year record of high-impact book and journal publishing and an explicit mission to help influence positive social change. It also reflects the commitment of the University of Bristol to support the creation and dissemination of the highest quality research throughout the world and to encouraging teaching and learning innovation. As such, the UBP is also a key component of the University of Bristol's new vision and strategy. Professor Hugh Brady, Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Bristol, said: "For the past 20 years, Policy Press has been enriching academic and broader social debate in the United Kingdom and around the world. We are delighted, therefore, to invest in the future of the press and to expand its remit, under the new University of Bristol Press, to encompass a broader range of scholarship of the highest quality. At this exciting time for the University of Bristol, the establishment of UBP is an ideal way to promote the values and mission of the University worldwide." At the core of UBP, the Policy Press imprint will remain focused on its core social agenda.