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24th February, 2022 in Latest news

Until now, you could already find news about our new and forthcoming titles on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. From now on, we will also use Instagram to announce new titles and stay in touch with our readers. Follow @leuvenuniversitypress on Instagr…

10th February, 2022 in Latest news

Gabriella Nugent will present her new book Colonial Legacies with an in-person event on 26 April 2022. Gabriella Nugent, currently a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow (2022–2025) in the Department of Art History and World Art Studies at the Un…

9th November, 2021 in Latest news

In order to make Open Access publishing accessible and affordable to as many researchers as possible, KU Leuven established the KU Leuven Fund for Fair Open Access in January 2018. Not only does the Fund provide financial support for c…

2nd September, 2021 in Latest news

To celebrate 50 years of Leuven University Press and to underline the importance we attach to Open Access and Open Science, we will make a selected backlist title permanently available in Open Access each month. Discover our festive Open Access title…

2nd September, 2021 in Latest news

Established in 1971 by KU Leuven More than 900 monographs, 650 edited volumes, 300 ebooks, 49 series, 63 textbooks and 6 periodicals Output in 1972: 7 books published Output in 2020: 47 books published + 17 journal issues + 15 books on behalf of thir…

9th March, 2021 in Latest news

University Presses are among the most visible societal vehicles of universities. They are at the core of what academic communities do: discovering and inventing new and future realities.  Geert Bouckaert, President of the Board since 2…

3rd March, 2021 in Latest news

In January 2018 KU Leuven has launched the KU Leuven Fund for Fair OA. All researchers who wish to publish an OA book with Leuven University Press are eligible to apply for funding. More details to publish your book in Open Access with the KU Leuven…

11th February, 2021 in Latest news

Leuven University Press is a mature academic press that has developed and earned its place in the publishing world. I dare to hope that the future for Leuven University Press will remain just as enriching, challenging and interesting! Hilde Lens, Dir…

19th January, 2021 in Latest news

Turning Inspiring Scholarship into Outstanding Publications Established in 1971 Leuven University Press is proud to celebrate its 50th anniversary this year. The world of scholarly communication is highly dynamic, constantly evolving, and adapting to…

29th October, 2020 in Latest news

Universitaire Pers Leuven en Presses universitaires de Louvain publiceren een uniek boek over België. Welke gebeurtenissen, plekken en figuren blijven er hangen in het geheugen van achttien prominente Belgen als ze aan hun land denken? In D…

9th September, 2020 in Latest news

In order to boost the publication of Open Access books, KU Leuven Libraries reserved a substantial part of the KU Leuven Fund for Fair Open Access, established in 2018, to help finance Open Access books published by Leuven University Press. Since its…

30th June, 2020 in Latest news

Op de plek waar in 1920 de koloniale hogeschool werd opgericht, bevinden zich vandaag zowel het Middelheimmuseum als de Universiteit Antwerpen. Honderd jaar later vormt dit de aanleiding voor het Middelheimmuseum om de sporen van de (post)koloniale g…