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UCL Faculty of Laws @laws.ucl.ac.uk · 11/08/2026

🎓 UCL Laws Alumni Weekend 2026 🎓 Join us in Bloomsbury from 8-10 October 2026 to reconnect with classmates, revisit Bentham House, and celebrate 200 years of UCL with a packed programme of special events. ✨ Explore the programme and book your place: tinyurl.com/2w6htuwc

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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Just in case you have time on your hands, and love the challenge of transcribing unreadable handwriting, and fancy contributing to completing the project of producing the collected works of Jeremy Bentham .... @transcribe-bentham.bsky.social

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Ernesto Priego @ernestopriego.com · 28/07/2026

Have you engaged with projects such as @zooniverse.bsky.social? One of my PG students is doing a user-centred study on how and why people engage on virtual/online/digital citizen science projects. Can you spare some time to help them? cityunilondon.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... #pleasebekind

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Transcribe Bentham @transcribe-bentham.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

The Bentham Project's Professor Philip Schofield features in the latest UCL Press Play podcast 'A Cup of Tea with...', entitled 'Inside the Head of Jeremy Bentham'. Please visit: uclpress.co.uk/podcast/insi...

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Inside the Head of Jeremy Bentham: A Cup of Tea with Professor Philip Schofield

Join Profs Judy Stephenson and Philip Schofield as Prof Schofield discusses the views of Jeremy Bentham, and the Bentham Project

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

'Transcribe Bentham began in 2010, and another 20,000 or so manuscript pages require transcription. We’d like to invite your readers to help us complete the project and to explore the writings and correspondence of a figure of enormous historical importance.' #Skystorians

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Join the crowd digitising Jeremy Bentham | Letter

Letter: Dr Tim Causer invites readers to help complete a transcription project and to explore the writings and correspondence of the philosopher and reformer Jeremy Bentham

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Transcribe Bentham @transcribe-bentham.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Publication Day 📖🍾🪩🎉: 'The Correspondence of Jeremy Bentham, Volume 14: Supplementary Letters', ed. P. Schofield, T. Causer, and C. Riley, is now available in open access from UCL Press (@uclpress.bsky.social). Available in hard/paperback, or free .pdf: uclpress.co.uk/book/the-cor...

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The Correspondence of Jeremy Bentham, Volume 14

This volume, which supplements the main chronological series of The Correspondence of Jeremy Bentham, contains 252 letters written to and from Jeremy Bentham, 19 letters written to and from individual...

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Transcribe Bentham @transcribe-bentham.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

10 new boxes of Bentham manuscripts from the Bentham Papers at UCL have now been uploaded to the Transcription Desk on Transcribe Bentham, namely Boxes 77, 83, 99, 134, 136, 155, 158, 170, 171, and 173, containing a total of 2,880 pages. 📝📣🎉 transcribe-bentham.ucl.ac.uk/td/Transcrib...

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UCL Press @uclpress.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

We were honoured to gather to celebrate the life and work of Dr Paul Ayris, Pro-Vice Provost, @ucllccos.bsky.social, and UCL Press founder, and to mark the launch of his book Thomas Cranmer’s Register. Read more about the event and Paul’s extraordinary contributions: uclpress.co.uk/celebrating-...

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Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Dr Paul Ayris

Celebrating the life and legacy of Dr Paul Ayris and the launch of his open access book Thomas Cranmer’s Register while recognising his lasting impact on UCL and open science.

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UCL Press Journals @uclpressjournals.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

As @ucl.ac.uk celebrates its bicentennial this year, UCL Press explores the life and legacy of its spiritual founder, Jeremy Bentham. Explore the legacy of Jeremy Bentham on the Journal of Bentham Studies blog: journals.uclpress.co.uk/jbs/news/159/ @transcribe-bentham.bsky.social

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UCL @ucl.ac.uk · 11/02/2026

Today, UCL turns 200. 🎉 For two centuries, our community has opened doors, challenged convention and pushed the boundaries of knowledge across every discipline. Thank you to everyone who’s been part of the UCL story, here’s to the next century. ✨ #UCL200 #LoveUCL

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Transcribe Bentham @transcribe-bentham.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

A total of 44,796 manuscript pages have now been completed by Transcribe Bentham volunteers, with a further 5 in progress, and 0 awaiting review 👏

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UCL Press Journals @uclpressjournals.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

On the journal blog, author Steven Sverdlik discusses his two articles: Bentham’s Utilitarian Penal Code journals.uclpress.co.uk/jbs/news/146/

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Transcribe Bentham @transcribe-bentham.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Coming soon from UCL Press (@uclpress.bsky.social), 'The Correspondence of Jeremy Bentham, Volume 14: Supplementary Letters', edited by P. Schofield, T. Causer, and C. Riley. ✉️📖 ft. 252 letters written to/from Bentham, and 19 others of biographical interest: uclpress.co.uk/book/the-cor...

A screengrab of the new listing for the fourteenth volume of Jeremy Bentham's Correspondence on the UCL Press website.

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Transcribe Bentham @transcribe-bentham.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

The second part of Steven Sverdlik's article on Bentham and punishment, entitled 'Bentham’s Project of Applied Ethics, c. 1780: A Penal Code. Part 2: Punishment', has now been published in the Journal of Bentham Studies by @uclpressjournals.bsky.social. 📃✍️ doi.org/10.14324/111...

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Transcribe Bentham @transcribe-bentham.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Three new boxes of Bentham manuscripts are now available to read and transcribe on Transcribe Bentham, namely Box 40, 46, and 53, containing some of Bentham's Constitutional Code and some of his writings on judicial evidence and procedure 📜🖋️ transcribe-bentham.ucl.ac.uk/td/Benthamom...

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UCL Special Collections @uclspeccoll.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

CFP: 'Difficult Collections' Special issue of 'Paper Trails' @uclpress.bsky.social. Focus on challenges of working with troubling heritage collections (colonialism, eugenics, representation, etc). Proposals: 31/01/26; Submissions: 31/05/26. Details: blogs.ucl.ac.uk/special-coll... #GLAM ##HistorySky

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Tim Causer @timcauser.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Published today - 'Essays on Logic, Ethics, and Universal Grammar' edited by Philip Schofield, the latest volume of The Collected Works of Jeremy Bentham Available in hardback, paperback, and as a free open-access PDF from UCL Press: uclpress.co.uk/book/essays-...

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Transcribe Bentham @transcribe-bentham.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Publication Day 📖💃🎉 Essays on Logic, Ethics, and Universal Grammar, the latest volume in The Collected Works of Jeremy Bentham, has today been published by @uclpress.bsky.social. Now available in free, open-access .pdf, and in hardback and paperback: uclpress.co.uk/book/essays-...

Cover image of Jeremy Bentham's Essays on Logic, Ethics, and Universal Grammar.

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Jane Lydon @janelydon.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Excited to share this open access article about Bentham & Wakefield: 2 men who shaped South Australia's colonisation/ invasion. Made possible by the @transcribe-bentham.bsky.social Bentham Project at UCL and kind feedback from colleagues. Modern Intellectual History www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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“A Valuable Man” and “One of the Wisest and Best of Mankind”: Jeremy Bentham, Edward Gibbon Wakefield, and Systematic Colonization | Modern Intellectual History | Cambridge Core

“A Valuable Man” and “One of the Wisest and Best of Mankind”: Jeremy Bentham, Edward Gibbon Wakefield, and Systematic Colonization

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Transcribe Bentham @transcribe-bentham.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

New publication in the Journal of Bentham Studies (@uclpressjournals.bsky.social) 📝📣: —E.K. Ollikainen-Read, 'Jeremy Bentham and the Communication of Legal Authority: The Indian Penal Code of 1860'. doi.org/10.14324/111....

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Transcribe Bentham @transcribe-bentham.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Everyone at the Bentham Project is extremely saddened to learn of the recent death of Professor William Twining. We would like to extend our sincerest condolences to his family and friends. www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/profess...

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Professor William Twining: an appreciation

It is with great sadness that we have learnt of the death of Professor William L. Twining (aged 91) peacefully at home on 9 October 2025.

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Transcribe Bentham @transcribe-bentham.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

CfP: The 18th Conference of the International Society for Utilitarian Studies will take place on 23–5 July 2026 at the Faculty of Law, the University of Macau—celebrating the publication of 'Essays on Logic, Ethics, and Universal Grammar' in The Collected Works of Jeremy Bentham. shorturl.at/z8qO3

Cover image of 'Essays on Logic, Ethics, and Universal Grammar' in The Collected Works of Jeremy Bentham, being published on 1 December 2025.

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Tim Causer @timcauser.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Anyone who frequented the Jeremy Bentham pub (d. 2016) on University Street may recognise Bentham House's newest art installation

A wooden box with a glass front sat on a table. The box contains a plastic head supposed to look like Jeremy Bentham, and is wearing a dark jacket, white shirt, and a wide brimmed straw hat

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The London Archives @thelondonarchives.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

🚨 To Detain or To Punish: Magistrates and the Making of the London Prison System, 1750–1840 🚨 📅 Wednesday 3 September @ 5:30pm 📣 @kiranmehta.bsky.social discusses the diverse penal landscape of 18th century London. An incredible book using many TLA documents! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/to-detain-...

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To Detain or To Punish

Join us at The London Archives as Dr Kiran Mehta introduces her new book exploring the penal landscape of 18th century London.

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Tim Causer @timcauser.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Scheduled for publication in 1 December, just in time to be rammed into Christmas stockings the world over, is the next volume of The Collected Works of Jeremy Bentham - 'Essays on Logic, Ethics, and Universal Grammar', ed. P. schofield uclpress.co.uk/book/essays-...

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Essays on Logic, Ethics, and Universal Grammar

This new volume of Bentham’s philosophical writings deals with his most fundamental ideas concerning logic, language, ethics and grammar. It includes four major essays written between 1814 and 1816, n...

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Transcribe Bentham @transcribe-bentham.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Transcribe Bentham will be inaccessible from 12 pm BST on Wednesday 16 July, until around the end of Thursday 17 July, while we migrate to a new server with much larger storage. Apologies for any inconvenience caused. 🧰 Lots and lots of new manuscript material will be uploaded soon thereafter! 🥳

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Transcribe Bentham @transcribe-bentham.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

A total of 44,413 manuscript pages have now been completed by Transcribe Bentham volunteers, with a further 128 in progress, and 1 awaiting review 👏

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

And a reminder that our final seminar for 2024-25 is on 25 June at 5:30pm (at the IHR in London and online), with David Turner speaking on 'Histories of Resistance: Disability, Agency & Embodiment in the Long 18th Century'. Like all @ihrlibrary.bsky.social seminars, it's free and open to the public.

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Histories of Resistance: Disability, Agency and Embodiment in the Long Eighteenth Century

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UCL Faculty of Laws @laws.ucl.ac.uk · 24/06/2025

What a finish! Congrats to @jamesamilton.bsky.social, our UCL Laws Fantasy League champion earlier this month, edging out @divijualsuspect in a final-day thriller! 🏆 Both are our UCL Laws' candidates: PhD skills meet #FPL glory! ⚽️ shorturl.at/7KPJn

James is holding a glass of wine and a purple Premier League award stands outdoors at a social gathering, with people and red umbrellas in the background.

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Transcribe Bentham @transcribe-bentham.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

For tickets for our forthcoming conference, ‘Jeremy Bentham, the Panopticon penitentiary scheme, and “A Picture of the Treasury”’ 📝 🖼️, which is taking place at Bentham House, Faculty of Laws, UCL, on 23–4 July, please visit our Eventbrite page: shorturl.at/SeT78

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Transcribe Bentham @transcribe-bentham.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

A total of 44,401 manuscript pages have now been completed by Transcribe Bentham volunteers, with a further 112 in progress, and 1 awaiting review 👏

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Transcribe Bentham @transcribe-bentham.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

'To be competent to the sacred trust of acting for the public, a man ought to have not merely a tongue to talk about the public—he ought to have a head to think for it and a heart to feel for it: a conception wide enough to take in every branch of the public interest [and] the minutest twig of it.'

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Transcribe Bentham @transcribe-bentham.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

A total of 44,386 manuscript pages have now been completed by Transcribe Bentham volunteers, with a further 120 in progress, and 0 awaiting review 👏

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Transcribe Bentham @transcribe-bentham.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Now available: Xiaobo Zhai's article, 'Bentham on Laws in principem, Judicial Review, and the Public Opinion Tribunal: A Critique of Hart’s and Postema’s Criticisms', in Law and Philosophy. 🎉📝 link.springer.com/article/10.1... For the other part of his study, please visit doi.org/10.1017/S095....

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Bentham on Laws in principem, Judicial Review, and the Public Opinion Tribunal: A Critique of Hart’s and Postema’s Criticisms - Law and Philosophy

Hart thinks that Bentham believes that judicial review achieves legally limited sovereignty, but he argues that Bentham fails to account for it. He criticises that Bentham’s discussion of laws in prin...

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Transcribe Bentham @transcribe-bentham.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Registration is now open for our conference ‘Jeremy Bentham, the Panopticon penitentiary scheme, and “A Picture of the Treasury”’, which is taking place at Bentham House, Faculty of Laws, University College London, on 23–4 July www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-picture-...

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Transcribe Bentham @transcribe-bentham.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

A total of 44,202 manuscript pages have now been completed by Transcribe Bentham volunteers, with a further 303 in progress, and 0 awaiting review 👏

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Tom McDowell @temcd.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

My latest in @TheoryCulture argues that although Bentham is often seen as a forerunner of the neoliberal tradition, this overlooks how his mature theory of ‘psychological dynamics’ renders him its antithesis. @malrog.bsky.social, @timcauser.bsky.social, @transcribe-bentham.bsky.social

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Oxford Centre for Intellectual History @oxfordcih.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

Places are still available for Multidisciplinary Mill(s), a conference on Tuesday May 20, dedicated to the ideas and influence of all the Mills: John Stuart Mill, James Mill, Harriet Taylor Mill and Helen Taylor. Register below ⬇️ intellectualhistory.web.ox.ac.uk/event/multid...

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Multidisciplinary Mill(s)

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Transcribe Bentham @transcribe-bentham.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

A total of 44,131 manuscript pages have now been completed by Transcribe Bentham volunteers, with a further 364 in progress, and 0 awaiting review 👏

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Genny G @cobralingus.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Doing transcription work on this project remains one of the most fun information history things I've ever done. I'm so excited to hear how close it is to completion!

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Melissa Terras @melissaterras.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Currently sitting in the Bentham Committee, hearing about Transcribe Bentham's ongoing progress. In total, 90.3% of the material on the Transcription Desk has now been transcribed! TB keeps trucking on... entering final stages to get the whole collection transcribed, maybe finished in 18 months...?

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Transcribe Bentham @transcribe-bentham.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Now available in Utilitas: 📝👇 Xiaobo Zhai, 'Bentham’s Laws in Principem and his Command Theory: a Critique of Hart’s Criticisms'. shorturl.at/YDrX1 (doi:10.1017/S0953820825000081)

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Transcribe Bentham @transcribe-bentham.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Registration is now open for our conference ‘Jeremy Bentham, the Panopticon penitentiary scheme, and “A Picture of the Treasury”’, which will take place at Bentham House, Faculty of Laws, UCL, on 23–4 July: shorturl.at/1qGBy An updated version of 'Picture' can be downloaded here: shorturl.at/8Y5rD.

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History of Parliament @histparl.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

On 3 and 4 July, the History of Parliament alongside The CRJ Research Group, University of Worcester are hosting a conference on the impeachment of Warren Hastings. It is free to attend and you can register your place below:

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UCL Faculty of Laws @laws.ucl.ac.uk · 10/04/2025

Sunny days call for Faculty football tournaments! 🌞 ⚽ Congratulations to the LLM team who reigned victorious over the LLB and staff squads. Shout out to fan favourite Prof Alex Mills and all the organisers and players!

The LLM team celebrating in front of a goal on a pitch at Coram's Fields after winning the Faculty of Laws football tournament.

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Transcribe Bentham @transcribe-bentham.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

A total of 44,091 manuscript pages have now been completed by Transcribe Bentham volunteers, with a further 361 in progress, and 10 awaiting review 👏

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UCL Faculty of Laws @laws.ucl.ac.uk · 19/03/2025

It was a great privilege to have facilitated a high-level exchange among legal experts from UK and Malaysia, who shared knowledge and expertise directly informing Malaysia’s potential institutional reform. Read more:

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UCL Laws welcomes Malaysian government for experts’ roundtable on institutional reforms

UCL Laws facilitated a high-level exchange among legal experts from UK and Malaysia, who shared knowledge and expertise directly informing Malaysia’s potential institutional reforms.

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