SUP welcomes new Editorial Board member
We are delighted to announce that Dr Brianna Robertson-Kirkland of the Royal Conservatoire for Scotland will join the SUP Editorial Board as the constituency representative for small specialist institutions.
Q&A with Professor Rhona Brown
In this blog post Professor Rhona Brown has very kindly agreed to answer some questions about taking up the role of Chair of the SUP Editorial Board, the importance of open access publishing in the humanities and her aspirations for SUP and the Editorial Board going forward.
SUP Editorial Board Vacancy
Scottish Universities Press (SUP) currently have a vacancy for an editorial board member to represent the small specialist institution constituency, comprising Glasgow School of Art, the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and SRUC. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the direction of SUP and contribute to an innovative venture driven by the needs of the research community.
Scottish Universities Press: Looking back at 2024
It has been an incredibly exciting year for Scottish Universities Press (SUP). After a busy start-up period, 2024 is the year that we transitioned to become a fully functioning open access press. This post looks back at some of our 2024 highlights.
Breaking down borders between academia and the rest of the world: A conversation with Tim Ingold and his co-authors
In this blog post we summarise some of the questions asked at the launch of Conversations with Tim Ingold, considering open access as part of a broader ecology of dissemination, the benefits of the unorthodox interview format and anthropology’s enduring relevance in addressing pressing global challenges.
Scottish Universities Press now welcoming submissions from all UK HEIs
We are delighted to announce that Scottish Universities Press (SUP) has expanded its scope to include submissions from researchers at all UK higher education institutions.
SUP fireside chat: Conversations with Tim Ingold - REGISTER NOW
To celebrate our first-ever open access book, Conversations with Tim Ingold: Anthropology, education and life, we are running a fireside chat with Tim Ingold and his three co-authors on Thursday 24 October 2024.
SUP announces first books
The Scottish Universities Press (SUP) will release its first two book titles from October, marking a significant milestone in Scotland’s academic publishing landscape and offering a fresh platform for scholarly voices and innovative research.
Queen’s University Belfast Joins SUP
We are excited to announce that Queen’s University Belfast, a longstanding member of the Scottish Confederation of University and Research Libraries (SCURL), has joined Scottish Universities Press (SUP), bringing the total number of partner libraries to 19.
SUP is hiring a Commissioning Editor
SUP is hiring a Commissioning Editor to support an exciting new phase of activity, as we move towards publishing our first titles and scaling up operations in the first half of 2024. Click below to read more about the role and find out how to apply.
12 Months of SUP
2023 has been a busy one for the Scottish Universities Press! The year started with SUP launching an open call for book proposals and ends with six titles moving forward to publication. In this blog post we look at some of the highlights of the year for SUP.
Community over Commercialization
Morris Altman, Dean of the University of Dundee School of Business and Chair of the SUP Editorial Board, considers some of the questions posed for this year’s International Open Access Week theme of ‘Community over Commercialization’.
Library-led publishing - doing things differently
Hannah Whaley, Chair of the SUP Management Board and Director of Library Services at the University of Dundee, reflects on the opportunities of library-led publishing the benefits for universities, researchers and wider society.
SUP collective funding for library-led open access publishing
Gillian Daly, SUP Press Manager, discusses some of the opportunities and challenges SUP has faced while developing a collective funding model for library-led open access publishing at Scottish HEIs.
Announcement of new SUP Editorial Board Vice Chair
We are delighted to announce that Dr Rhona Brown, Senior Lecturer in Scottish Literature at the University of Glasgow, is the new Vice Chair of the SUP Editorial Board.
SUP Spring Update
It has been almost two months since SUP launched an open call for monographs and edited collections on 3 February and, as we head into Spring, we thought this would be a good time to provide an update on our progress.
SUP Q&A Webinar - 8 March 2023
SUP are holding a Q&A webinar on 8 March 2023 at 15.30-16.30 GMT. We will provide an update on the progress of SUP and allow time for staff at our member institutions to ask any questions they may have about the Press.
Scottish Universities Press Launches Open Call for Content
SUP exits start-up phase and moves toward full operational mode with the launch of the open call for content.
Scottish Universities Press (SUP), the not-for-profit publishing venture owned and managed by Scottish universities, will launch an open call for book proposals on Friday 3 February.
The open call is offered to academics at the participating institutions and will include edited collections as well as monographs.
SUP joins Even UP
SUP is now a signatory to Even UP, a collaborative effort by UK and Irish University Presses to commit to equity, diversity and inclusivity in academic publishing.
