2024 was a big year for the University of London Press and we decided we couldn’t let the end of the year go by without reflecting on a few of the most significant highlights…
In March we organised a big event at Senate House to launch our new brand and discuss the future of humanities publishing with a range of experts from publishing, digital humanities and the GLAM sector.
Our Head of Publishing, Paula Kennedy, helped to establish the Open Institutional Publishing Association (OIPA), designed to be a community of practice for open institutional publishers in the UK, driving change in academic publishing. As one of the founding members we’re excited to see OIPA develop and grow, including with the recent addition of an Advisory Board.
In June we took part in the 30th anniversary celebrations for the School of Advanced Study at the University of London, with members of the Press team meeting HRH The Princess Royal and showcasing some of our key titles and a timeline showing the evolution of the Press over the last 30 years.
We received a number of excellent reviews throughout the year, including this highlight for Designed for Play by Jon Winder: ‘It is a beautifully told and compelling tale that treats the playground as a major element of urban life.’
We trialled an open peer review for new book Living with Machines (publishing in 2026, but with selected chapters now available on our Manifold platform). Reflections on the process so far were published on our blog for Peer Review Week with the aim of encouraging the use of digital tools and innovative approaches to peer review.
We also launched a new series for our blog on publishing and research culture, with a number of our brilliant authors pitching in to give us their perspectives.
The University of London Press is supported by the School of Advanced Study, University of London.
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