Happy Christmas! As we wrap up our #12DaysOfWRUP, we want to wish all our authors, editors, reviewers and readers a joyful festive season. Thank you for being part of our open access community! #HappyChristmas #OpenAccess

2025 has been an incredible year for WRUP! From new book launches to growing global readership, we’re proud of what our authors and editors have achieved. Thank you to everyone who has supported our mission this year. #12DaysOfWRUP #OpenAccess

🤝 WRUP is jointly run by the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield and York — combining strength, expertise and shared values to support open access publishing across disciplines. #12DaysOfWRUP #AcademicCollab

Thinking of publishing with WRUP? We offer clear guidance and hands‑on support for authors every step of the way — from proposal to publication. #AcademicPublishing #OpenAccess #WRUP

Ever wondered what happens before a book is published? WRUP guides authors through peer review, editing, typesetting, and production, ensuring every publication meets rigorous standards and is fully open access from day one. #12DaysOfWRUP #OpenAccess

WRUP titles are read worldwide — by researchers, students, and the public alike. Open access ensures anyone can engage with our books and journals, no matter their location or resources. Knowledge without barriers! #12DaysOfWRUP #OpenAccess

📚Discover the breadth and impact of WRUP publications! From history and cultural studies to philosophy, archaeology, and healthcare, WRUP delivers peer-reviewed, open-access works showcasing research across our partner universities.

Our authors are at the heart of WRUP. From early-career researchers to established academics, they share a commitment to open, accessible scholarship. We’re grateful for their creativity and trust. Today we’re sharing an author spotlight featuring testimonials from monograph and journal contributors

For the fourth day of #12DaysOfWRUP, we’re sharing a bit about our team! Behind every publication is a dedicated team — WRUP’s might be small, but it’s mighty! We support authors through peer review, editing, design, production, and promotion. Together we are proud to champion open scholarship!

For the third day of #12DaysOfWRUP, we’re diving into what Open Access (OA) means. At WRUP, all our publications are open access - meaning anyone, anywhere, can read, download, and share research for free. Open access widens readership, boosts visibility, and helps knowledge travel further.

For the second day of #12DaysOfWRUP, we’re sharing a bit about our story and mission. WRUP was founded in 2016 by the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield, and York to publish high-quality, open access academic work. In 2026, we’ll be celebrating our 10th anniversary — 👀 this space for details!

White Rose University Press is kicking off December with #12DaysOfWRUP! Discover who we are, how we work, and the benefits we can offer — one day at a time. Stay tuned for insights, stories, and a behind-the-scenes look at our Press!

📚 It’s National Linguistics Day! We’re celebrating by spotlighting Voices and Practices in Applied Linguistics: Diversifying a Discipline — a White Rose University Press publication.

Looking forward to #SCONUL25! At WRL, we’re always striving for cross-collaboration to drive change in libraries, and this year’s programme showcases that perfectly.

Today marks the anniversary of the first issue of Billiken (Nov 17, 1919) — Argentina’s iconic, longest-running children’s magazine. Want to learn more? Read Children’s Culture and Citizenship in Argentina by Lauren Rea — free and open access! universitypress.whiterose.ac.uk/search?is_ad...

🌟🚢 We are excited to announce that Screening the Fleet by Prof. Jonathan Rayner (University of Sheffield), published by WRUP, has been nominated for the 2025 Maritime Media Awards! To read more about the nomination and the book, follow the 🔗👉 universitypress.whiterose.ac.uk/announcements

📚 Celebrating 6 years since Voices and Practices in Applied Linguistics (2019) — a landmark collection exploring the diversity of Applied Linguistics in research, policy & practice. Read it here: universitypress.whiterose.ac.uk/books/e/10.2... #AppliedLinguistics #LanguageResearch #Linguistics

It’s #NationalStrokeDay — a reminder of the importance of stroke awareness and recovery. Explore open-access stroke research on White Rose Research Online, from prevention to rehabilitation: tinyurl.com/3xejrjvs #OpenAccess #StrokeResearch

🌿 Anniversary Spotlight 🌿 Published on this day - Capability Brown, Royal Gardener: The Business of Place-Making in Northern Europe (edited by Jonathan Finch & Jan Woudstra) offers fresh insights into one of the eighteenth century’s most influential landscape designers.

To round up #OpenAccessWeek, we’re returning to the question: Who Owns Our Knowledge? Kate Petherbridge (WRUPress Manager & OIPA Chair) explores the many facets of this question—how ownership shapes who can access, share & benefit from research, and why it matters more than ever. #OAWeek2025

We're attending the @oipassoc.bsky.social Online Symposium 2025 today as part of #OpenAccessWeek! Organised by the Open Institutional Publishing Association, the event explores the evolving open publishing landscape & the innovative projects shaping its future. #OpenPublishing 🌐📚 #OAWeek2025 #OIPA

This #OpenAccessWeek (20–26 Oct) we’re asking: Who owns our knowledge? WRUP + @uoyopenres.bsky.social believe openness and ownership can go hand in hand. Here’s how we’re working together to make that real. #OAWeek2025 #OpenResearch #CreativeCommons

W-Ray the @whiteroselibraries.bsky.social whippet mascot is supporting the 'Screening the Fleet' event today in Sheffield!#openaccess #academicpublishing

🚨 Reminder! We still have tickets available for Screening the Fleet – 50 Years of the Navy on Screen 🎬 If you—or anyone you know—are interested in media, military history, or British TV, don’t miss this one. Come along and get signed up!

Last run through of my talk for #OpenFest tomorrow, pretty much bang on an hour so I'm going to have to speak fast and attempt to not go off track. Hopefully it'll be an enjoyable, if general, overview of EDI issues in Open Research. I hope you'll come along! sheffield.ac.uk/openresearch...

WRUP colleagues will also be available to discuss Open Access publishing. This event is open to all—so please share. Join us for conversation, insight, and reflection on Britain’s naval traditions on screen. We look forward to seeing you there!

Prof Rayner shares his research in a talk and discussion with Chris Terrill—filmmaker & broadcaster—followed by an audience Q&A. 📅 Thu 18 Sept,🥂 Drinks 17:15, 🎤 Talk 17:30. 📍Lecture Theatre 02, The Diamond, Sheffield. 🎟️ Free – registration required 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/screening-...

⚓️ Event Alert: Screening the Fleet – 50 Years of the Navy on Screen How has the Royal Navy been portrayed on screen over the past 50 years? What can these depictions reveal about culture, politics, and national identity? Join us for an evening of discussion with Prof Jonathan Rayner & Chris Terrill.

🛡️ August is National Immunisation Month WRL supports cutting-edge research, with papers on immunisation, policy, and practice - supporting global knowledge-sharing and interdisciplinary collaboration. To explore, click the🔗: eprints.whiterose.ac.uk #OpenAccess #WRRO #Immunisation

Our fab colleagues in the Research & Innovation service have launched a new home for Leeds research stories 📚 researchatleeds.leeds.ac.uk Follow for more: 🔹 LinkedIn – www.linkedin.com/showcase/res... 🔹 Bluesky – @researchleeds.bsky.social #ResearchCulture #ResearchAtLeeds #LeedsUni #OpenResearch

Excellent, insightful conversation on the What the REF podcast between @simonhettrick.bsky.social and Marcus Munafo (@ukrepro.bsky.social) covering REF, open and transparent research and research culture (also rowing) youtu.be/uHRQjNqY6CY

It’s World Hepatitis Day! 🌍 Here at White Rose Research Online, you can access the latest research on new trials and studies — all free to read, no paywalls. Explore cutting‑edge findings here: eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/cgi/search/a... #WorldHepatitisDay #OpenAccess #Research

Forthcoming collections including Two Sides of the Straits and Sand from the Urns (Paul Celan, bilingual edition).

At White Rose University Press we’re proud to continue celebrating transformative poetry with volumes like Oysters, Nightingales and Cooking Pots (Tristan Corbière intranslation) universitypress.whiterose.ac.uk/books/m/10.2...

Today marks the anniversary of Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s death — a reminder of how his visionary poetry (Kubla Khan, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner) still shapes the way we imagine nature, myth, and the mind.

📚✨ Today we're playing an emoji game — and we want you to join in! Can you guess the White Rose University Press books from just a string of emojis? 👀🔍 (Yes... we know some are a little tenuous. That's part of the challenge!) 📺the🚢 🦪🐦🍲 ⭐🚗 Drop your guesses in the replies! 💬👇 #EmojiGame #WRUP

Today we’re hosting the in-person day of the ALN Conference 2025 at Manchester Metropolitan University Business School! And would you believe it - sunshine again? It’s always sunny at ALN 😏☀️ #ALN25

Continuing our week of thanks, we’d like to say a heartfelt thank you to Professor Nikki Dibben from the @sheffielduni.bsky.social, who will be stepping down from the White Rose University Press Editorial Board after nearly five years.

Your passion, dedication, and scholarship help make open access publishing a reality. We’re grateful to be part of your publishing journey. 🙏📚💙 #ThankYou #AcademicPublishing #OpenAccess #WhiteRoseUniversityPress

🌟 It’s #NationalThankYouDay and we want to say a huge THANK YOU to all the incredible authors we've had the pleasure of working with at White Rose University Press.

Wishing him all the best as he brings IT and Library teams together to strengthen collaboration, enhance digital services, and help shape the University’s ambitions for AI. 🚀📚💡

🌟 Huge congratulations to @masudk.com on his appointment as Chief Digital and Information Officer at the University of Leeds! 👏 He’s been a hugely influential figure for White Rose Libraries through his work on the Executive Board and with White Rose University Press @wrunipress.bsky.social

AI & Copyright Regulatory debate with @louiscoiffait-gunn.bsky.social, Seb Cuttill, @jsecker.bsky.social & Naomi Korn covering: 🔸Big Tech 🔸Unethical use of AI 🔸Craic - Creative Rights in AI Coalition 🔸Hallucination 🔸Misinformation 🔸Biased content How can we trust anything we see? #CILIPConf25

🔊Registration is NOW OPEN for OpenFest 2025, the annual open research event led by Sheffield & Sheffield Hallam unis. 2nd-5th September - all welcome. This year's theme is Open Research & Equity, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion - in all the meanings of those terms. More details and registration:⬇️

Last week to grab your tickets for the Research Culture CoP event! 🎟️ Big brains, good vibes, real talk about making research better. Don’t get stuck watching from the window 😬

WRay last night at the end of the conference. Think he had a good time @whiteroselibraries.bsky.social

Wendy’s research has also inspired the Madeleine Blaess Research Portal—a rich educational resource for schools and the wider public 🌍👉 www.madeleineblaessproject.com/about/madele....

2️⃣weeks AND only 5️⃣full Conference places to go! Join professionals from across the knowledge & information sector to exchange ideas and explore current challenges. ook today: cilipconference.org.uk #CILIPConf25

The ALN Online Conference is happening today! 🎉 Sustainable Innovation: Moving Forward in Challenging Times brings together brilliant work across academic libraries. WRL is proud to support collaboration across Leeds, Sheffield & York—part of a wider ecosystem of innovation.

🎪🎺 ROLL UP, ROLL UP! 🎠🎷 The Greatest Research Culture Show on Earth is rolling into town! 🎉 ✨ Talks! 🎞️ Films! 🎨 Workshops! 🎤 Community! 🤹 🎡 One day only — 14 July @ Nexus, Leeds 🎟️ EXCLUSIVELY for Uni of Leeds folks! Academics! Technicians! Postgrads! Professional Services staff! Researchers! ...