There will be a small software patch tomorrow of the UWP between 8-8.30am. Please bear with us as there may be a five minute period when the site will be inaccessible. It will soon be back! Check in with us after 9am to be sure.

My thanks to the hosts, speakers and delegates of today's #fsem2026 event - hope the rest of the day goes well, but I've got to run a session on publishing elsewhere now!

Into the flash talks now so we're getting a rapid series of 5 minute papers. Bite sized insights into a range of fascinating topics. #fsem2026

Next speaker up now is Dr Alex Baker talking about 'Out with the Antibody.' #fsem2026

Listening to Professor Rachel Edwards talking about her work and research in ultrasound. Fascinating talk and brilliantly delivered too - really engaging. #fsem2026

Two chances to catch up with the Press tomorrow! In the morning we're at the FSEM 2026 Early Career Researcher Symposium. Then in the afternoon we're hosting a publication training session 'What Editors Really Want' as part of the Doctoral Colleges programme. See you there!

Excellent - an invitation to talk about the Press at the @merciancollab.bsky.social conference in September. Of course, now that means I have to sit down and write the talk...

Lovely long catch up with one of journal editors this afternoon, and in between discussions about the weather, some really interesting insights into their current operational activities and future plans, plus where the Press can support them in their endeavours too.

Loving the new map of OIPA members to really show where we new university presses are distributed around the country. Kudos to Kat for pulling this together. oipauk.org/membership/c...

On campus today as I'm off to the IAS' Accolade this afternoon to talk a bit about open access, research and publishing. All going to be somewhat freeform as I'm really not entirely sure the size of audience we're expecting given the weather! But fingers crossed there's some good chatter

Back in the auditorium for #OIPA2026 with @legionofllama.bsky.social talking about @uowpress.bsky.social and their ongoing open publishing work. Expect lots of Doctor Who references.

⚡️ Our next lightning talk is @legionofllama.bsky.social on ‘Reviewing the University of Warwick Press’ - through the lens of Doctor Who… @uowpress.bsky.social #OIPA2026

Thanks to everyone who spoke, facilitated, hosted or attended last week's @oipassoc.bsky.social event. It was great to see so many of you, and even share a few insights about the UWP's current direction of travel. Today, it's back to the day job!

Looking forward to voyaging down to Brighton and the University of Sussex tomorrow, for two days of strategic planning and symposium delights, alongside meeting up with lots of our @oipassoc.bsky.social colleagues. Sure to be a packed and fascinating couple of days. oipauk.org/news-events-...

Currently reading: From mission to market: a case study and analysis of the commercialisation of institutional publishing. journals.gla.ac.uk/SJOR/article...

Currently reading: librarypublishing.org/wp-content/u...

Talking to one of our academics an editor over on this T&F journal (www.tandfonline.com/journals/cop...) about their peer-reviewing mentoring scheme. Interesting to hear, and always an element I'd love to see the Press support in the future for our own titles.

Pleased to report that the update to the OJS software for the University of Warwick Press journals was successfully updated on schedule. journals.warwick.ac.uk If you encounter any difficulties with accessing or using the platform - please contact your journal editor for assistance, or ourselves.

Just a reminder for today - we're into an update period for the journals hosted on UWP - please bear with us as we perform the work! Thank you.

Great visit today for the University of Warwick Press (unofficial) Roadshow to WMG's Senior Engineers' Forum. Another welcome opportunity to talk publishing, university presses, and our current strategic review project's progress.

Reminder: We've an update to our journal software tomorrow (Wed 3rd June) which means our website may be inaccessible at times over the next day or so. Apologies in advance for any issues - and read more about this important update here: publishing.warwick.ac.uk/index.php/uw...

Good morning UWP World! Today the next bi-monthly issue of the University of Warwick Press newsletter will be dropping into our subscribers' inboxes. You can catch up with past issues, and register for future ones here: publishing.warwick.ac.uk/index.php/uw...

Great conversation about another book proposal for the Press. While we're not yet ready to 'open the books' to new projects - yet, pending resourcing of the relaunched Press - so heartening to hear from people who are already ready, willing and able to publish with us!

In the process of pulling together the June issue of the University of Warwick Press newsletter - your essential summer read! Back issues and how to subscribe - all detailed here: publishing.warwick.ac.uk/index.php/uw...

Kudos to my lovely colleague Josh, who's built the Press a brand new Library page. Looking good! warwick.ac.uk/services/lib...

We are pleased to announce that the UWP hosted interdisciplinary research journal Exchanges has just published its Spring 2026 issue. doi.org/10.31273/eir... All articles are open-access at publication & available to everyone globally. Read the issue here: #publication #newissue

Cracking Interdisciplinary Methodologies workshop from Warwick's Health Spotlight team this afternoon. Three and a bit hours of some very energised and insightful discussions, debate and presentation. Thanks to everyone involved! warwick.ac.uk/research/spo...

Two big meetings today. Firstly it's the termly UWP Journals Editors Forum meeting, & a chance to catch up with our fantastic hosted journals community. Then it's on to an Interdisciplinary Health research workshop, where I'm talking briefly about our Press & its current activities

Spending a few minutes reflecting on (and reading write ups from) yesterday's 'Making Connections, Thriving Beyond Silos' interdisciplinary workshop. An excellent event, with some really insightful advice and interesting conversations around it.

Today the UWP is over at a British Academy ECR network event here at Warwick, speaking briefly to ideas around interdisciplinary publishing. But lurking throughout the day as a semi-delegate & looking forward to hearing from some good speakers.

Thoughts and reflections from UWP's Press Manager, Dr Gareth J Johnson, on the @oipassoc.bsky.social blog on his experiences at the #redux26 conference in Liverpool this March. oipauk.org/2026/05/07/e...

Nice to walk into the Library this afternoon and spot one of our vid-screen adverts for the Press in the wild for the first time. Thanks to our in-house Digital and UX team for arranging this. 😀👍

🚨 The programme for the 2026 OIPA Symposium is now live!🚨 Join us on 18th June in Brighton for panels, lightning talks, and workshops exploring open publishing and infrastructure. Register + programme: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/oipa-sympo...

Delighted to celebrate the publication of a new issue of Reinvention: An International Journal of Undergraduate Research - a UWP hosted open-access journals, facilitated by Warwick's Institute of Advanced Teaching and Learning (IATL). Read the issue here: reinventionjournal.org/index.php/re...

Did you know that many of our journals are keen to involve PGRs and ECRs within their editorial teams in various capacities as a career development opportunity? For a facilitated introduction to any of our journal editors - drop us a line to find out more. publishing.warwick.ac.uk/index.php/uw...

An Exciting Change of Direction for Exchanges (@exchangesjournal.bsky.social) '...we have decided to discontinue publication of regular issues and move to a specifically themed-issue publication model.' Read the full announcement at: exchanges.warwick.ac.uk/index.php/ex...

ICYMI: #DPC has released a new, free advocacy course on the 'Novice to Know How' training platform. It's a practical approach to advocating for #digitalpreservation. See: www.dpconline.org/news/dpc-lau... #digipres #digitalpreservation - Thanks to National Archives esp @melindahaunton.bsky.social

Reading: Why Authors Aren’t Disclosing AI Use and What Publishers Should (Not) Do About It (pt 1 & 2) scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/01/27/w... scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/02/03/w...

Excellent updating & refreshing of Warwick's guidance on all things copyright. Well worth your time to pay it a visit - for students, researchers & educators alike! warwick.libguides.com/copyright

Great meeting up with Coventry Open Press this morning to exchange experiences with university press publishing in the real world. Insightful, engaging and most enjoyable too!

Delighted to note we now appear on the Library webpages, linking to the Press' books and journal site. 😀👍 warwick.ac.uk/services/lib...

Interested in experimental book publishing and its future? The new blog from our Experimental Publishing Group discusses the Experimental Publishing Compendium ✅️ Developing governance ✅️ Building a community ✅️ Implementing a governance model Read more 👉

Updated the list of journals published via UWP to reflect the anticipated return of the Warwick Journal of Education - Transforming Teaching over the next year. journals.warwick.ac.uk/index.php/in...

FSEM Summer Symposium 2026 - Call for Papers Short papers are invited from early career researchers at the University of Warwick across science, engineering, and medicine, including interdisciplinary work that crosses traditional boundaries. Find out more at: warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/staf...

The new issue of the UWP bimonthly newsletter (April '26) just went live. You can subscribe to receive it here, or read the back issues via the links. publishing.warwick.ac.uk/index.php/uw... (U.Warwick people only currently)

📆 SAVE THE DATE 📆 The 2026 OIPA symposium will take place on Thursday 18th June at the Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts, University of Sussex, Brighton. Programme details to follow, but please mark it in your calendars and start making arrangements. We look forward to seeing you there!

Thanks for your patience while the Press (well, me) has been out of office for the Easter break. I'm back in and working through my messages, so hopefully if you've been in touch you'll hear from me soon.

We are pleased to see these new principles from @rluk.ac.uk, especially with the focus on working collectively and on non-profit initiatives, including our associate member @openbookcollective.bsky.social and our friends at @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social. www.rluk.ac.uk/shared-princ...

Society & Culture PGR&ECR Network Writing Competition Launch at Warwick Find out more here: warwick.ac.uk/research/spo... Great to see the Exchanges journal involved in this!

The new issue of our University Press newsletter is at the proofing stage & coming soon. Don't forget to subscribe if you're a Warwick community member (staff or student, all are welcome!) forms.office.com/e/R2BpgrQaYD