I'm doing a lightning talk at OIPA Symposium about using open source software in your publishing workflow. From writing to typesetting to publication, stop using Microsoft and Adobe.

📢 All the details for the OIPA 2026 symposium are now live! Find all details of the speakers and talks: oipauk.org/news-events-... Register for your free ticket: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/oipa-sympo... We are looking forward to seeing publishers, librarians, researchers and #OpenAccess advocates!

Our latest blog post celebrates the recently announced awards shortlist from @acls1919.bsky.social - books from OIPA members & associate members account for around 23% of shortlisted titles 🤗 Our fingers are crossed! oipauk.org/2026/06/02/o... #OpenAccess #ScholarlyPublishing #Prestige #Awards

Less than a week away! ⏳ Our 'Overview of Books Publishing' free training session provides a comprehensive overview of the process of getting an academic book published, incl choosing a publisher, preparing a proposal, book contracts & the production process. Sign up: www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

Getting very excited for this event with all speakers now confirmed 🙌 Thanks so much to Sussex for having us! 🤝 Not sure you have the budget to attend? Check out the travel bursaries available to apply for from our site. 💰

OIPA is offering a small number of travel bursaries to support colleagues attending wishing to attend the OIPA Symposium 2026 in person on 18 June in Sussex. Join us to learn, connect, and contribute to the future of open institutional publishing. Apply and read more: oipauk.org/2026/05/28/t...

@orcid.org is running a webinar to promote ORCID more widely across the UK. Particularly relevant for Thoth publishers looking to learn more about the benefits of using PIDs in #OAbook metadata! 🗓️ Tuesday 30 June 11:00-12:00 (BST/UTC+1) Open to all, register here: www.jisc.ac.uk/events/orcid...

Thothally Fresh - Launching Thoth 1.0 webinar - If you're a publisher looking to improve your #OpenAccess book metadata and distribution, join us online to kickstart your Thoth journey! 📍 Online event 🕒️ Wednesday 3 June • 3 PM - 4:30 PM GMT+1 🎟️

If you missed our 'Open Access Publishing in Practice' session, with a number of brilliant authors sharing their insights, you can now read a full summary on our blog: 👉 uolpress.co.uk/2026/05/open... @uclopenscience.bsky.social @sas-news.bsky.social @oipassoc.bsky.social #LDNOpenFest26 #OpenAccess

📢 Join us at the OIPA Symposium! Attend in person or online to explore key pressures in higher education, hear lightning talks across open scholarship, and help shape the future of institutional publishing. Register free: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/oipa-sympo... #OpenAccess #OpenScholarship #OIPA2026

🫠 If you need an excuse to book a trip to the seaside today, we will be attending the OIPA Symposium in Brighton this June - a great opportunity to connect, learn from others, & share ideas. Join us there! Register for free: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/oipa-sympo... @oipassoc.bsky.social #OpenAccess

ICYMI Doing Open Social Science is out now 🎉 "A much-needed invaluable guide to help academics and students better understand open research through the lens of social sciences." — @andytattersall.bsky.social Consultant, Open Research Communications Expert 🔗 https://bit.ly/4bKnowA

📣 New speakers announced! Incl @janebuggle.bsky.social & @charleswatkinson.bsky.social 🙌 with a number of ⚡️ talks too. Details all on the Eventbrite page. Only a month away now, register to secure your place at this free event in Brighton to support #OpenAccess #InstitutionalPublishing in the UK.

We're excited to be heading to Brighton for the next @oipassoc.bsky.social symposium in June 🥳 Those interested in institutional #OpenAccess #publishing, grab your free tickets while you can! It's primarily an in-person event with a live stream available. 🎫 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/oipa-sympo...

Join @oipassoc.bsky.social either online or in person for their 2026 Symposium! 📆 Thursday 18 June Programme features panels, lightning talks, workshops & more! PS. Lots of #CopimCommunity will be there too! @scholtom.bsky.social @simonxix.com Reserve your spot now!

Join us in Brighton on 18th June for the 2026 @oipassoc.bsky.social Symposium! Info ⬇️ Panels cover the importance of non-profit open access publishing in the financial HE context and advocacy featuring @theblochian.bsky.social, @rmounce.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy and others + member lightning talks

@elinorpotts.bsky.social Marketing and Communications Officer at LSE Press, expands on her talk from the 2025 @oipassoc.bsky.social Symposium. She explores why celebrating success in publishing can feel boastful and why recognising achievements should instead be embraced. 🔗 https://bit.ly/4wDr4sz

We run a range of free, online publishing training sessions throughout the year as part of our support for the @sas-news.bsky.social, inc this one giving an overview of books publishing. Join me and our Publisher @emmagallon.bsky.social on 8th June - and please share! @oipassoc.bsky.social

📣 The first OIPA Newsletter is here! We’re excited to share OIPA's first newsletter. It's packed full of updates, member highlights and insights from across the community. 🔗 Read the newsletter: mailchi.mp/bf74d58f98df... ✉️ Sign up for future updates at oipauk.org/contact-us/

Really delighted to see this one published today - ‘Exploring Digital Cultural Heritage’ by Eirini Gouarouli (The National Archives), @jfwinters.bsky.social and @amsichani.bsky.social 🎉 @sas-news.bsky.social @dhrhaber.bsky.social @oipassoc.bsky.social #DigitalCulturalHeritage

We are delighted to share that Shelley with Benjamin by Mathelinda Nabugodi has been shortlisted for the BARS First Book Prize 2026. Read more: uclpress.co.uk/shelley-with... Read the book free: uclpress.co.uk/book/shelley... #OpenAccess #RomanticStudies #UCLPress

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. 😀👍

Many thanks for taking the time to share these reflections on #Redux2026 with the OIPA community!

Come join us in Brighton for the OIPA Symposium 2026! Online options available too.

📢There’s still time to grab your tickets for what promises to be a great evening of discussion and debate! This is a free event and open to all—don’t miss out!

🚨 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...

The Open Library of Humanities Open Access Award 2026. Applications for OLH funding of up to £500 are welcomed from individuals or organisations and may be used to help fund events, projects or activities on OA or with an open access component. Deadline 30/06:

Any subject librarians interested in peer reviewed humanities books which are also #OpenAccess? We just sent this email out to you and thought we'd share it here too! It also contains info about @oipassoc.bsky.social and @openbookcollective.bsky.social 🙏 email.eurolibraries.com/q/1muJHqMvM0...

🔍 How is UCL Press governed? Our Open Access publishing is guided by four expert boards covering: 📘 OA strategy 📚 Books 📖 Textbooks 📝 Journals Together they ensure quality, transparency, and trust. 🔗 uclpress.co.uk/about-us/gov... #OpenAccess #UniversityPress #UCLPress

"History didn’t end, this book is about what we can do next." — James A. Robinson, University Professor, Harris School of Public Policy and Department of Political Science, University of Chicago. Recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences Available now via #OpenAccess https://bit.ly/3MarrrK

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...

New on the blog from @browncds.bsky.social! Brown University Digital Publications expand on their 2025 OIPA symposium presentation: 'New Approaches to Collaboration'. 🧵 oipauk.org/2026/04/28/o...

Happy publication day to Reading Wars 🎉 "Reading Wars tells the astonishing history behind the wars on reading in a readable, clever style, underscoring the stakes of many of the current fights over censorship and book bans." — Leah Litman, author of Lawless 🔗 Available now https://bit.ly/4ue0C7w

Welcome to our latest edited collection – 'RECOUNT: ‘Kashfing’ Accounting with Visuals', edited by Wafa Khlif, Afshin Mehrpouya & Eleni Chatzivgeri. Born out of a creative dialogue between academics and artists as part of the Recount Photographic Agora project. books.ed.ac.uk/edinburgh-di...

New journal alert! UCL Press has launched Advances in Perioperative Care (APOC), a Diamond Open Access journal that is free to read and free to publish in. Learn more journals.uclpress.co.uk/apoc @uclpressjournals.bsky.social

We're delighted to share that Katharine Nelson (@uolpress.bsky.social) is the new Comms Group Lead for OIPA, which includes a seat on the OIPA committee! Kat brings a wealth of marketing experience and will spearhead the Comms Group and activities. 👏👏👏 See the full committee: oipauk.org/about-us/

📢 There's still time to register for your free spot on this #OpenAccess session, which includes a panel of authors and publishers sharing their advice and experiences. Might be helpful for some @oipassoc.bsky.social members and authors! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/open-acces...

NEW BLOG: ‘Dare to boast: In defence of book marketing & celebrating wins.’ @elinorpotts.bsky.social invites us to celebrate achievement, "not for vanity, but for visibility & as an antidote to pessimistic academic publishing industry pressures." 🫡 Red the full blog: oipauk.org/2026/04/21/o...

Get to know Lancaster University Open Journals! Our latest OIPA Symposium Spotlight explores the background, development, and implementation of their publishing platform, and the collaborative approach taken to support and meet the needs of the academic community. oipauk.org/2026/04/16/o...

Thanks to OIPA for sharing the news about our journal hosting service and coordinating this blog post! Very glad to be part of this group. 🥳🥳🥳

Congratulations to the University of St Andrews Journal Hosting Service (@standrewsopenres.bsky.social) who celebrate fifteen years this very month! We spent five minutes with the team to ask them about their challenges and achievements in library hosting. Read & share: oipauk.org/2026/04/14/5...

📣 Save the date! We’re having our 2026 @oipassoc.bsky.social Symposium on 18th June. More details to follow very soon - if you’re interested in #OpenAccess publishing in UK universities, do save the date…

SO looking forward to the 2026 OIPA Symposium! Make sure you save the date and start making travel arrangements. Programme to follow shortly!

Happy publication day to 'In Our Own Words: Documenting the Queer Everyday in Central Asia'! Exceptionally proud to be the publishing partner for this collective work that is at once research, art, and activism. Check it out! #OpenAccess books.ed.ac.uk/edinburgh-di...

📆 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!

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...

Stop by the @oipassoc.bsky.social stand (67) and grab your free copy while they last. Join the fight to make knowledge free! 🔥 #UKSG2026

Breakout sessions now at #UKSG2026 - and great to see an entire panel of @oipassoc.bsky.social members doing this panel on ‘Library-led hosting and publishing: How it started and how it’s going’

At #UKSG2026? Swing by stand 67 and chat to us about open institutional publishing! We have swag and books to browse 😎 @uksg.bsky.social