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University Press Redux returns to Liverpool for 2026

The University Press Redux conference returns to Liverpool on March 17th-18th, 2026.

Hosted by Liverpool University Press, in association with ALPSP, and with a programme committee drawn from a number of university presses, the confirmed speakers for the event so far include:

  • Professor Christopher Smith, Executive Chair, Arts & Humanities Research Council
  • Wendy Queen, Chief Transformations Officer, Johns Hopkins University Press
  • George Walkley, Outside Context
  • Professor Marion Thain, Director of the Edinburgh Futures Institute
  • Toby Graham, University Librarian & Associate Provost, University of Georgia
  • Matt Greenhall, Director of Libraries, Museums & Galleries, University of Liverpool
  • Liz Jolly, University Librarian, University College Cork
  • Mandy Hill, Managing Director of Cambridge University Press & Assessment and President of the Publishers Association
  • John Sherer, Spangler Family Director, UNC Press
  • Micah Kleit, Director, Rutgers University Press
  • Allison Levy, Director, Brown University Digital Publications
  • Charles Watkinson, Director & Associate University Librarian, and Jamie Jones, Director of Sales, Marketing & Outreach, University of Michigan Press
  • Alison Shaw, Director, Bristol University Press
  • Philippa Grand, Head of Publishing, LSE Press
  • John Atkinson, Press Manager, University of Westminster Press
  • Tasha Mellins-Cohen, Director of COUNTER
  • Dean Smith, Director, Duke University Press
  • Simon Holt, Head of Content Accessibility, Elsevier
  • Geetha Nair, Head of Publishing, The British Academy
  • Hannah Jeffries, Head of Research Communication, University of Liverpool
  • Lara Speicher, Head of Publishing, UCL Press
  • Paula Kennedy, Head of Publishing, University of London Press
  • Andrew Barker, Library Director, University of Lancaster
  • Kate Petherbridge, Press Manager, White Rose University Press
  • With more to be announced…

In a time of rapid change and rising pressure across the scholarly publishing landscape, University Press Redux returns with a future-facing programme. We invite university presses, libraries, societies, and partners to come together and reimagine what resilience, relevance, and innovation look like in 2026 and beyond.

An early bird discount for the conference expires on January 4th, and is available here on the ALPSP website >

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