EVENT: Why did the Beatles become a worldwide sensation? Liverpool University Press and the Institute of Popular Music present Cass R. Sunstein in conversation with Holly Tessler to discuss Cass’s recent Journal of Beatles Studies article Beatlemania: On informational cascades and spectacular success. Cass and Holly will be joined by Paul Abbott, co-host of The Big Beatles Sort Out podcast, for a ‘desert island discs’ of Beatles solo material. This event is FREE to attend no booking required. TUESDAY 06TH DECEMBER 2022, 4PM-6PM. THE RENDALL BUILDING, LECTURE THEATRE 8, University of Liverpool.
Liverpool University Press & Wiley: New Distribution Announcement
Liverpool University Press is pleased to announce a change in its distribution arrangements. Wiley Distribution will become exclusive distributor for the UK, Europe, and Rest of World territories (excluding North America), providing customer service, distribution, and credit control functions. 'As a distribution partner, Wiley brings an agility that belies its scale, a forward-looking ethos despite … Continue reading
Environmental Sustainability at Liverpool University Press: Working Towards Net Zero
In November 2021 Liverpool University Press (LUP) reaffirmed its commitment to environmental sustainability by becoming a founding signatory of the Publishing Declares sustainability pledge and adding its signature to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Publishers Compact. The intention was to build on the work of the Press’s internal Environmental Sustainability Group, established in 2019 and charged with identifying challenges and opportunities to practise and promote environmental sustainability across all areas of the business, by providing a basis for devising a set of practical objectives against which LUP can measure progress towards its aim of achieving carbon neutrality.
Celebrating Disability History Month 2022
From 16th November to 16th December 2022 it is Disability History Month throughout the UK, with events throughout the month celebrating the themes of Disability, Health and Wellbeing. To mark this, the team at Liverpool University Press have put together a curated reading list full of OA and free to read content.
Pressed for Space Courtyard Regeneration Project is completed, funded by the University of Liverpool’s Environment and Sustainability Grant
Liverpool University's Pressed For Space project was a part of our bid for funding to become the UK's first carbon neutral University Press. We are delighted to say that our bid was successful and as part of the project, a portion of this money was set aside to create a garden out of the existing courtyard of our office building. We have called this urban regeneration project Pressed For Space.
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