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.
Special Preview: The Journal of Beatles Studies (Volume 1, Issue 1)
Ahead of the inaugural issue of The Journal of Beatles Studies we bring you a special preview of its introduction, written by co-editors Holly Tessler and Paul Long, to offer a sneak peek of what’s to come in this issue and beyond.
Liverpool University Press acquires Sussex Academic Press
Award-winning publisher Liverpool University Press has acquired the publication backlist and forthcoming titles of Sussex Academic Press. “Complementing existing editorial strengths in the Humanities, the acquisition of Sussex Academic’s 1000 book backlist presents a high quality addition to LUP’s digital publishing strategy.” Anthony Cond, Chief Executive of LUP “We are delighted that LUP recognize our … Continue reading
