architecture, Heritage and Landscape, Irish Studies

A Celebration of Irish Women in England

In Ireland, 1st February is St Brigid's Day, honouring St Brigid of Kildare and marking the beginning of spring. The holiday is also used to celebrate Irish women. Here, author of Irish Emigration to England Explored through Buildings, Samantha Lyster, discusses the impact Irish women had on English architecture. St Patrick’s Day is a fixture … Continue reading

medieval studies, News

Tribute to Mary Cunningham Corran

Amid the profound and heartfelt grieving over the news of Mary Cunningham Corran’s death on 11 October 2025, I’m trying to find a way to pay tribute to her contributions, not so much to the field of Byzantine Studies as to her irreplaceable role, personal and editorial, especially at the series, Translated Texts for Byzantinists. … Continue reading

News

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 … Continue reading

News

New appointments to the Board of Liverpool University Press

Helgard Krause and David Nicholson have been appointed non-executive directors of the award-winning academic publisher, Liverpool University Press. Helgard Krause is the Chief Executive of the Books Council of Wales and a non-executive director of Creative Wales, an economic development agency of the Welsh Government. She is a former Director of the University of Wales … Continue reading