by Nicola Wilson, Claire Battershill, Sophie Heywood, Marrisa Joseph, Daniela La Penna, Helen Southworth, Alice Staveley and Elizabeth Willson Gordon The Edinburgh Companion to Women in Publishing, 1900-2020 highlights the long history of women’s work as editors and publishers, designers,…
by Bailey Betik and Alexander Cors Graduate education has traditionally been the final stage of academic apprenticeship, where individuals delve deep into their chosen fields of study. It’s a time for specialization and expertise, where students engage in critical thinking…
By Alex Oxford As Chris discussed on the blog in March, Early Career Researchers are often thrust headfirst into the cycle of ‘publish or perish’ with varying amounts of guidance. Especially in the face of new policies on Open Access,…
By Beth Cowen What brought you to EUP, and why?I am a PhD student at the University of Glasgow, as part of the Scottish Graduate School for Humanities (SGSAH), funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). During the…
By Chris Grieves Publish or perish! That’s the old phrase that Early Career Researchers hear as they begin their careers. The hyperbole – in its own overly dramatic way – conveys the importance of journals and books to academia. Having…
By Bryony Armstrong How did you come to do a work experience placement at Edinburgh University Press?I’m a PhD researcher at Durham University as part of the Northern Bridge Doctoral Training Partnership, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council.…
An interview with James Dale (our eagle-eyed desk editor with a penchant for travel) How long have you worked at EUP and what role did you start in? I started at EUP on 1 March 1999 as a Managing Desk…
Open Access Week is running from 24–30 October this year. To celebrate, we’ve pulled together some links to our open access content for you. So far, Edinburgh University Press has published 5 open access books, 12 open access chapters, 1…
At the recent ARMA conference, the Kudos team led a workshop to consider who is responsible for impact, and what we can all do to increase the visibility of research. Some great ideas emerged which we share in this write-up. via…