We are delighted to announce that Dr Brianna Robertson-Kirkland of the Royal Conservatoire for Scotland will join the SUP Editorial Board as the constituency representative for small specialist institutions.

In this blog post Professor Rhona Brown has very kindly agreed to answer some questions about taking up the role of Chair of the SUP Editorial Board, the importance of open access publishing in the humanities and her aspirations for SUP and the Editorial Board going forward.

Scottish Universities Press (SUP) currently have a vacancy for an editorial board member to represent the small specialist institution constituency, comprising Glasgow School of Art, the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and SRUC. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the direction of SUP and contribute to an innovative venture driven by the needs of the research community.

It has been an incredibly exciting year for Scottish Universities Press (SUP). After a busy start-up period, 2024 is the year that we transitioned to become a fully functioning open access press. This post looks back at some of our 2024 highlights.

We are delighted to announce that Scottish Universities Press (SUP) has expanded its scope to include submissions from researchers at all UK higher education institutions.

To celebrate our first-ever open access book, Conversations with Tim Ingold: Anthropology, education and life, we are running a fireside chat with Tim Ingold and his three co-authors on Thursday 24 October 2024.

The Scottish Universities Press (SUP) will release its first two book titles from October, marking a significant milestone in Scotland’s academic publishing landscape and offering a fresh platform for scholarly voices and innovative research.

2023 has been a busy one for the Scottish Universities Press! The year started with SUP launching an open call for book proposals and ends with six titles moving forward to publication. In this blog post we look at some of the highlights of the year for SUP.

We are delighted to announce that Dr Rhona Brown, Senior Lecturer in Scottish Literature at the University of Glasgow, is the new Vice Chair of the SUP Editorial Board.

It has been almost two months since SUP launched an open call for monographs and edited collections on 3 February and, as we head into Spring, we thought this would be a good time to provide an update on our progress.

SUP are holding a Q&A webinar on 8 March 2023 at 15.30-16.30 GMT. We will provide an update on the progress of SUP and allow time for staff at our member institutions to ask any questions they may have about the Press.

SUP is now a signatory to Even UP, a collaborative effort by UK and Irish University Presses to commit to equity, diversity and inclusivity in academic publishing.

Join SUP for a special Q&A webinar where we will provide an update on the progress of SUP and allow time for staff at our member institutions to ask any questions they may have about the Press. You can register here.

SUP is excited to announce the timeline for accepting monograph proposals from academics at member institutions.