Promotional graphic from Liverpool University Press announcing a new open access issue of Bulletin of Hispanic Studies. On the left, teal background text reads “New issue out now – OPEN ACCESS” and “Made possible by LUP Open Languages,” alongside an S2O (Subscribe to Open) badge and the Liverpool University Press logo. On the right, the journal cover for Bulletin of Hispanic Studies is displayed.

New issue: Bulletin of Hispanic Studies now open access thanks to LUP Open Languages. Read all 2026 content free worldwide—made possible by the support of subscribing institutions.
🔗 bit.ly/BHS-OA-Vol-103-4
#HispanicStudies #OpenAccess
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Our work is community led. Huge thanks go to our dedicated working group for getting us to this point!

An OA modern languages article for every day of the year: LUP Open Languages achieves open access for 2026 thanks to library support Liverpool University Press is delighted to announce that LUP Open Languages has successfully met its Subscribe to Open (S2O) target for 2026.

LUP Open Languages has met its Subscribe to Open target for 2026 🎉

All 13 journals will publish open access—44 issues and 365 articles freely available worldwide.

A huge thank you to supporting libraries!
Read more 👇️
#OpenAccess #SubscribeToOpen #ScholarlyPublishing
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thank you so much Martin!

So pleased to be able to announce this news this morning!

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I love gaming. Really got into it in the pandemic. Never thought I would be raving about Zelda.

A 91-year-old grandmother was reported unresponsive, prompting a welfare check by police. When officers arrived, they found her in her room, busy setting a new personal record on a video game.

I love this 😀

Excellent news from @berghahnbooks.bsky.social – the Berghahn Open Society and Berghahn Open Anthro collections are both publishing #OpenAccess via #SubscribeToOpen throughout 2026. Congratulations to everyone involved on this successful result! 🥳 #OA #S2O

Liverpool University Press Selects Wiley Research Exchange to Modernize Journal Publishing Liverpool University Press is pleased to partner with Wiley to scale operations and strengthen editorial workflows.

We’re pleased to announce our partnership with Wiley, using its Research Exchange platform to enhance the publishing experience for Liverpool University Press authors—streamlining submission, peer review, and workflows. Read more on our blog 👇️

#AcademicPublishing #ResearchExchange
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possibly have retreated into romantasy to hide from *gestures* all that.

Book cover - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas. Red background, yellow and white text, stylised image of a wolf in black.

Currently reading this - am always late to the party! 😀

We’re delighted to announce that Kathryn Earle has been appointed as the new CEO of Bristol University Press, joining the Press on 20 July 2026. She succeeds founder Alison Shaw, who retires after 35 years of visionary, values-led leadership.

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The LUP and Independent Publishing Awards logos are to the left then on a red background to the right reads text in white “Liverpool University Press is bold, energetic and outward-looking… you can feel the passion. It’s progressive and pushing things forward on lots of fronts.” Below this is smaller white text reading 'Shortlisted for the Clarivate Academic, Educational and Professional Publisher of the Year'

Want to learn a bit more about LUP? Visit our testimonials page to read some of the lovely words members of the publishing community have said about us: liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/pages/testim...

Promotional graphic for a special issue of French Studies Bulletin. On a blue marbled background, the title “Deviations” appears in italic, followed by the tagline “Literature in urgent times” and “Guest edited by Elly Walters and Airelle Amédro.” “SPECIAL ISSUE” is highlighted in red. To the right is a cover image of the journal (Volume 47, Numbers 2–3, April 2026) listing article titles. Logos for Liverpool University Press and the Society for French Studies appear at the bottom.

New special issue of French Studies Bulletin explores “deviation” as a lens on today’s crises—race, reproductive rights, radicalization, and experimental form. How can literature respond to urgent times and imagine otherwise?
🔗 bit.ly/FSB-Deviations
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A new issue of Labour History Review @livunipress.bsky.social is out now, available online and in print, including an open access article by Peter Gurney on Chartism. sslh.org.uk/2026/04/01/l...

British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grants The British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grants are available to support primary research in the humanities and social sciences. These awards, up to £10,000 in value and tenable for up to 24 mont...

May I interest you in £10k for humanities or social science research? Our small grants scheme is open. Apply by 3rd June.

We allocate through partial randomisation - awarding randomly between all applications that meet our quality threshold
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Judges said: “Liverpool University Press is bold, energetic and outward-looking… you can feel the passion. It’s progressive and pushing things forward on lots of fronts.”

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Liverpool University Press is thrilled to share that we have been shortlisted for the Clarivate Academic, Educational and Professional Publisher of the Year at the 2026 Independent Publishing Awards!

This is so exciting! @livunipress.bsky.social

We are thrilled to present the shortlists for the 2026 Independent Publishing Awards! #IPA26

See thread below for the full shortlist and visit our website for more details buff.ly/1596RAM

Congratulations to all those shortlisted! Winners will be announced on 29 April.

A Redux recap from our early-career colleagues A few weeks ago, Liverpool University Press were fortunate to co-host the 10th University Press Redux with ALPSP at the Spine in Liverpool. UP Redux started out in Liverpool back in 2016 so it was …

Following on from UP Redux last month, we asked a few of our early-career colleagues to share some thoughts on their experience attending an industry event like this for the first time. Read what they had to say on the LUP blog: liverpooluniversitypress.blog/2026/04/07/a...

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Version 5.0 of the Transfer Code of Practice is now available!

Thank you to the standing committee, including co-chairs @sophiaanderton.bsky.social & Émilie LaVallée-Funston, for ensuring the Code meets evolving community needs: niso.org/press-releas...

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Galvanised, upskilled, exhausted? Evaluating planning capacity changes through neighbourhood plan-making in citizens, communities and intermediaries | Town Planning Review 97.2 Featured Article The editors of Town Planning Review (TPR) have selected the following paper as the Featured Article in TPR 97.2. Galvanised, upskilled, exhausted? Evaluating planning capacity changes through neigh…

📢 Featured Article in Town Planning Review 97.2

Do neighbourhood plans empower communities—or leave them exhausted?

A new blog by Laura Pinzon-Cardona & Geoff Vigar explores what drives continued engagement.

🔓 Article free to read for a limited time
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Banner promoting French Studies: A Quarterly Review (Volume 80, Number 2, April 2026). On the left, text reads: “Publishing articles and reviews spanning all areas of the subject, including language and linguistics, literature, thought and the history of ideas, and cultural studies.” On the right is the journal cover listing article titles and authors. Along the bottom are the logos for Liverpool University Press and the Society for French Studies.

📖 Most read article in French Studies this week:

Autofiction in the Feminine by Shirley Jordan

Available to read at: bit.ly/Autofiction-in-the-Feminine
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hi, just wondered if the sentiment analysis will be incorporated into the weekly automated reports that we receive via email?

Pink and white striped mug with coffee in, little ceramic ginger cat peeking out of top of mug

How cute is the mug my friend sent for my birthday?

A blue foiled background with the white LUP logo on the left, featuring the Indexer cover to the right which comprises a deep blue journal cover with streaks of fibreoptic light across the front, with 'The Indexer' written at the bottom in white text, with the subtitle 'The International Journal of Indexing' written beneath in light blue text.

National Indexing Day | The Indexer
Celebrate National Indexing Day 2026 with a free issue of @indexer.bsky.social. Read it online via the LUP website:
➡️ bit.ly/IndexFTR26
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#IndexDay

Conference booth display with books, flyers, and beige tote bag. Black tablecloth and white banner displaying Liverpool University Press's logo.

Liverpool University Press is at #UKSG2026 and AUPresses is excited to have them exhibiting with us! Please drop by exhibit spaces 61-63 to meet with @livunipress.bsky.social. #ReadUP