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Open Institutional Publishing Association
Posted by Huddersfield Press on 2023-10-10
We are pleased to announce that we are now a member of the Open Institutional Publishing Association (OIPA). This group is a community of practice for publishing operations affiliated with institutions which are striving for open access, from small and medium-sized university presses to individuals based within university libraries working on scholarly journals. The association offers a new [...]
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Welcome to Rebecca - our new student helper
Posted by Dawn Cockcroft on 2019-01-30
Hi everyone, I’m delighted to be a part of the University press team, working as the new student helper. I’m currently a third year English Literature with Creative Writing student, but as part of the team I’ll be organising social media posts and advertising, and writing blog posts (hopefully better than this one). I’m quite a creative person, so after my studies, I would like to venture into [...]
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Northern Collaboration Conference 2017
Posted by Dawn Cockcroft on 2017-09-11
Last week the University of Huddersfield Press (represented by Megan Taylor and Kathrine Jensen) went along to the Northern Collaboration Conference 2017 at York University. The theme for the conference was Digital Transformation, and it was a great way to get us thinking about how our publishing practices are informed by digital technology, and particularity to look at how new platforms, [...]
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Author spotlight: solving power issues in engineering
Posted by Dawn Cockcroft on 2017-04-11
Engineering student Nick Horne has recently published an article about his research in our student research journal Fields. We caught up with him for a chat about his work and his experiences getting published. How would you explain your research to someone new to the subject? I would explain my research as a methodical approach to an engineering problem, starting with [...]
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Author spotlight: how do crystals protect our drinking water?
Posted by Dawn Cockcroft on 2017-03-28
Chemistry student Laura Lo has recently published an article about her research in our student research journal Fields. We caught up with her for a chat about her work and her experiences getting published. If I was to explain my research to someone new to the subject, I would firstly ask them if they ever thought about the process of clean tap water. We wash, drink and [...]
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London Book Fair 2017 - academic publishing
Posted by Dawn Cockcroft on 2017-03-13
For many publishers and authors this week the big event is London Book Fair. Running from the 14th-16th March in Olympia in London, this year there will be over 25000 visitors from 124 different countries. Although we won't be there this year I thought it might be handy to do a quick roundup of the research/academic activities going on during the fair. Follow the LBF Blog First of all, [...]
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