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University of Huddersfield Press first to launch with Janeway - a new open source publishing platform for open access research
Posted by Dawn Cockcroft on 2018-11-28
We are excited and proud to be the first university press to officially launch on the new Janeway publishing platform - all our publications are now available open access on the new platform, which offers a beautifully designed and highly intuitive reader and author experience. Working with the Open Library of Humanities Today is the culmination for over 12 months of hard work [...]
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Sharing university press practices – our initial findings
Posted by Dawn Cockcroft on 2018-09-05
At the end of June 2018 we held an event here in Huddersfield which aimed to bring together university presses, or those considering launching a press, to discuss the challenges we face as a community, and hopefully find some useful and innovative ways to share best practices and experiences. Thank you for coming! I would first like to thank everyone who attended that day – we had [...]
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New book! Soundings: documentary film and the listening experience
Posted by Dawn Cockcroft on 2018-07-23
We are delighted today to announce the publication of our newest book, a beautifully written collection edited by Geoffrey Cox and John Corner: Soundings: documentary film and the listening experience Buy the paperback version Download the open access version It has been a privilege to work with Geoffrey and John on this fascinating collection of essays, and we asked them to [...]
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Our author James Mendelsohn discusses the banning of Hezbollah
Posted by Dawn Cockcroft on 2018-04-12
Hezbollah in its entirety must be banned by the UK government – here's why James Mendelsohn , University of Huddersfield Earlier this year , a billboard in Luton, England, had to be taken down after it was vandalised with graffiti. The poster was advertising an al-Quds Day rally. This anti-Israel, anti-American event originated in Iran and has spread [...]
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Our author Dainis Ignatans discusses links between immigration and crime
Posted by Dawn Cockcroft on 2018-04-11
Immigration and crime, is there a link? shutterstock Dainis Ignatans , University of Huddersfield I am an immigrant. Many people worry about those like me, and those from other countries who might follow in my footsteps. Bold newspaper headlines either blame immigrants for a whole host of issues or portray them as saintly [...]
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First issue of new Crime, Security and Society journal is out now!
Posted by Dawn Cockcroft on 2018-02-08
We are excited to announce the publication of the first issue of our brand new Crime, Security and Society journal. What does the journal cover? Crime, Security and Society is an academic journal, housed within the Secure Societies Institute, which seeks a wide and diverse audience of academics and practitioners who strive to better understand and reduce both current and future [...]
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New issue of open access pharmacy journal in partnership with the Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Posted by Dawn Cockcroft on 2017-12-11
British Journal of Pharmacy (BJPharm) is pleased to partner with the Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Great Britain (APS, GB) in presenting a special issue on the proceedings of the 8 th APS International PharmSci 2017 held in Hertfordshire in September 2017. Showcasing innovative research from APS We are very excited to showcase this premier [...]
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Politics and society in contemporary fiction - author interview with Ruby Cowling
Posted by Dawn Cockcroft on 2017-11-20
Ruby Cowling is one of the authors published in our collection of poetry and prose, I You He She It , published earlier this year. In this blog post she talks about how fiction writing can be an outlet for your own viewpoints, but also a way to explore societal issues. Something to say? Tell a story In my current work-in-progress, a novel, I have found myself [...]
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Publishing open access research in healthcare
Posted by Dawn Cockcroft on 2017-10-18
As part of our our #OAWeek series we caught up with the Editor of the British Journal of Pharmacy , Hamid Merchant, to find out why he is so passionate about open access in healthcare research and what some of the challenges and achievements have been for the journal in its first year. Why is open access important in healthcare? Open access is the future of research! [...]
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Ways in which a writer approaches poetry
Posted by Dawn Cockcroft on 2017-10-17
Ford Dagenham is one our authors published in I You He She It – a collection of short stories and poems developed out of the Grist project. As part of #OAWeek we asked him to discuss his writing processes and and how he keeps himself on track when writing poetry. You can read the Grist collection online, open access here . You can read more around the author on [...]
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Finding your voice as a poet
Posted by Dawn Cockcroft on 2017-10-17
Tony Watts is an author published in our Grist collection of poetry and prose: I You He She It. As part of #OAWeek we asked Tony to talk about his writing processes and how other writers have influenced the way he approaches his work. I tend to describe my creative life as a state of permanent writer’s block occasionally interrupted by a poem. I normally feel so uninspired that my [...]
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Author Spotlight: Dealing with 'writer's block'
Posted by Dawn Cockcroft on 2017-10-17
John Beresford is one our authors published in I You He She It - a collection of short stories and poems developed out of the Grist project. As part of #OAWeek we asked him to discuss his writing processes and and how he approached the challenge of a short story. You can read the Grist collection online, open access here . Dealing with 'writer's block' My [...]
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