Philippa Grand
@philippagrand.bsky.social
Head of Publishing @lsepress.bsky.social. Non profit open access publishing & open social science.
I’ve been involved in the organising committee for this year’s #Redux Conference and I’m very excited about what we’ve got planned. It’s going to be a great event— do sign up!
Are you joining us this March? 📆
Find out more about two of our keynote speakers, Christopher Smith & George Walkley, by heading over to the UP Redux speakers page!
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Find out more about two of our keynote speakers, Christopher Smith & George Walkley, by heading over to the UP Redux speakers page!
👉 buff.ly/CPdhNuQ
January 15, 2026 at 5:00 PM
I’ve been involved in the organising committee for this year’s #Redux Conference and I’m very excited about what we’ve got planned. It’s going to be a great event— do sign up!
Justin has been doing stellar work developing the production offering at @lsepress.bsky.social & this webinar will be well worth signing up for👇
⏰ 10 days left until 'AI, Automation, and the Future of Production Workflows' our upcoming member-only webinar!
Meet your speaker, Justin Clark, Production Manager, LSE Press...
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Meet your speaker, Justin Clark, Production Manager, LSE Press...
👉 buff.ly/3ypqnTk
January 15, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Justin has been doing stellar work developing the production offering at @lsepress.bsky.social & this webinar will be well worth signing up for👇
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What's on this month at ALPSP? 📆
15 January | Seminar | ALPSP Berlin Seminar in Collaboration with Wiley
22 January | Webinar | AI, Automation and the Future of Production Workflows
Find out more & book now👉 buff.ly/kv3m8OY
15 January | Seminar | ALPSP Berlin Seminar in Collaboration with Wiley
22 January | Webinar | AI, Automation and the Future of Production Workflows
Find out more & book now👉 buff.ly/kv3m8OY
January 8, 2026 at 1:00 PM
What's on this month at ALPSP? 📆
15 January | Seminar | ALPSP Berlin Seminar in Collaboration with Wiley
22 January | Webinar | AI, Automation and the Future of Production Workflows
Find out more & book now👉 buff.ly/kv3m8OY
15 January | Seminar | ALPSP Berlin Seminar in Collaboration with Wiley
22 January | Webinar | AI, Automation and the Future of Production Workflows
Find out more & book now👉 buff.ly/kv3m8OY
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The Open Library of Humanities Open Access Award 2026. Applications for OLH funding of up to £500 are welcomed from individuals or organisations and may be used to help fund events, projects or activities on #OA or with an #openaccess component.
📅 Deadline 30/06: www.openlibhums.org/news/882/
📅 Deadline 30/06: www.openlibhums.org/news/882/
The OLH Open Access Award 2026: call for applications
The Open Library of Humanities (OLH) is proud to continue its work towards its open access mission across the globe with the OLH Open Access Award 2026, a fund dedicated …
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January 15, 2026 at 1:18 PM
The Open Library of Humanities Open Access Award 2026. Applications for OLH funding of up to £500 are welcomed from individuals or organisations and may be used to help fund events, projects or activities on #OA or with an #openaccess component.
📅 Deadline 30/06: www.openlibhums.org/news/882/
📅 Deadline 30/06: www.openlibhums.org/news/882/
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Just finished correcting the page proofs for this. Very excited to see it in print shortly 🍾
🔎 Coming soon
Non-Authoritarian Authority: Cities, Materiality, and the Aesthetics of Power
by Julian Brigstocke @jbrigstocke.bsky.social
This book will be free to read and download via #OpenAccess publishing and is published in collaboration with @rgsibg.bsky.social
doi.org/10.31389/lse...
Non-Authoritarian Authority: Cities, Materiality, and the Aesthetics of Power
by Julian Brigstocke @jbrigstocke.bsky.social
This book will be free to read and download via #OpenAccess publishing and is published in collaboration with @rgsibg.bsky.social
doi.org/10.31389/lse...
January 8, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Just finished correcting the page proofs for this. Very excited to see it in print shortly 🍾
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🔦 Cover reveal!
A nuanced analysis of the increasing quantification of human life - Marked: School Grades and the Quantified Life by Noëlle Rohde will be published as part of the LSE Monographs on Social Anthropology #OpenAccess
🔗 Coming soon doi.org/10.31389/lse... @lseanthropology.bsky.social
A nuanced analysis of the increasing quantification of human life - Marked: School Grades and the Quantified Life by Noëlle Rohde will be published as part of the LSE Monographs on Social Anthropology #OpenAccess
🔗 Coming soon doi.org/10.31389/lse... @lseanthropology.bsky.social
January 14, 2026 at 8:58 AM
🔦 Cover reveal!
A nuanced analysis of the increasing quantification of human life - Marked: School Grades and the Quantified Life by Noëlle Rohde will be published as part of the LSE Monographs on Social Anthropology #OpenAccess
🔗 Coming soon doi.org/10.31389/lse... @lseanthropology.bsky.social
A nuanced analysis of the increasing quantification of human life - Marked: School Grades and the Quantified Life by Noëlle Rohde will be published as part of the LSE Monographs on Social Anthropology #OpenAccess
🔗 Coming soon doi.org/10.31389/lse... @lseanthropology.bsky.social
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Many thanks from our authors to the 14,000 readers who downloaded a copy of our book "Australia's Evolving Democracy" or a chapter during 2025. It's open access here, and always will be.
press.lse.ac.uk/books/e/10.3...
Australia holds so many positive lessons. blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
press.lse.ac.uk/books/e/10.3...
Australia holds so many positive lessons. blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
January 7, 2026 at 11:28 AM
Many thanks from our authors to the 14,000 readers who downloaded a copy of our book "Australia's Evolving Democracy" or a chapter during 2025. It's open access here, and always will be.
press.lse.ac.uk/books/e/10.3...
Australia holds so many positive lessons. blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
press.lse.ac.uk/books/e/10.3...
Australia holds so many positive lessons. blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
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I love that this paper has been viewed nearly 2000 times across more than 70 different countries 😀
Exploring Research Culture in Care Homes to Identify the Barriers and Facilitators to Research: A Rapid Review | Journal of Long-Term Care%20https://journal.ilpnetwork.org/articles/10.31389/jltc.277
Exploring Research Culture in Care Homes to Identify the Barriers and Facilitators to Research: A Rapid Review | Journal of Long-Term Care%20https://journal.ilpnetwork.org/articles/10.31389/jltc.277
April 15, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I love that this paper has been viewed nearly 2000 times across more than 70 different countries 😀
Exploring Research Culture in Care Homes to Identify the Barriers and Facilitators to Research: A Rapid Review | Journal of Long-Term Care%20https://journal.ilpnetwork.org/articles/10.31389/jltc.277
Exploring Research Culture in Care Homes to Identify the Barriers and Facilitators to Research: A Rapid Review | Journal of Long-Term Care%20https://journal.ilpnetwork.org/articles/10.31389/jltc.277
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New article in the peer reviewed Journal of Illicit Economies and Development by LSE press by @ceseduniandes.bsky.social members on the topic of regulating the Cannabis Market in Colombia 🤓 jied.lse.ac.uk/articles/10.... #regulation #apoyenocastigue #colombia #drugresearch #economy #development
Transitioning to Legality: How to Regulate the Adult Use Cannabis Market in Colombia | Journal of Illicit Economies and Development
jied.lse.ac.uk
July 22, 2025 at 2:22 PM
New article in the peer reviewed Journal of Illicit Economies and Development by LSE press by @ceseduniandes.bsky.social members on the topic of regulating the Cannabis Market in Colombia 🤓 jied.lse.ac.uk/articles/10.... #regulation #apoyenocastigue #colombia #drugresearch #economy #development
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"Ten Findings about Poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean" economia.lse.ac.uk/articles/10.... Now out in Economía (the LACEA journal)
November 18, 2025 at 9:31 PM
"Ten Findings about Poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean" economia.lse.ac.uk/articles/10.... Now out in Economía (the LACEA journal)
We are very pleased to now have @lsepress.bsky.social open access titles on @projectmuse.bsky.social
Discover & Explore Project MUSE in 2026!
*Our platform is engineered for industry-leading discoverability
*Our wide-ranging offerings help people strengthen ideas
*We're always passionate about ensuring everyone has access to dependable research
Talk to us to learn more: MUSE_Sales@jh.edu
*Our platform is engineered for industry-leading discoverability
*Our wide-ranging offerings help people strengthen ideas
*We're always passionate about ensuring everyone has access to dependable research
Talk to us to learn more: MUSE_Sales@jh.edu
January 6, 2026 at 8:40 PM
We are very pleased to now have @lsepress.bsky.social open access titles on @projectmuse.bsky.social
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🔎 Coming soon
Non-Authoritarian Authority: Cities, Materiality, and the Aesthetics of Power
by Julian Brigstocke @jbrigstocke.bsky.social
This book will be free to read and download via #OpenAccess publishing and is published in collaboration with @rgsibg.bsky.social
doi.org/10.31389/lse...
Non-Authoritarian Authority: Cities, Materiality, and the Aesthetics of Power
by Julian Brigstocke @jbrigstocke.bsky.social
This book will be free to read and download via #OpenAccess publishing and is published in collaboration with @rgsibg.bsky.social
doi.org/10.31389/lse...
January 5, 2026 at 4:34 PM
🔎 Coming soon
Non-Authoritarian Authority: Cities, Materiality, and the Aesthetics of Power
by Julian Brigstocke @jbrigstocke.bsky.social
This book will be free to read and download via #OpenAccess publishing and is published in collaboration with @rgsibg.bsky.social
doi.org/10.31389/lse...
Non-Authoritarian Authority: Cities, Materiality, and the Aesthetics of Power
by Julian Brigstocke @jbrigstocke.bsky.social
This book will be free to read and download via #OpenAccess publishing and is published in collaboration with @rgsibg.bsky.social
doi.org/10.31389/lse...
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2025 in review – The culture of academic publishing blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...
2025 in review – The culture of academic publishing - Impact of Social Sciences
It is often said the academic publishing and scholarly communication is a complex ecosystem. In 2025 it is increasingly clear that publishing research is an increasingly digital, globalised and perhap...
blogs.lse.ac.uk
January 4, 2026 at 10:57 AM
2025 in review – The culture of academic publishing blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...
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December 16, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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We are shocked and saddened to share news of the death of Dr Paul Ayris, Pro-Vice-Provost, UCL LCCOS and CEO of UCL Press. Paul will be hugely missed at UCL and beyond, and our thoughts are with his family, friends and colleagues.
Read our tribute: uclpress.co.uk/in-memoriam-...
Read our tribute: uclpress.co.uk/in-memoriam-...
In memoriam: Dr Paul Ayris, BA, PhD, FRHist
With great sadness, we announce the death of Dr Paul Ayris, Pro-Vice-Provost (LCCOS: Library, Culture, Collections and Open Science) and CEO of UCL Press.
uclpress.co.uk
December 19, 2025 at 6:03 PM
We are shocked and saddened to share news of the death of Dr Paul Ayris, Pro-Vice-Provost, UCL LCCOS and CEO of UCL Press. Paul will be hugely missed at UCL and beyond, and our thoughts are with his family, friends and colleagues.
Read our tribute: uclpress.co.uk/in-memoriam-...
Read our tribute: uclpress.co.uk/in-memoriam-...
What a year it's been at @lsepress.bsky.social! Very proud indeed of our small but mighty team that make it all possible & huge thanks to our network of fantastic freelancers + our authors, editors, reviewers, @lselibrary.bsky.social & our dedicated Editorial Board 🎉
LSE Press's 2025 Wrapped! 🎁
Here's a quick look at our year in numbers...
🟢 5 x books published
🟢 50 endorsements including 5 x from Nobel Prize winnners
🟢 Over 2.5 million all-time reads and downloads of our books and journals
*Usage metrics from OPERAS, reported up until 31 October 2025
Here's a quick look at our year in numbers...
🟢 5 x books published
🟢 50 endorsements including 5 x from Nobel Prize winnners
🟢 Over 2.5 million all-time reads and downloads of our books and journals
*Usage metrics from OPERAS, reported up until 31 October 2025
December 22, 2025 at 10:25 AM
What a year it's been at @lsepress.bsky.social! Very proud indeed of our small but mighty team that make it all possible & huge thanks to our network of fantastic freelancers + our authors, editors, reviewers, @lselibrary.bsky.social & our dedicated Editorial Board 🎉
Very interesting piece in @uksg.bsky.social Insights on the need for professional development interventions to support #DiamondOpenAccess publishing
Thoughts on how scholar‑led publishing can overcome the effect of the prestige economy | Insights%20/articles/10.1629/uksg.699
Thoughts on how scholar‑led publishing can overcome the effect of the prestige economy | Insights%20/articles/10.1629/uksg.699
December 22, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Very interesting piece in @uksg.bsky.social Insights on the need for professional development interventions to support #DiamondOpenAccess publishing
Thoughts on how scholar‑led publishing can overcome the effect of the prestige economy | Insights%20/articles/10.1629/uksg.699
Thoughts on how scholar‑led publishing can overcome the effect of the prestige economy | Insights%20/articles/10.1629/uksg.699
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"Nicholas Stern, economist and author of The Growth Story of the 21st Century, says the effects of climate change “are coming through faster, more severely and at lower temperature increases than we anticipated”."
👁️🗨️ Read more at @financialtimes.com
https://on.ft.com/3K1QkoF
👁️🗨️ Read more at @financialtimes.com
https://on.ft.com/3K1QkoF
The world is struggling to halt climate change. But can it adapt?
At COP30, ‘adaptation’ to global warming is high on the agenda as efforts to reduce emissions stall
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December 19, 2025 at 12:00 AM
"Nicholas Stern, economist and author of The Growth Story of the 21st Century, says the effects of climate change “are coming through faster, more severely and at lower temperature increases than we anticipated”."
👁️🗨️ Read more at @financialtimes.com
https://on.ft.com/3K1QkoF
👁️🗨️ Read more at @financialtimes.com
https://on.ft.com/3K1QkoF
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🎧 Tune in to #VoxTalksEconomics podcast to hear Andrés Velasco and Tim Besley with Tim Phillips exploring how policymakers can use their new publication.
The London Consensus is free to download #OpenAccess doi.org/10.31389/lse...
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The London Consensus is free to download #OpenAccess doi.org/10.31389/lse...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a... @lsepublicpolicy.bsky.social
A London economic consensus?
Podcast Episode · VoxTalks Economics · 12/12/2025 · 43m
podcasts.apple.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:32 PM
🎧 Tune in to #VoxTalksEconomics podcast to hear Andrés Velasco and Tim Besley with Tim Phillips exploring how policymakers can use their new publication.
The London Consensus is free to download #OpenAccess doi.org/10.31389/lse...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a... @lsepublicpolicy.bsky.social
The London Consensus is free to download #OpenAccess doi.org/10.31389/lse...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a... @lsepublicpolicy.bsky.social
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Submitting a book proposal in 2026?
Read the Chair of LSE Press, Professor Dame Sarah Worthington’s 5 tips to make your book proposal stand out: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsepress/2024/06/03/5-tips-to-make-your-book-proposal-stand-out/
Read the Chair of LSE Press, Professor Dame Sarah Worthington’s 5 tips to make your book proposal stand out: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsepress/2024/06/03/5-tips-to-make-your-book-proposal-stand-out/
5 tips to make your book proposal stand out - LSE Press
What are the commonalities between successful book proposals? This blog will explore some key considerations for prospective authors. The publishing ecosystem is diverse. Different publishers have dif...
blogs.lse.ac.uk
December 17, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Submitting a book proposal in 2026?
Read the Chair of LSE Press, Professor Dame Sarah Worthington’s 5 tips to make your book proposal stand out: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsepress/2024/06/03/5-tips-to-make-your-book-proposal-stand-out/
Read the Chair of LSE Press, Professor Dame Sarah Worthington’s 5 tips to make your book proposal stand out: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsepress/2024/06/03/5-tips-to-make-your-book-proposal-stand-out/
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Our new report📖 published today highlights a set of 12 recommendations which would strengthen the UK Government’s use of evidence in policymaking & delivery, with the purpose of improving outcomes for citizens. Find out more & download the report ➡️ acss.org.uk/news/new-aca...
December 11, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Our new report📖 published today highlights a set of 12 recommendations which would strengthen the UK Government’s use of evidence in policymaking & delivery, with the purpose of improving outcomes for citizens. Find out more & download the report ➡️ acss.org.uk/news/new-aca...
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Thanks @stephenpinfield.bsky.social for interviewing me about my book for the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social podcast.
newbooksnetwork.com/publishing-b...
newbooksnetwork.com/publishing-b...
Samuel Moore, "Publishing Beyond the Market: Open Access, Care, and the Commons" (U Michigan Press, 2025) - New Books Network
newbooksnetwork.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Thanks @stephenpinfield.bsky.social for interviewing me about my book for the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social podcast.
newbooksnetwork.com/publishing-b...
newbooksnetwork.com/publishing-b...
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LSE Press is delighted to share our partnership with the Open Journals Collective 📚
"An equitable, sustainable, community-led alternative to corporate academic publishers." - Caroline Edwards
🔓 Read Caroline's article for @lseimpactblog.bsky.social: https://bit.ly/3MnRyvx
"An equitable, sustainable, community-led alternative to corporate academic publishers." - Caroline Edwards
🔓 Read Caroline's article for @lseimpactblog.bsky.social: https://bit.ly/3MnRyvx
Academic libraries cannot afford to carry on with transformative agreements - Impact of Social Sciences
Caroline Edwards argues transformative agreements are unaffordable and introduces the Open Journals Collective as a model for scaling open access.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
December 11, 2025 at 1:29 PM
LSE Press is delighted to share our partnership with the Open Journals Collective 📚
"An equitable, sustainable, community-led alternative to corporate academic publishers." - Caroline Edwards
🔓 Read Caroline's article for @lseimpactblog.bsky.social: https://bit.ly/3MnRyvx
"An equitable, sustainable, community-led alternative to corporate academic publishers." - Caroline Edwards
🔓 Read Caroline's article for @lseimpactblog.bsky.social: https://bit.ly/3MnRyvx
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If You’re So Ethical, Why Are You So Highly Paid? is ideal for anyone who wishes to understand and tackle business’s role in the growing social inequality of advanced economies in an informed, fair and feasible way.
Available now via #OpenAccess: https://doi.org/10.31389/lsepress/eth
Available now via #OpenAccess: https://doi.org/10.31389/lsepress/eth
December 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
If You’re So Ethical, Why Are You So Highly Paid? is ideal for anyone who wishes to understand and tackle business’s role in the growing social inequality of advanced economies in an informed, fair and feasible way.
Available now via #OpenAccess: https://doi.org/10.31389/lsepress/eth
Available now via #OpenAccess: https://doi.org/10.31389/lsepress/eth
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What makes a good edited volume? https://bit.ly/3BfLsVF
University press publishers answer frequently asked questions like this one on our #AskUP site.
Curious about how university press publishing works? #AskUP!
University press publishers answer frequently asked questions like this one on our #AskUP site.
Curious about how university press publishing works? #AskUP!
December 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
What makes a good edited volume? https://bit.ly/3BfLsVF
University press publishers answer frequently asked questions like this one on our #AskUP site.
Curious about how university press publishing works? #AskUP!
University press publishers answer frequently asked questions like this one on our #AskUP site.
Curious about how university press publishing works? #AskUP!