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Scottish Universities Press
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SUP is a fully open access and not-for-profit university press coordinated through SCURL and managed by 20 university libraries across Scotland and Northern Ireland.

https://sup.ac.uk

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What a fantastic time we had at the #AyeWrite book festival with our author, Tim Ingold!

Topics ranged from the 'intimate intensity' of the north, to gender, de-coloniality, and inclusion of students in #anthropology, and the importance of freedom, trust and community to #education 🎓
A photo of Tim Ingold and Hannah Whaley at the Aye Write book festival at the Mitchell Library in Glasgow. They are sitting on black armchairs behind a low table. A photo of the book 'Conversations with Tim Ingold' on a bookshelf with other books for sale at the Aye Write book festival. A photo of the exterior of the Mitchell Library in Glasow. A photo of an 'Aye Write' promotion stand in the Mitchell Library.
November 11, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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We're thrilled to share the cover of our next #OpenAccess book!

'Democratising spy watching' examines surveillance scandals across eight Southern African countries, suggesting that a new model of public oversight of #surveillance is possible!

Read more here: www.sup.ac.uk/forthcoming-...
The front cover of Democratising spy watching: Public oversight of intelligence-driven surveillance in Southern Africa edited by Jane Duncan and Allen Munoriyarwa. In the top right corner is a graphic of black surveillance camera pointing downwards. Below are 5 shadow figures of humans staring up at the camera, one is pointing up towards the camera.
November 4, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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🤩 We are very excited for our conversation with world-renowned anthropologist Tim Ingold at the #AyeWrite book festival in Glasgow next month! 📚

📆 Join us on 9th November at 4:15pm at the Mitchell Library.

🎟 Tickets available here: www.glasgowlife.org.uk/whats-on/aye...

#Anthropology
A black and white photograph of Tim Ingold wearing a flat cap and looking in to the distance. In the bottom left corner of the image is the front cover of 'Conversations with Tim Ingold'.
October 28, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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Calling library and professional services staff! Do you want to learn more about open research and how it impacts on your role?

Join us during #OAWeek for 'A Practical Guide to Open Research'!

Find out more and register: www.sup.ac.uk/news/upcomin...

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An advert for the Scottish Universities Press webinar 'A practical guide to open research'. Date: Wednesday 22 October Time: 09:30am to 12:30pm Register: https://bit.ly/4q6n2pl
October 7, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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'Conversations with Tim Ingold' provides a really accessible account of Ingold's work, covering the entirety of his career and his key contributions to anthropology and other disciplines #SocialAnthropology

Download for free from the SUP website! #OpenAccess

👉 doi.org/10.62637/sup...
Front cover of the book 'Conversations with Tim Ingold' by Tim Ingold, Robert Gibb, Philip Tonner and Diego Maria Malara. Underneath the title is a colour line portrait of Tim Ingold wearing glasses and looking forwards. The background of the book cover is teal.
September 9, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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If you are at @meccsa2025.bsky.social, pop up to level 2 to speak to SUP Publishing Officer, Dominique Walker, about publishing your next book #OpenAccess!

Great to be at one of our member institutions @edinburghnapier.bsky.social for the next couple of days!

#MeCCSA2025 #MeCCSA25 #ENU
A photograph of Dominique Walker, SUP Publishing Officer, sitting on a chair next to the Scottish Universities stand at MeCCSA 2025.
September 4, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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😎 A beautiful sunny Friday at @robertgordonuni.bsky.social's Curious Minds Research Festival!

Our commissioning editor @paulmclarke.bsky.social has enjoyed speaking to researchers and catching up with our #RGU authors 📝

Thanks @rgulibrary.bsky.social for the invite 😀
A photograph of a table displaying Scottish University Press (SUP) books and flyers next to an SUP pop-banner at the Robert Gordon University A photograph of the atrium of the Sir Ian Wood building at Robert Gordon University a photograph of Robert Gordon University Campus
June 20, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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Please do stop by the SUP stall at the British Association for Contemporary Literary Studies (BACLS) conference @bacls.bsky.social at the University of Stirling.

Our Commissioning Editor, @paulmclarke.bsky.social, will be delighted to talk to you about publishing your next book #OpenAccess! 👋
A photograph of SUP Commissioning Editor, Paul Clarke, standing behind a table looking at a catalogue. The table contains Scottish University Press books and merchandise. A photograph of the programme for the British Association for Contemporary Literary Studies 2025 Conference. A photograph of the exterior of the University of Stirling building.
June 10, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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We spent the afternoon chatting to researchers at the @uniwestscotland.bsky.social 2025 Research Festival!

The festival theme this year is 'A Better World', focusing on the impact of research - what better way to increase global impact than publishing #OpenAccess
A photograph of SUP's display table at the UWS Research Festival including flyers, bookmarks and three of SUP's book on stands. A photograph of attendees at the UWS Research Festival looking at the different stalls. A photograph of the main entrance to the Paisley UWS Campus
June 3, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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🌟 It's publication day for 'The vow of stability: An ethnography of monastic life'!

👏Congratulations to Dr Richard Irvine @robotforaday.bsky.social on his unique account of life in a Catholic Benedictine monastery.

Download #OpenAccess here: doi.org/10.62637/sup...

#SocialAnthropology
An infographic advertising the publication of 'The vow of stability: An ethnography of monastic life'. The front cover appears on the left hand side. On the right hand side is a book description reading: 'A close study of the rhythms and challenges of community life based on long-term fieldwork in an English Benedictine monastery, this book considers the importance of stability in a world of movement and fleeting interaction, and how religious institutions endure and change through time.' The link to download the book is included: https://doi.org/10.62637/sup.bilp1551. Contact details are info@sup.ac.uk and www.sup.ac.uk.
May 20, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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What does it mean to take flight from the world?

Delve into the fascinating world of monastic life with Dr Richard Irvine to celebrate the publication of 'The vow of stability':

📅 22 May
⏰ 2pm BST

👉 www.sup.ac.uk/news/the-vow...

@robotforaday.bsky.social #SocialAnthropology #ReligiousStudies
An advert for the book launch of the 'Vow of stability: an ethnography of monastic life' taking place on Thursday 22 May at 2pm UK time. Register at https://bit.ly/4jJYcH.
May 15, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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We are all set up at @uofgarc.bsky.social to celebrate the publication of our second book, Digital editing and publishing in the twenty-first century!

Come and visit us! @uofglasgow.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social @uofgartshums.bsky.social

Download the book for free here: doi.org/10.62637/sup...
A photograph of the book Digital editing and publishing in the twenty-first century on a table with a dark blue tablecloth A photograph of a display table with a dark blue tablecloth and various leaflets, books and bookmarks, as well as a Scottish Universities Press pull up banner A photograph of display table with a dark blue tablecloth, a copy of the book Digital editing and publishing in the twenty-first century and some flyers and bookmarks
April 30, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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OUT NOW!

Digital editing and publishing in the twenty-first century, edited by @jamesosullivan.bsky.social et al. is now published #OpenAccess

20 chapters reflecting on the current state and future of the scholarly edition 📖

Read and download free: doi.org/10.62637/sup...

#DigitalHumanities
The front cover of the book Digital editing and publishing in the twenty-first century.
April 30, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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How are new technologies transforming #DigitalEditions?

Join us for the launch of our next book on 14 May and peek into the future of digital scholarly editing! #DigitalHumanities

Find out more here 👉 www.sup.ac.uk/news/sup-fir...
An infographic advertising a book launch webinar. It says 'Register now for the launch of digital editing and publishing in the twenty-first century! Join a fireside chat with Bridgette Wessels, Andrew Prescott and Michelle Doran. Wednesday 14 May 2025 at 11am. Register here: https://bit.ly/4jJYcHx. On the right hand side are photographs of all three speakers and the bottom left hand corner has an image of the book cover.
April 23, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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We had a fantastic time at #uksg2025 in Brighton 🌞

📘 It was great to see our first book 'Conversations with Tim Ingold' on display at the OIPA stand! @oipassoc.bsky.social

🎤 SUP's @gilliandaly.bsky.social spoke about the role of libraries in the open revolution! #OpenAccess #LibraryPublishing
A picture of a stand at the UKSG conference with several books and leaflets representing members of the Open Institutional Publishing Association (OIPA) A picture of 5 OIPA members standing behind the OIPA stall. A picture of Gillian Daly standing and delivering a presentation with a slide in the background.
April 4, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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🎤 Join SUP's @dominiquewalker.bsky.social, @paulmclarke.bsky.social and Dr Richard Marsden to learn more about #OpenAccess book publishing!

📅 When: 27 March 10:00 - 10:45am (GMT)
📍 Where: Online

Register: research.open.ac.uk/events/open-...

@openuniversity.bsky.social #OUOpenResearchWeek2025
An infographic advertising a talk by Dominique Walker from the Scottish Universities Press at the Open University's Open Research Week 2025. Taking place at 10:00 - 10:45am on 27th March 2025. The bottom right hand corner has a photograph of Dominique.
March 21, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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To celebrate #WorldBookDay we are announcing our third book 📚

'The vow of stability' by Richard Irvine @robotforaday.bsky.social is a close study of the rhythms and challenges of community life in an English Benedictine monastery.

Publishes #OpenAccess in May!

www.sup.ac.uk/forthcoming-...
The front cover of 'A vow of stability: An ethnography of monastic life' by Richard D.G. Irvine. This is a photograph of the interior of Downside Abbey, the photograph is of a long and tall vaulted corridor within the abbey.
March 6, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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Happy #WorldBookDay! A great day to celebrate #OpenAccess books 📚 🔓

In 'Conversations with Tim Ingold', Tim talks about demolishing the walls that divide the land of academia from the rest of the world.

Read the book FOR FREE: doi.org/10.62637/sup...
A picture of a bookshelf with the book 'Conversations with Tim Ingold' facing forwards.
March 6, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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📣 Big news!

After a successful launch we are delighted to announce that SUP has expanded its scope to include submissions from researchers at all UK higher education institutions!

Let's publish more #OpenAccess books 🔓📚

Read all about it here: www.sup.ac.uk/news/scottis...
Breaking news: SUP us now open to submissions from all UK HEIs! Contact us: visit https://sup.ac.uk or email editorial@sup.ac.uk.
November 29, 2024 at 10:20 AM
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Delighted to share the cover for SUP's second book ‘Digital editing and publishing in the twenty-first century’, edited by @jamesosullivan.bsky.social et al.

Publishing #OpenAccess February 2025!

Find out more about this timely collection here 👉 www.sup.ac.uk/forthcoming-...
The front cover of 'Digital editing and publishing in the twenty-first century' edited by James O'Sullivan, Michael Pidd, Michael Kurzmeier, Orla Murphy, Bridgette Wessels and Sophie Whittle. It includes an image from the artist Elize de Beer of files in an archive.
November 26, 2024 at 11:50 AM
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We recently published our very first #OpenAccess book.

'Conversations with Tim Ingold' offers a comprehensive and accessible account of the work of world-renowned anthropologist Tim Ingold, told through a series of lively and engaging interviews.

Read it for free here: doi.org/10.62637/sup...
Front cover of the book 'Conversations with Tim Ingold' by Tim Ingold, Robert Gibb, Philip Tonner and Diego Maria Malara. Underneath the title is a colour line portrait of Tim Ingold wearing glasses and looking forwards. The background of the book cover is teal.
November 18, 2024 at 4:11 PM
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Hello Bluesky! 👋

We are a new #OpenAccess and not-for-profit press that is managed by 19 academic libraries across Scotland and Northern Ireland. We aim to support researchers with a community-led approach to OA publishing! 🔓📚

Find out more about us and our first books here: sup.ac.uk
An infographic describing Scottish Universities Press. Publish open access to improve impact and reach. How can you comply with open access book funding requirements, and be published by a mission-driven publisher with subsidised costs? At Scottish Universities Press (SUP), we offer a fair and sustainable publishing infrastructure, providing a cost-effective route to open access book publishing. Coordinated through SCURL (Scottish Confederation of University and Research Libraries) and delivered in collaboration with Scotland's academic and research libraries. Contact us today: editorial@sup.ac.uk.
November 18, 2024 at 3:41 PM