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Working in publishing with Anna Howarth, Production Controller at Profile Books.

Publishing people connect creators and consumers everywhere, bringing stories and ideas to life. The ‘People of Publishing’ campaign was created to celebrate some of the individuals who are at the heart of this process. Kim Eggleton, Head of Research Integrity and Peer Review at IOP Publishing, is one of the eight selected ‘People of Publishing’ within the first cohort.

The Publishers Association was thrilled to once again welcome Members of Parliament and publishers to the House of Commons, to celebrate another successful year for the UK publishing industry.

The Publishers Association has responded to the government’s white paper on the regulation of AI. Dan Conway, CEO at the Publishers Association said: “Today we have responded to the government’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) consultation. As a sector, we stand ready to support further innovation and look forward to what the future looks like for publishing,…

Antonia Seymour has been at the helm of IOP Publishing since March 2021 having joined IOPP in 2018 initially as Publishing Director. At the beginning of her tenure as President of the Publishers Association, we asked Antonia some questions about career paths, publishing and her #BookThatMadeMe.

On Tuesday 25th April, the Publishers Association’s Annual General Meeting took place in person at the Science Gallery London to celebrate and reflect on achievements in 2022.

Dan Conway, Chief Executive of the Publishers Association, looks back on 2022 in his introduction to our Annual Report.

Antonia Seymour, Chief Executive of IOP Publishing, has used her inaugural speech as president of the Publishers Association to highlight the growth of science and the value of publishing.

Clare Hodder is one of the founding directors of RightsZone – a cloud based, database and workflow app for rights professionals. To celebrate Work in Publishing week we asked Clare some questions about her journey in the publishing industry.

Ingunn Jones is the Head of Data & Integration at Cambridge University Press & Assessment. To celebrate Work in Publishing week we asked Ingunn some questions about her journey in the publishing industry.

To celebrate Work in Publishing week we asked Ella Percival some questions about her journey in the publishing industry. Ella Percival is Head of Corporate Affairs at Oxford University Press where she has worked since graduating with a degree in English Literature & French in 2014.

Our Senior International Book Fairs Manager, Gloria Bailey, was back at Frankfurt Book Fair this year supporting some Publishers Association members with our Book Fair Services. Here are some of Gloria’s highlights from the fair.

Dan became CEO of the Publishers Association in 2022, having previously been the membership organisation’s Director of External Affairs and leading the team responsible for policy, public affairs, communications, media relations, research and statistics. We asked Dan some questions about publishing, his career path and the #BookThatMadeMe.

The Publishers Association has today announced the launch of its bespoke Carbon Calculator. This is part of a suite of tools designed to support its members in acting on the Publishing Declares pledge.

The Publishers Association and its #SaveOurBooks partners (Association of Authors’ Agents, Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society and Society of Authors) have written to the new DCMS and BEIS Secretaries of State urging them to continue the current copyright exhaustion regime, which underpins the UK’s £6.7 billion publishing sector.

Accessing the International Schools Market is the sixth webinar in our series looking at some of publishing’s key export markets.

In June, the Publishers Association hosted a session on Sustainability and Law with Osborne Clarke.

Nielsen join the Publishers Association to show members Industry Insights, a new interactive dashboard that presents data on a digital platform.