The UKSG 49th Annual Conference and Exhibition: Glasgow

The UKSG Annual Conference will take place in Glasgow from Monday, March 30, 2026 – 08:00 BST to Wednesday, April 1, 2026 – 13:30 BST. Here are come selected highlights from the schedule:

Key Sessions & Presentations:

  • Sustainable OA for Books: Achieving sustainable, widespread adoption of Open Access for books – Andrew Barker & Tom Morley.
  • The Future of University Presses: A fox in the henhouse? University presses, corporate takeovers, and implications for the future of scholarly books – Kira Hopkins.
  • Digital Preservation: What the Scholarly Community Can (and Must) Do About Digital Preservation – Alicia Wise.

Workshops & Lightning Talks:

  • Diamond OA Funding: A panel discussion on the Diamond Open Scholarly Communication Fund, featuring @NL_Diamond.
  • Netherlands University Presses (NUPs): Publishing on our own terms – Margreet Nieborg (Lightning talk).
  • *Workshop 3: The Sustain-agility game.

Full programme and registration: https://www.uksg.org/events/conference26/