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/