Cambridge University Press & Assessment appoints Spencer Piggott as Chief Information Officer - January 22, 2025
Cambridge University Press & Assessment has announced the appointment of Spencer Piggott as its new Chief Information Officer (CIO), effective March 31, 2025. Piggott will succeed Mark Maddocks, who is stepping back from full-time work after a distinguished 15-year tenure at Cambridge. Piggott joins Cambridge from Bauer… Read More
IET welcomes Keir Starmer’s AI plan with calls for diligence, regulation, and sustainability - January 22, 2025
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has responded to Keir Starmer’s proposed AI plan, highlighting the potential for artificial intelligence to boost economic growth while emphasizing the importance of careful implementation, regulation, and sustainability. Dr. Graham Herries, Chair of the IET’s Digital Futures Policy Centre, described… Read More
AUPresses releases updated Subject Area Grid for 2025 - January 22, 2025
The Association of University Presses (AUPresses) has unveiled the latest version of its Subject Area Grid, a widely used resource offering a detailed overview of 130 subject areas covered by over 140 member publishers worldwide. The grid is available as a free, downloadable spreadsheet… Read More
eLife appoints Timothy Behrens as Editor-in-Chief - January 22, 2025
eLife has announced the appointment of Professor Timothy (Tim) Behrens as its new Editor-in-Chief. Behrens, a Professor of Computational Neuroscience at both the University of Oxford and University College London, will spearhead eLife’s mission to revolutionize research communication and publishing practices.… Read More
Dutch Research Institutions and Elsevier sign new agreements to advance open access leadership - January 20, 2025
Dutch research institutions and Elsevier, a global leader in scientific information and analytics, have entered into new agreements aimed at supporting open access publishing and advancing the Netherlands’ status as a leader in open science. The agreements, which began on January 1, 2025, will run for two… Read More
NISO Plus 2025 pre-conferences spotlight AI, Open Access, and Scholarly Standards - January 20, 2025
The 2025 NISO Plus conference, set to take place in Baltimore, is just weeks away, bringing with it a series of collaborative pre-conference sessions on February 10. These half-day and full-day events will tackle critical issues facing the information community, including artificial intelligence (AI) ethics, open access… Read More
