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Being a Woman in Academia

In celebration of International Women’s Day 2023, we are showcasing the voices of women in academia. Hear from just a selection of our wonderful female authors as they tell us their stories of being a woman in their field of study, experiences of inequity, and what they believe to be key in tackling equity in academia and beyond.…

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Sphere of influence

Cambridge Prisms: Plastics Editor-in-Chief Steve Fletcher describes his hopes for a circular plastics economy and the opportunity to drive global policy changes ‘It’s funny how careers evolve,’ laughs Steve Fletcher.…

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Forest birds and plantations

Tropical forests harbour a very high proportion of the planet’s terrestrial biodiversity, supporting wildlife communities that are more diverse and more species-rich than any other habitat.

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Exploring interdisciplinarity in Cambridge Prisms: Plastics

We are in the midst of a biodiversity, climate, and pollution crisis for which solutions are urgently needed. As the drivers of this crisis span all aspects of society, science and technology, a shift in the evidence base used to find solutions is required. We need to move beyond traditional mono-disciplinary paths if we are to achieve the scale and urgency of change needed.  Yet how we define these new approaches is fraught with difficulty. As researchers, we are increasingly asked to work in transdisciplinary, interdisciplinary, multi-disciplinary, cross-cutting, cross-disciplinary or cross-curricular ways. These terms are often used synonymously and without much reference to their origins, meaning or the methodological or philosophical differences they imply. Despite these challenges, the adoption of research approaches that examine global challenges more holistically is critical.

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Peer review reports; what’s helpful and what’s not

A selection of Cambridge authors tell us what they like and what they don’t like about peer review reports. Author 1: Most helpful are comments on concrete issues attached to what is on paper in the manuscript, from spelling errors to formats of quotation to ambivalent expressions; unclear reasoning; missing or faulty references; suggestions for shortening; avoidance of redundancies; necessary/suggested expansion of reasoning; addition of illustrative examples etc.,…

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Winners of the UCB 2022: A celebration of the life and achievements of Dr Dorothy Needham (FRS)

The University Collaboration Budget (UCB) funds initiatives that involve direct collaboration between the University and Cambridge University Press (Academic). Winning initiatives strive to further our shared aims, such as research excellence and integrity, scholarly communication and challenging elitism. UCB initiatives are wide-ranging - from developing free online teaching resources for learning scientific computing, to hosting a major academic event to celebrate the anniversaries of Mahatma Gandhi’s birth and visit to Cambridge.

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Students on the Future of Exams

About Constance: I’m currently studying for my master’s in publishing at University College London, and in 2021 I graduated from Durham University with a degree in English Literature.

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LGBTQ+ at Cambridge

As part of our celebrations for Pride Month, we hear from Mandy Hill (Managing Director, and EDIB Champion, Academic), Valarie Guagnini (Head of EDIB, Academic), and Ian McIver (Content Team Lead, Academic Books, and Pride Network committee member) as they discuss LGBTQ+ awareness and representation at Cambridge University Press.…

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Coronavirus and Cambridge: two years on

When The Global Pandemic started two years ago, Cambridge University Press was quick to react with a number of extraordinary initiatives that supported not only the goal to work towards eradicating the virus, but also our mission to advance learning, research and knowledge worldwide. …

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Our 2021 content highlights

2021 may be over, but we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to sit back, relax, and look back at some of our publishing highlights from the past year! Which books and Elements were you reading in 2021? What articles were being talked about on Twitter? Welcome to our 2021 content roundup!

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Making gratis greener

In 2020 Cambridge reviewed our policy of providing print copies to Editorial Board members of Cambridge-owned journals. In our Q&A with Ella Colvin , Director of Publishing – Journals, reflects on this project and our plans for a greener future.

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New and Creative Models of Academic Publication Scholars Should Know About, Part 3

Earlier this year, Avi Staiman, CEO of Academic Language Experts, interviewed Chris Harrison, Publishing Development Director of Humanities and Social Sciences at Cambridge University Press on new and creative models of academic publications that scholars should be aware of that extend beyond the classic manuscript and journal article. This is the final of a three-part series resulting from that interview. The first part can be found here. The second part can be found here. You can also watch the full recording of the interview, held on March 22, 2021 as part of the Academic Language Experts ‘Publication Success Interview Series’.

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Get Motivated: Study Tips From Our Student Panel

This month, we are launching our Good Student campaign to support learners who are starting their Higher Education journey. We recently consulted our Student Panel, which is made up of students from around the world, to find out what advice they had to share with incoming students.…

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Listening to our authors

How our author surveys have helped to improve our publishing processes Since August 2018 our Author care team have sent email surveys to our book authors asking for both the likelihood they would recommend publishing with Cambridge University Press to a friend or colleague, and what their reasons were for this answer.…

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