Even UP: A UK and Irish University Presses Commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusivity
UK and Irish university presses are committed to equity, diversity and inclusivity in our workplaces, in who we work with and in what we publish. Recognising that different presses and parent institutions have their own EDI initiatives but eager to collaborate in order to amplify them, we undertake to:
- Share best practice for EDI across presses.
- Commit to using either the AUPresses survey tool to collect demographic data, or our own surveys of comparable quality, in order to assess and understand areas in which we can improve, benchmarking across presses where appropriate.
- Create and share a programme of training and events, such as guest speakers, webinars, online symposia.
- Promote and demonstrate transparency and equal opportunity in recruitment and career progression processes in university presses, including:
- paid internships,
- listing salaries/salary bands on all entry level roles and on all recruitment advertising, subject to commercial or confidentiality requirements,
- inter-press career mentorship for colleagues from under-represented groups.
- Work together to raise awareness of career opportunities in our presses with groups that are currently underrepresented in scholarly publishing.
- Have a designated lead for equality, diversity and inclusivity in our organisations and have those leads meet regularly.
Signatories (alphabetical):
Bristol University Press
Cambridge University Press
Cork University Press
Edinburgh University Press
Goldsmiths Press
Harvard University Press (UK office)
Liverpool University Press
LSE Press
Manchester University Press
MIT University Press (UK office)
Oxford University Press
Princeton University Press (European office)
Scottish Universities Press
University College Dublin Press
University College London Press
University of London Press
University of Wales Press
University of Westminster Press
Yale University Press (UK office)