Governance
Governance at UCL Press
UCL Press activities are governed by 4 boards, each focusing on a particular areas of the work of the Press. In addition to the UCL Press and Publications Board, which oversees strategy, each of our publishing programmes is overseen by a dedicated board or committee.
Find out more about the role of each our boards, including membership and terms of reference:
- Press and Publications Board
- UCL Press Books Editorial Board
- UCL Press Textbook Board
- UCL Press Journals Committee
UCL Press and Publications Board
The UCL Press and Publications board oversees and advises on all aspects of Open Access for research publications at UCL including UCL Press’s strategy and operations and the implementation of national Open Access policies and mandates.
Board Members
| Dr Paul Ayris (Chair) | Pro-Vice-Provost, LCCOS (Library, Culture, Collections, Open Science), and CEO, UCL Press |
| Professor Lynn Ang | Professor of Early Childhood, UCL IOE – Learning & Leadership |
| Professor Jonathan Butterworth | Professor of Physics, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Faculty of Maths & Physical Sciences, UCL |
| Andrew Cooper | Director of Research Evaluation, Office of Vice-Provost (Research, Innovation and Global Engagement), UCL |
| Professor Lucie Green | Professor of Physics, Department of Space & Climate Physics, Faculty of Maths & Physical Sciences, UCL |
| Professor Sue Hamilton | Professor of Prehistory, Institute of Archaeology, UCL |
| June Hedges | Director of Liaison and Support Services, UCL LCCOS (Library, Culture, Collections, Open Science) |
| Professor Cassidy Johnson | Professor of Urbanism and Disaster Risk Reduction, Bartlett Development Planning Unit, UCL |
| Professor Susanne Kuechler | Professor of Material Culture, and Head of Anthropology Department, UCL |
| Professor Sharon Morris | Professor of Fine Art, Slade School of Fine Art, UCL |
| Martin Moyle, | Director of Services, UCL LCCOS (Library, Culture, Collections, Open Science) |
| Professor John Mullan | Professor of English Literature, and Dean, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, UCL |
| Professor Michael Reiss | Professor of Science Education, UCL IOE |
| Professor David Shanks | Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Brain Sciences, UCL |
| Catherine Sharp | Head of Open Access Services, UCL LCCOS (Library, Culture, Collections, Open Science) |
| Lara Speicher | Head of Publishing, UCL Press |
| Nicholas Tyndale | Director of Research Strategy & Impact, and Joint Chief of Staff Office of Vice Provost (Research, Innovation and Global Engagement) |
Terms of reference
UCL Press Books Editorial Board
The primary work of the UCL Press Editorial Board is to review proposals and peer review reports for new monographs, edited volumes and book series. To ensure this is effective and in line with UCL’s wider policies, the Board reviews the Press’s policies for the monographs programme, including peer review, research ethics, sustainability of the business model, balance of UCL and non-UCL authors, equality and diversity, and open-access mandates. Academic decision-making is rigorous, made by members who are experienced scholars from a number of UCL faculties, primarily in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. The Board meets once a month and reports to the Chair to UCL Press and Publications Board and other appropriate senior bodies of UCL.
Board Members
Terms of Reference
UCL Press Textbook Board
The UCL Press Textbook Board provides advice and guidance on the strategic direction of the programme and oversight of the programme budget. It also reviews all new textbook publishing proposals and makes recommendations on the offering of publishing contracts. Board members include representatives from UCL LCCOS, UCL ARENA, the UCL Office of Open Science and Scholarship, VP Education and Student Experience, UCL Vice Deans of Education and Teaching Faculty from across UCL. The Board meets once every two months and the Chair reports to UCL Press and other appropriate senior bodies of UCL.
Board Members
| Dr Paul Ayris | (Chair), Pro-Vice-Provost, LCCOS (Library, Culture, Collections, Open Science), and CEO, UCL Press |
| Dr Alan Brener | Associate Professor (Teaching), UCL Laws and Deputy Director of the Centre for Ethics and Law |
| Dr Karen Dwyer | Lecturer, Centre for Language and International Education, UCL |
| Professor Agapi Emmanouilidou | Professor of Physics, UCL |
| Dr Nicholas Grindle | Lecturer, History of Art and UCL Arena |
| Leo Havemann | Digital Education Advisor in the Vice Provost (Education) and Student Experience Team, UCL |
| June Hedges | Director of Liaison and Support Services, UCL LCCOS (Library, Culture, Collections, Open Science) |
| Professor Katherine Holt | Professor of Physical Chemistry and Vice Dean of Education (Maths & Physical Sciences), UCL |
| Martin Moyle | Director of Services, UCL LCCOS (Library, Culture, Collections, Open Science) |
| Professor Norbert Pachler, | Pro-Vice Provost (Digital Education), UCL |
| Professor Jakob Stougaard-Nielsen | Professor of Scandinavian and Comparative Literature and Vice Dean of Education (Humanities), UCL |
| Dhara Snowden | Textbook Programme Manager, UCL Press |
| Lara Speicher | Head of Publishing, UCL Press |
Terms of Reference
UCL Press Journals Committee
The UCL Press Journals Committee provides expert scientific and scholarly input, oversight and support to the UCL Press Journal programme. It is made up of current UCL Press journal Editors-in-Chief and UCL Faculty staff members, who possess subject expertise representative across the spectrum of UCL’s research, teaching, learning and innovation activities.
Committee Members
| Dr Paul Ayris | (Chair) Pro-Vice-Provost, LCCOS (Library, Culture, Collections, Open Science), and CEO, UCL Press |
| Dr Anne Thies | Senior Lecturer in International and European Law, University of Glasgow; Editor of Europe and the World: A law review |
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| Dr Jamie Chambers | Lecturer in Design (Film), Edinburgh College of Art, University of Edinburgh; Editor of Film Education Journal |
| Dr Arthur Chapman | Professor of History Education, UCL IOE; Editor of History Education Research Journal |
| Dr Clare Bentall | Associate Professor, Curriculum, Pedagogy & Assessment, UCL IOE; Editor of International Journal of Development Education and Global Learning |
| Professor Claire Cameron | Professor of Social Pedagogy, Social Research Institute, UCL IOE; Editor of International Journal of Social Pedagogy |
| Professor Shirli Gilbert | Professor of Modern Jewish History, UCL; Editor of Jewish Historical Studies: A Journal of English Speaking Jewry |
| Dr Tim Causer | Principal Research Fellow, The Bentham Project, UCL; Editor of Journal of Bentham Studies |
| Professor Hugh Starkey | Emeritus Professor of Citizenship and Human Rights Education, UCL IOE; Editor of London Review of Education |
| Dr Nicholas Grant | Associate Professor of United States History, University of East Anglia; Editor of Radical Americas |
| Dr Bill Booth | Associate Lecturer (Teaching) in History of Latin America, UCL; Editor of Radical Americas |
| Professor Sandy Oliver | Professor of Public Policy, Social Research Institute, UCL IOE; Editor of Research For All |
| Professor Peter Swaab | Professor of English Literature, UCL; Editor of The Journal of the Sylvia Townsend Warner Society |
| Dr Tony McCulloch | Associate Professor, UCL Institute of the Americas; Editor of The London Journal of Canadian Studies |
| Professor Dan Osborn | Emeritus Professor of Earth Sciences, UCL; Editor-in-chief of UCL Open Environment |
| Ian Caswell | Journals Manager, UCL Press |
| Professor Tariq Jazeel | Co-Director, Sarah Parker Remond Centre for the Study of Racism and Racialisation, UCL |
| Professor Hannah Knox, | Professor of Anthropology, UCL |
| Professor Andrew Reynolds | Professor of Medieval Archaeology, UCL Institute of Archaeology and Editor of Archaeology International |
| Professor Graham Cairns | Honorary Senior Research Associate, UCL Bartlett School of Architecture; Director, AMPS (Architecture, Media, Politics, Society); Executive Editor of Architecture_MPS |
| Professor Susan Michie | Professor of Health Psychology, UCL |
| Lara Speicher | Head of Publishing, UCL Press |