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White Rose University Press is the UK's first jointly-run open access non-profit digital university press, from the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield and York.
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Hello Bluesky! we're WRUP (White Rose University Press)We are an academic publisher established as a collaborative initiative by three leading UK universities: the University of Leeds, the University of Sheffield, and the University of York, which collectively form the White Rose Libraries (WRL).
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Looking forward to #SCONUL25!
At WRL, we’re always striving for cross-collaboration to drive change in libraries, and this year’s programme showcases that perfectly.
At WRL, we’re always striving for cross-collaboration to drive change in libraries, and this year’s programme showcases that perfectly.
November 19, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Looking forward to #SCONUL25!
At WRL, we’re always striving for cross-collaboration to drive change in libraries, and this year’s programme showcases that perfectly.
At WRL, we’re always striving for cross-collaboration to drive change in libraries, and this year’s programme showcases that perfectly.
Today marks the anniversary of the first issue of Billiken (Nov 17, 1919) — Argentina’s iconic, longest-running children’s magazine. Want to learn more? Read Children’s Culture and Citizenship in Argentina by Lauren Rea — free and open access! universitypress.whiterose.ac.uk/search?is_ad...
November 17, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Today marks the anniversary of the first issue of Billiken (Nov 17, 1919) — Argentina’s iconic, longest-running children’s magazine. Want to learn more? Read Children’s Culture and Citizenship in Argentina by Lauren Rea — free and open access! universitypress.whiterose.ac.uk/search?is_ad...
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📣CHAOS IS COMING FOR SCHOLARLY PUBLISHING 📣
Watch out, there are radical publishing models about!
@theblochian.bsky.social's latest article on "working together to move to a non-profit, community-governed publishing system" is a vital read, especially in these uncertain times.
Watch out, there are radical publishing models about!
@theblochian.bsky.social's latest article on "working together to move to a non-profit, community-governed publishing system" is a vital read, especially in these uncertain times.
Universities want new business models, not just discounts.
As @theblochian.bsky.social (OLH Exec. Director) writes: Together we can move our university funding away from obscene commercial extractivists and back into scholar-led non-profit models
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As @theblochian.bsky.social (OLH Exec. Director) writes: Together we can move our university funding away from obscene commercial extractivists and back into scholar-led non-profit models
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...
Chaos is coming for scholarly publishing - Research Professional News
Buckling of commercial models alongside maturing of community-led efforts promises major shifts, says Caroline Edwards
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November 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
📣CHAOS IS COMING FOR SCHOLARLY PUBLISHING 📣
Watch out, there are radical publishing models about!
@theblochian.bsky.social's latest article on "working together to move to a non-profit, community-governed publishing system" is a vital read, especially in these uncertain times.
Watch out, there are radical publishing models about!
@theblochian.bsky.social's latest article on "working together to move to a non-profit, community-governed publishing system" is a vital read, especially in these uncertain times.
🌟🚢 We are excited to announce that Screening the Fleet by Prof. Jonathan Rayner (University of Sheffield), published by WRUP, has been nominated for the 2025 Maritime Media Awards!
To read more about the nomination and the book, follow the 🔗👉 universitypress.whiterose.ac.uk/announcements
To read more about the nomination and the book, follow the 🔗👉 universitypress.whiterose.ac.uk/announcements
November 6, 2025 at 10:45 AM
🌟🚢 We are excited to announce that Screening the Fleet by Prof. Jonathan Rayner (University of Sheffield), published by WRUP, has been nominated for the 2025 Maritime Media Awards!
To read more about the nomination and the book, follow the 🔗👉 universitypress.whiterose.ac.uk/announcements
To read more about the nomination and the book, follow the 🔗👉 universitypress.whiterose.ac.uk/announcements
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The ESRC-funded @vp-centre.bsky.social, led by @uoysbs.bsky.social and @lawatleeds.bsky.social works with public sector organisations to help them improve the support they offer to citizens
Their Connected Data Analytics programme engages with a variety of open research practices, detailed below 👇
Their Connected Data Analytics programme engages with a variety of open research practices, detailed below 👇
Our Connected Data Analytics programme explores how administrative datasets – combined with a range of other information – can provide powerful insights into the types of problems that many disadvantaged communities experience.
Read more 👇
vulnerabilitypolicing.org.uk/connected-da...
Read more 👇
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Connected Data Analytics - Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre
Our Connected Data Analytics programme explores how routinely collected data can be used to improve service delivery for vulnerable people.
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November 5, 2025 at 9:40 AM
The ESRC-funded @vp-centre.bsky.social, led by @uoysbs.bsky.social and @lawatleeds.bsky.social works with public sector organisations to help them improve the support they offer to citizens
Their Connected Data Analytics programme engages with a variety of open research practices, detailed below 👇
Their Connected Data Analytics programme engages with a variety of open research practices, detailed below 👇
📚 Celebrating 6 years since Voices and Practices in Applied Linguistics (2019) — a landmark collection exploring the diversity of Applied Linguistics in research, policy & practice. Read it here:
universitypress.whiterose.ac.uk/books/e/10.2...
#AppliedLinguistics #LanguageResearch #Linguistics
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#AppliedLinguistics #LanguageResearch #Linguistics
November 4, 2025 at 5:27 PM
📚 Celebrating 6 years since Voices and Practices in Applied Linguistics (2019) — a landmark collection exploring the diversity of Applied Linguistics in research, policy & practice. Read it here:
universitypress.whiterose.ac.uk/books/e/10.2...
#AppliedLinguistics #LanguageResearch #Linguistics
universitypress.whiterose.ac.uk/books/e/10.2...
#AppliedLinguistics #LanguageResearch #Linguistics
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It’s #NationalStrokeDay — a reminder of the importance of stroke awareness and recovery.
Explore open-access stroke research on White Rose Research Online, from prevention to rehabilitation: tinyurl.com/3xejrjvs
#OpenAccess #StrokeResearch
Explore open-access stroke research on White Rose Research Online, from prevention to rehabilitation: tinyurl.com/3xejrjvs
#OpenAccess #StrokeResearch
October 29, 2025 at 1:26 PM
It’s #NationalStrokeDay — a reminder of the importance of stroke awareness and recovery.
Explore open-access stroke research on White Rose Research Online, from prevention to rehabilitation: tinyurl.com/3xejrjvs
#OpenAccess #StrokeResearch
Explore open-access stroke research on White Rose Research Online, from prevention to rehabilitation: tinyurl.com/3xejrjvs
#OpenAccess #StrokeResearch
🌿 Anniversary Spotlight 🌿
Published on this day - Capability Brown, Royal Gardener: The Business of Place-Making in Northern Europe (edited by Jonathan Finch & Jan Woudstra) offers fresh insights into one of the eighteenth century’s most influential landscape designers.
Published on this day - Capability Brown, Royal Gardener: The Business of Place-Making in Northern Europe (edited by Jonathan Finch & Jan Woudstra) offers fresh insights into one of the eighteenth century’s most influential landscape designers.
October 27, 2025 at 8:36 AM
🌿 Anniversary Spotlight 🌿
Published on this day - Capability Brown, Royal Gardener: The Business of Place-Making in Northern Europe (edited by Jonathan Finch & Jan Woudstra) offers fresh insights into one of the eighteenth century’s most influential landscape designers.
Published on this day - Capability Brown, Royal Gardener: The Business of Place-Making in Northern Europe (edited by Jonathan Finch & Jan Woudstra) offers fresh insights into one of the eighteenth century’s most influential landscape designers.
To round up #OpenAccessWeek, we’re returning to the question: Who Owns Our Knowledge?
Kate Petherbridge (WRUPress Manager & OIPA Chair) explores the many facets of this question—how ownership shapes who can access, share & benefit from research, and why it matters more than ever.
#OAWeek2025
Kate Petherbridge (WRUPress Manager & OIPA Chair) explores the many facets of this question—how ownership shapes who can access, share & benefit from research, and why it matters more than ever.
#OAWeek2025
October 24, 2025 at 2:06 PM
To round up #OpenAccessWeek, we’re returning to the question: Who Owns Our Knowledge?
Kate Petherbridge (WRUPress Manager & OIPA Chair) explores the many facets of this question—how ownership shapes who can access, share & benefit from research, and why it matters more than ever.
#OAWeek2025
Kate Petherbridge (WRUPress Manager & OIPA Chair) explores the many facets of this question—how ownership shapes who can access, share & benefit from research, and why it matters more than ever.
#OAWeek2025
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A book vending machine provides an outlet for D.C.-area authors after funding cuts
By Brittney Melton
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#books
By Brittney Melton
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#books
A book vending machine provides an outlet for D.C.-area authors after funding cuts
Washington, D.C.'s vending machine LitBox distributes books, with a serving of hope as local writers struggle with arts funding cuts.
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October 16, 2025 at 12:09 PM
A book vending machine provides an outlet for D.C.-area authors after funding cuts
By Brittney Melton
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#books
By Brittney Melton
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#books
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Together, @wrunipress.bsky.social and the Open Research team at York foster a culture where openness is the default - but always balanced with respect for author rights, equity of access, and recognition of diverse voices 📖
Read the full post 'Who Owns Our Knowledge?' on the WRUP blog 👇 #OAWeek
Read the full post 'Who Owns Our Knowledge?' on the WRUP blog 👇 #OAWeek
October 20, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Together, @wrunipress.bsky.social and the Open Research team at York foster a culture where openness is the default - but always balanced with respect for author rights, equity of access, and recognition of diverse voices 📖
Read the full post 'Who Owns Our Knowledge?' on the WRUP blog 👇 #OAWeek
Read the full post 'Who Owns Our Knowledge?' on the WRUP blog 👇 #OAWeek
We're attending the @oipassoc.bsky.social Online Symposium 2025 today as part of #OpenAccessWeek! Organised by the Open Institutional Publishing Association, the event explores the evolving open publishing landscape & the innovative projects shaping its future. #OpenPublishing 🌐📚
#OAWeek2025 #OIPA
#OAWeek2025 #OIPA
October 21, 2025 at 9:55 AM
We're attending the @oipassoc.bsky.social Online Symposium 2025 today as part of #OpenAccessWeek! Organised by the Open Institutional Publishing Association, the event explores the evolving open publishing landscape & the innovative projects shaping its future. #OpenPublishing 🌐📚
#OAWeek2025 #OIPA
#OAWeek2025 #OIPA
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To celebrate #OAWeek, book onto one of our training sessions!
✨21st Oct: OA for books & chapters
✨21st Oct: Demystifying open research I: authorship
✨23rd Oct: Bitesize OA webinar (REF&UKRI policies)
✨23rd Oct: Copyright misconceptions
✨23rd Oct: Demystifying open research II: publications
Links 👇
✨21st Oct: OA for books & chapters
✨21st Oct: Demystifying open research I: authorship
✨23rd Oct: Bitesize OA webinar (REF&UKRI policies)
✨23rd Oct: Copyright misconceptions
✨23rd Oct: Demystifying open research II: publications
Links 👇
We've got some training for @sheffielduni.bsky.social researchers coming up for #OAweek2025!
✨21st October - Exploring open access for books & chapters
✨23rd October - Bitesize OA webinar (REF & UKRI policies)
✨23rd October - Copyright misconceptions
Book via myDevelopment using links below -
✨21st October - Exploring open access for books & chapters
✨23rd October - Bitesize OA webinar (REF & UKRI policies)
✨23rd October - Copyright misconceptions
Book via myDevelopment using links below -
October 20, 2025 at 10:22 AM
To celebrate #OAWeek, book onto one of our training sessions!
✨21st Oct: OA for books & chapters
✨21st Oct: Demystifying open research I: authorship
✨23rd Oct: Bitesize OA webinar (REF&UKRI policies)
✨23rd Oct: Copyright misconceptions
✨23rd Oct: Demystifying open research II: publications
Links 👇
✨21st Oct: OA for books & chapters
✨21st Oct: Demystifying open research I: authorship
✨23rd Oct: Bitesize OA webinar (REF&UKRI policies)
✨23rd Oct: Copyright misconceptions
✨23rd Oct: Demystifying open research II: publications
Links 👇
This #OpenAccessWeek (20–26 Oct) we’re asking:
Who owns our knowledge?
WRUP + @uoyopenres.bsky.social believe openness and ownership can go hand in hand.
Here’s how we’re working together to make that real.
#OAWeek2025 #OpenResearch #CreativeCommons
Who owns our knowledge?
WRUP + @uoyopenres.bsky.social believe openness and ownership can go hand in hand.
Here’s how we’re working together to make that real.
#OAWeek2025 #OpenResearch #CreativeCommons
October 20, 2025 at 10:23 AM
This #OpenAccessWeek (20–26 Oct) we’re asking:
Who owns our knowledge?
WRUP + @uoyopenres.bsky.social believe openness and ownership can go hand in hand.
Here’s how we’re working together to make that real.
#OAWeek2025 #OpenResearch #CreativeCommons
Who owns our knowledge?
WRUP + @uoyopenres.bsky.social believe openness and ownership can go hand in hand.
Here’s how we’re working together to make that real.
#OAWeek2025 #OpenResearch #CreativeCommons
W-Ray the @whiteroselibraries.bsky.social whippet mascot is supporting the 'Screening the Fleet' event today in Sheffield!#openaccess #academicpublishing
September 18, 2025 at 4:06 PM
W-Ray the @whiteroselibraries.bsky.social whippet mascot is supporting the 'Screening the Fleet' event today in Sheffield!#openaccess #academicpublishing
🎬 Today’s the Day! – Screening the Fleet
Join us this evening for drinks, nibbles, and good conversation as we celebrate Screening the Fleet.
Don’t miss out!
Join us this evening for drinks, nibbles, and good conversation as we celebrate Screening the Fleet.
Don’t miss out!
Prof Rayner shares his research in a talk and discussion with Chris Terrill—filmmaker & broadcaster—followed by an audience Q&A.
📅 Thu 18 Sept,🥂 Drinks 17:15, 🎤 Talk 17:30. 📍Lecture Theatre 02, The Diamond, Sheffield. 🎟️ Free – registration required 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/screening-...
📅 Thu 18 Sept,🥂 Drinks 17:15, 🎤 Talk 17:30. 📍Lecture Theatre 02, The Diamond, Sheffield. 🎟️ Free – registration required 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/screening-...
Screening the Fleet: A Conversation about 50 years of the Navy on Screen
Exploring 50 years of the Royal Navy on TV and the lens this turns on media, history, and national identity
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September 18, 2025 at 10:46 AM
🎬 Today’s the Day! – Screening the Fleet
Join us this evening for drinks, nibbles, and good conversation as we celebrate Screening the Fleet.
Don’t miss out!
Join us this evening for drinks, nibbles, and good conversation as we celebrate Screening the Fleet.
Don’t miss out!
Our WRUP Exec Manager Kate is at #ALPSP2025, attending @alittleroad.bsky.social session on how scholarly societies & university presses can publish OA books sustainably & equitably—covering the transition to OA, academic engagement, & building fair, lasting models. #OpenAccess #ScholarlyPublishing
September 11, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Our WRUP Exec Manager Kate is at #ALPSP2025, attending @alittleroad.bsky.social session on how scholarly societies & university presses can publish OA books sustainably & equitably—covering the transition to OA, academic engagement, & building fair, lasting models. #OpenAccess #ScholarlyPublishing
🚨 Reminder!
We still have tickets available for Screening the Fleet – 50 Years of the Navy on Screen 🎬
If you—or anyone you know—are interested in media, military history, or British TV, don’t miss this one. Come along and get signed up!
We still have tickets available for Screening the Fleet – 50 Years of the Navy on Screen 🎬
If you—or anyone you know—are interested in media, military history, or British TV, don’t miss this one. Come along and get signed up!
⚓️ Event Alert: Screening the Fleet – 50 Years of the Navy on Screen
How has the Royal Navy been portrayed on screen over the past 50 years? What can these depictions reveal about culture, politics, and national identity? Join us for an evening of discussion with Prof Jonathan Rayner & Chris Terrill.
How has the Royal Navy been portrayed on screen over the past 50 years? What can these depictions reveal about culture, politics, and national identity? Join us for an evening of discussion with Prof Jonathan Rayner & Chris Terrill.
September 10, 2025 at 9:40 AM
🚨 Reminder!
We still have tickets available for Screening the Fleet – 50 Years of the Navy on Screen 🎬
If you—or anyone you know—are interested in media, military history, or British TV, don’t miss this one. Come along and get signed up!
We still have tickets available for Screening the Fleet – 50 Years of the Navy on Screen 🎬
If you—or anyone you know—are interested in media, military history, or British TV, don’t miss this one. Come along and get signed up!
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Last run through of my talk for #OpenFest tomorrow, pretty much bang on an hour so I'm going to have to speak fast and attempt to not go off track.
Hopefully it'll be an enjoyable, if general, overview of EDI issues in Open Research. I hope you'll come along!
sheffield.ac.uk/openresearch...
Hopefully it'll be an enjoyable, if general, overview of EDI issues in Open Research. I hope you'll come along!
sheffield.ac.uk/openresearch...
OpenFest 2025
OpenFest 2025 will take place between 2nd-5th September 2025. View the programme and book your place:
sheffield.ac.uk
September 1, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Last run through of my talk for #OpenFest tomorrow, pretty much bang on an hour so I'm going to have to speak fast and attempt to not go off track.
Hopefully it'll be an enjoyable, if general, overview of EDI issues in Open Research. I hope you'll come along!
sheffield.ac.uk/openresearch...
Hopefully it'll be an enjoyable, if general, overview of EDI issues in Open Research. I hope you'll come along!
sheffield.ac.uk/openresearch...
⚓️ Event Alert: Screening the Fleet – 50 Years of the Navy on Screen
How has the Royal Navy been portrayed on screen over the past 50 years? What can these depictions reveal about culture, politics, and national identity? Join us for an evening of discussion with Prof Jonathan Rayner & Chris Terrill.
How has the Royal Navy been portrayed on screen over the past 50 years? What can these depictions reveal about culture, politics, and national identity? Join us for an evening of discussion with Prof Jonathan Rayner & Chris Terrill.
August 27, 2025 at 3:46 PM
⚓️ Event Alert: Screening the Fleet – 50 Years of the Navy on Screen
How has the Royal Navy been portrayed on screen over the past 50 years? What can these depictions reveal about culture, politics, and national identity? Join us for an evening of discussion with Prof Jonathan Rayner & Chris Terrill.
How has the Royal Navy been portrayed on screen over the past 50 years? What can these depictions reveal about culture, politics, and national identity? Join us for an evening of discussion with Prof Jonathan Rayner & Chris Terrill.
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🛡️ August is National Immunisation Month
WRL supports cutting-edge research, with papers on immunisation, policy, and practice - supporting global knowledge-sharing and interdisciplinary collaboration.
To explore, click the🔗: eprints.whiterose.ac.uk
#OpenAccess #WRRO #Immunisation
WRL supports cutting-edge research, with papers on immunisation, policy, and practice - supporting global knowledge-sharing and interdisciplinary collaboration.
To explore, click the🔗: eprints.whiterose.ac.uk
#OpenAccess #WRRO #Immunisation
August 12, 2025 at 3:40 PM
🛡️ August is National Immunisation Month
WRL supports cutting-edge research, with papers on immunisation, policy, and practice - supporting global knowledge-sharing and interdisciplinary collaboration.
To explore, click the🔗: eprints.whiterose.ac.uk
#OpenAccess #WRRO #Immunisation
WRL supports cutting-edge research, with papers on immunisation, policy, and practice - supporting global knowledge-sharing and interdisciplinary collaboration.
To explore, click the🔗: eprints.whiterose.ac.uk
#OpenAccess #WRRO #Immunisation
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It’s World Hepatitis Day! 🌍
Here at White Rose Research Online, you can access the latest research on new trials and studies — all free to read, no paywalls.
Explore cutting‑edge findings here: eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/cgi/search/a...
#WorldHepatitisDay #OpenAccess #Research
Here at White Rose Research Online, you can access the latest research on new trials and studies — all free to read, no paywalls.
Explore cutting‑edge findings here: eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/cgi/search/a...
#WorldHepatitisDay #OpenAccess #Research
Basic metadata (title, abstract, author, date) matches "hepatitis" - White Rose Research Online
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July 28, 2025 at 1:10 PM
It’s World Hepatitis Day! 🌍
Here at White Rose Research Online, you can access the latest research on new trials and studies — all free to read, no paywalls.
Explore cutting‑edge findings here: eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/cgi/search/a...
#WorldHepatitisDay #OpenAccess #Research
Here at White Rose Research Online, you can access the latest research on new trials and studies — all free to read, no paywalls.
Explore cutting‑edge findings here: eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/cgi/search/a...
#WorldHepatitisDay #OpenAccess #Research
Today marks the anniversary of Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s death — a reminder of how his visionary poetry (Kubla Khan, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner) still shapes the way we imagine nature, myth, and the mind.
July 25, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Today marks the anniversary of Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s death — a reminder of how his visionary poetry (Kubla Khan, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner) still shapes the way we imagine nature, myth, and the mind.
📚✨ Today we're playing an emoji game — and we want you to join in!
Can you guess the White Rose University Press books from just a string of emojis? 👀🔍
(Yes... we know some are a little tenuous. That's part of the challenge!)
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Drop your guesses in the replies! 💬👇
#EmojiGame #WRUP
Can you guess the White Rose University Press books from just a string of emojis? 👀🔍
(Yes... we know some are a little tenuous. That's part of the challenge!)
📺the🚢
🦪🐦🍲
⭐🚗
Drop your guesses in the replies! 💬👇
#EmojiGame #WRUP
July 17, 2025 at 10:13 AM
📚✨ Today we're playing an emoji game — and we want you to join in!
Can you guess the White Rose University Press books from just a string of emojis? 👀🔍
(Yes... we know some are a little tenuous. That's part of the challenge!)
📺the🚢
🦪🐦🍲
⭐🚗
Drop your guesses in the replies! 💬👇
#EmojiGame #WRUP
Can you guess the White Rose University Press books from just a string of emojis? 👀🔍
(Yes... we know some are a little tenuous. That's part of the challenge!)
📺the🚢
🦪🐦🍲
⭐🚗
Drop your guesses in the replies! 💬👇
#EmojiGame #WRUP
Continuing our week of thanks, we’d like to say a heartfelt thank you to Professor Nikki Dibben from the @sheffielduni.bsky.social, who will be stepping down from the White Rose University Press Editorial Board after nearly five years.
July 8, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Continuing our week of thanks, we’d like to say a heartfelt thank you to Professor Nikki Dibben from the @sheffielduni.bsky.social, who will be stepping down from the White Rose University Press Editorial Board after nearly five years.