Knowing me, knowing UKSG: scholarly comms journeys

In this episode we speak to Lorna Goudie, Acquisitions Coordinator at Edge Hill University, about their experience of attending the 2025 UKSG conference as a sponsored place winner.

Anna Hughes interviews Jodie Heap, Scholarly Communications and Research Support Librarian at Keele University. During the podcast they discuss Jodie's experience at the UKSG conference 2025.

Anna Hughes interview Naomi Davey about their experience at the UKSG conference 2025

An interview with Olivia Edmonds, Academic Liaison Librarian at UWTSD. Olivia shares their experiences of attending the 2025 UKSG conference.

An interview with Nataliia Kaliuzhna, Research Associate, Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology. Nataliia was one of the sponsored places attendees at the UKSG Conference 2025. In this episode we discuss their experiences at the conference from the perspective of a first time attendee.

An interview with Rebecca Well, Library Assistant at Liverpool Hope University. Rebecca was one of the sponsored places attendees at the UKSG conference 2025. In this episode we discuss Rebecca experiences at the conference from the perspective of a first time attendee.

31. An interview with Samuel Moore, Scholarly Communications Specialist by UKSG

Katherine Stephan interviews with Claire Sewell, Head of Research Information Service at the House of Commons

Anna Hughes is joined by Gillian Daly, Executive Officer at Scottish confederation of university & research libraries. Recorded in January 2025.

Tom Morley interviews Paula Kennedy, Head of Publishing, University of London Press. Recorded January 2025.

Anna Hughes interviews Caroline Edwards, Executive Director of the Open Library of Humanities.

An interview with Anthony Cond, Chief Executive of Liverpool University Press and President of the Association of University Presses (2024/25). Recorded in January 2025.

In this episode of the UKSG podcast, Anna Hughes interviews Lucy Barnes, Senior Editor and Outreach Coordinator at Open Book Publishers.

In this episode of the UKSG podcast, Emily Shields is joined by Rosie Jones, Director of Student and Library Services at Teesside University Recorded in October 2024.

In this episode of our podcast, we are joined by Thomas Kaarsted Deputy Library Director, University Library of Southern Denmark. During the episode, we discuss Thomas' work with colleagues on Citizen Science, as well as Thomas' career journey. Recorded in September 2024.

An interview with Courtney McAllister, who is a Senior Solution Architect at Atypon, and also the current president of NASIG, which is a North American sister organisation to UKSG. In this interview Courtney talks about the different directions her career has taken over the years, how she benefitted from professional development, and shares her interview tips and experiences.

In this episode of the UKSG careers podcast, Sam Nesbit interviews Charlie Rapple, Chair of UKSG and Co-founder of Kudos. During the episode, they discuss Charlie's career journey to date, as well as what excites them the most about their work.

In this episode of the UKSG podcast, we are joined by Kiren Shoman, Executive Vice President at Sage. During the episode, Kiren discussed their career journey so far, their career inspirations and the importance of DEI in their work.

In this episode of the UKSG podcast, Tom Morley is joined by Professor Jane Secker, Senior Lecturer in Educational Development at City, University of London. Jane is currently the chair of the CILIP Information Literacy Group and was a founder member of LILAC (Librarians’ Information Literacy Annual Conference). Jane was previously employed at the London School of Economics and Political Science,...

In the latest episode of the podcast, Anna Hughes, Scholarly Communications and Engagement Officer at Jisc, interviews Joy Owango, Founding Director of the Training Centre in Communication (TCC Africa). Set up in 2006, TCC is the first African-based training centre to teach effective communication skills to scientists. Working in partnership with the University of Nairobi, TCC provides capacity su...

In this latest episode of ‘Knowing Me, Knowing UKSG’, Katherine Stephan speaks to Dr. Sabina Alam, Director of Publishing Ethics and Integrity at Taylor & Francis Group. Sabina discusses her route from research into publishing, the complexity and challenges of research integrity and the advantages of working together to combat fraudulent publishing.

In the latest episode of "Knowing Me, Knowing UKSG", Hebba Beech speaks to Tasha Mellins-Cohen, Executive Director at COUNTER and Founder of Mellins-Cohen Consulting. Tasha tells us about her varied career in publishing, making the most of the opportunities presented to you, and always having an appetite to learn.

An interview with Tim Wales, University Librarian, Cranfield University. Tim was previously Head of Library Services at Brunel University, London. In the last decade, he has held research and academic library leadership positions at Rothamsted Research, the University of West London and London Business School. He “earned his stripes” as a manager at Royal Holloway, University of London, a subject...

Josh Sendall interviews Sarah Pittaway, Director of Library & Learning Resources, Birmingham City University.

Anna Hughes, Scholarly Communications and Engagement Officer at Jisc, interviews Pooja Aggarwal, Director of Academic and Professional Publishing at Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.