With “Getting to Know Each Other,” we invite you to join us on a journey of discovery as we spotlight the individual presses that comprise our community. Through a couple of questions and a glimpse at their book covers that reflect the essence of each member, we aim to celebrate the unique contributions and perspectives that collectively form our association.
Lund University Press joined AEUP in September 2025. Publishing Director Calum Petrie has answered our questions. Thank you and welcome aboard!
Can you present your press history and mission?
Lund University Press publishes high-quality, rigorously peer-reviewed monographs and edited volumes in English from a wide range of disciplines. LUP was set up in 2015 to bring worldwide exposure to important research produced at Lund University. In collaboration with Manchester University Press, who produce, market and sell our titles, LUP books are published simultaneously in print and Open Access online. Their subject matter varies a great deal, but they have one thing in common: they carry some of the best research produced at a leading Scandinavian university right into the international scholarly discussion where they belong.
What are your expectations from AEUP and how do you wish to contribute to the future of institutional publishing in Europe?
Lund University Press is on a journey of growth, from a small press based in and funded by the Joint Faculties of Humanities and Theology at Lund University, to a thriving, university-wide publishing operation. However, this isn’t possible without openness, cooperation, and knowledge-sharing. We are already in contact with other university presses in Sweden, and wish to widen our network to ensure we grow in a sustainable way that can be of benefit not only to LUP but to the scholarly publishing community across Europe. AEUP membership will hopefully provide us with many moments of learning, and if others can learn anything from us, so much the better!
If you were to choose only three of all you published titles as representatives of your press, what titles would you choose?
