Cambridge University Press
Publishing business of the University of Cambridge
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| 2024 | The organization reported revenue exceeding £1 billion and operating profit above £200 million. |
| 2024 | Cambridge University Press & Assessment published books and journal articles from seven of the 2024 Nobel laureates. |
| 2023 | Cambridge University Press & Assessment reported 125 million downloads of scholarly research, including book chapters and research papers. |
| 2023 | Issued 11 million grades through its exam boards, including OCR and Cambridge International Education. |
| 2023 | More than 50 percent of Cambridge University Press research articles were published in open access mode. |
| July 2023 | Predatory Reports published a detailed discussion about Cambridge Scholars Publishing, concluding that some studies name it as potentially predatory. |
| 2022 | Chief Executive Peter Phillips addressed the Education World Forum, warning about the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on students' mental health and urging education leaders to prioritize student wellbeing. |
| 2022 | Expanded apprenticeship programme to 200 active apprentices in the UK across various roles. |
| 2022 | Amira Bennison was elected chair of the Cambridge University Press academic committee, replacing Kenneth Armstrong. |
| 2021 | D.D.K. Chow of Trinity College raised concerns about the lack of academic oversight during a discussion reported in the Cambridge University Reporter regarding the newly merged Cambridge University Press and Assessment institution. |
| 2021 | Won the Independent Publishers Guild Independent Publishing Awards for sustainability for the second consecutive year. |
| 2021 | Began migrating its website onto the Drupal content management system. |
| 2021 | Acquired CogBooks, a technology company that develops adaptive learning platforms that recommend course materials to optimize learning. |
| December 2021 | The most recent changes to the predatory journals list were recorded in this month. |
| August 2021 | Cambridge Assessment merged with Cambridge University Press to form Cambridge University Press and Assessment, under the approval of Queen Elizabeth II. |
| February 2021 | Cambridge University Press faced controversy over a chapter in the forthcoming Cambridge Handbook of Privatization by J. Mark Ramseyer, which contained historical mischaracterizations about Koreans murdered in the 1923 Kantō Massacre. Editors Avihay Dorfman and Alon Harel acknowledged the distortions and offered Ramseyer a chance to revise the chapter. |
| 2020 | Worked with ALPSP to create the University Press Redux Sustainability Award, with the inaugural award given to the OECD for its SDG Pathfinder. |
| 2020 | Won the Independent Publishers Guild Independent Publishing Awards for sustainability and created the University Press Redux Sustainability Award with ALPSP. |
| 2020 | Partnered with online library Perlego to provide students with access to digital textbooks. |
| 2020 | Partnered with EDUCATE Ventures, the University College London edtech accelerator, to better understand the challenges and successes of home education during the lockdown. |
| 2020 | The University of Cambridge announces its decision to merge Cambridge University Press with Cambridge Assessment. |
| 2020 | Launched the Cambridge Partnership for Education with Cambridge University Press and the University of Cambridge. |
| November 2020 | Papers related to CUP's tax exemption applications were withdrawn from public access at the National Archives and ruled closed until 1 January 2029. |
| September 29 2020 | The copyright infringement lawsuit concluded with Georgia State University prevailing as the winning party. |
| 2019 | Publication of Cambridge Companion to Roman Comedy, edited by Martin T. Dinter |
| 2019 | Publication of Cambridge Companion to Sherlock Holmes, edited by Janice M. Allan and Christopher Pittard |
| 2019 | Cambridge University Press entered into Read & Publish Open Access agreements with university libraries and consortia in several countries, including a landmark agreement with the University of California. |
| 2019 | Selected Castle School as its UK Charity of the Year and received the World Wildlife Fund's highest Three Trees score for timber purchasing policy and responsible sourcing. |
| 2019 | Cambridge University Press and Cambridge Assessment English acquired the Centre for Evaluation and Monitoring from Durham, which provides assessments to measure learner progress and potential, as well as 11 Plus exams for many UK independent and grammar schools. |
| 2019 | Cambridge University Press stated in its Annual Report that it views Read & Publish Open Access agreements as an important transitional step towards Open Access publishing. |
| 2019 | The press collaborated with the University of Cambridge's research and teaching departments to provide a unified response to Plan S, emphasizing a commitment to a sustainable and quality-driven open access approach across academic disciplines. |
| 2019 | Cambridge University Press released Cambridge Elements, a new scholarly publishing concept allowing rapid publication of works between journal article and book length. |
| 2019 | New building won an award from the British Council for Offices for good corporate workplaces. |
| 2018 | Cambridge Scholars Publishing published 729 books across various academic disciplines including health science, life science, physical science, and social science. |
| 2018 | Selected Rowan Humberstone as its UK Charity of the Year. |
| 2018 | Moved to a new purpose-built building on Cambridge University Press's site in Cambridge. |
| December 2018 | Cambridge Scholars Publishing made an official statement 'In Defense of Cambridge Scholars', with advisor John Peters addressing criticisms about publishing practices. |
| February 2018 | Cambridge Scholars Publishing was added to the update of Beall's List of potentially predatory journals or publishers. |
| 2017 | David H. Kaye's book 'Flaky Academic Journals' criticized Cambridge Scholars Publishing for lacking visible editorial boards at the time. |
| 2017 | Selected Centre 33 as its UK Charity of the Year for the second consecutive year. |
| 2017 | Selected Centre 33 as its UK Charity of the Year. |
| 2017 | The University of Cambridge announced that Cambridge University Press and Cambridge Assessment would work more closely in future under governance by the Press & Assessment Board. |
| 2016 | Guided students from Coleridge Community College, Cambridge in a CV workshop. |
| 2016 | Supported Westchester Community College in New York, installed hygienic facilities in an Indonesian rural school, and raised funds to rehabilitate earthquake-stricken schools in Nepal. |
| 2016 | Donated more than 75,000 books. |
| 2016 | Established an apprenticeship programme for people interested in publishing careers. |
| 2016 | Supported Westchester Community College in New York, installed hygienic facilities in an Indonesian rural school, raised funds to rehabilitate earthquake-stricken schools in Nepal, and conducted a CV workshop for Coleridge Community College students. |
| 2016 | Cambridge University Press selected Centre 33 as its UK Charity of the Year. |
| 2016 | Held a digital Shakespeare publishing workshop for students and teachers on World Book Day. |
| 2016 | Conducted a book publishing workshop for teachers and students in 17 schools in Delhi, India. |
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