Who we are

Scottish Universities Press (SUP) is coordinated through the Scottish Confederation of University and Research Libraries (SCURL) and managed by 20 academic libraries across Scotland and Northern Ireland. SCURL is a membership body that has been supporting collaborative initiatives across Scotland’s academic libraries for over 30 years.

The strategic direction of the Press is led by a Management Board with a representative from each member library. Our inclusive governance approach has been strengthened by the successful transition to the Community Interest Company (CIC) structure, according all 20 members equal status in the running of Press and ensuring that SUP will always remain not-for-profit and able to serve the needs of our academic community. 

The day-to-day operations are managed by: SCURL Executive Officer, Gillian Daly, who also acts as Press Manager; SUP Publishing Officer, Dominique Walker; and Paul Clarke, SUP’s Freelance Commissioning Editor. An Editorial Board consisting of 14 researchers from across member institutions manage the peer review process and make all editorial decisions on our content.

We are also grateful for the many in-kind contributions we receive from staff at our member institutions, through practical working groups, metadata provision and our peer review network of researchers.

SUP Team

  • Gillian Daly

    SUP Press Manager and SCURL Executive Officer

  • Dominique Walker

    SUP Publishing Officer

  • Paul Clarke

    Freelance Commissioning Editor

Member Libraries

  • The University of Aberdeen logo

    University of Aberdeen

  • Abertay University

  • University of Dundee

  • University of Edinburgh

  • Edinburgh Napier University

  • University of Glasgow

  • Glasgow Caledonian University

  • The Glasgow School of Art

  • Heriot Watt University

  • The Open University

  • Queen Margaret University

  • Queen’s University Belfast

  • Robert Gordon University

  • Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

  • SRUC

  • University of St Andrews

  • University of Stirling

  • University of Strathclyde

  • University of the Highlands and Islands

  • University of the West of Scotland

Management Board

The strategic direction of the Press is overseen by a Management Board formed of library representatives from each member institution.

The members of the Management Board are:

Chair: Hannah Whaley, Director of Library Services, University of Dundee

Vice Chair: Jennifer Louden, Director of Library Services, Robert Gordon University

Gillian Daly, Executive Officer, SCURL

Simon Bains, University Librarian, University of Aberdeen

Neal Buchanan, Head of Scholarly Research Communications, University of Strathclyde

Jeanette Castle, University Librarian, University of the West of Scotland

Caroline Cochrane, Head of Information Services, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

Ken Dick, Head of Library Services, Queen Margaret University

Dr Catherine Eagleton, University Librarian and Director of Collections and Museums, University of St Andrews

Ben Kieliszek, Head of Library Services, Edinburgh Napier University     

Valerie McCutcheon, Research Information Manager, University of Glasgow

Noelle McDougall, Research Support Manager, Abertay University      

Elizabeth McHugh, Electronic Resources Manager, University of the Highlands & Islands   

Sally McIntosh, University of the West of Scotland

Elaine Muir, Library Services Lead, SRUC      

Richard Nurse, Associate Director (Digital Futures), The Open University           

Isabel O’Kelly, Subject and Research Services Librarian, Queen’s University Belfast

Nicola Siminson, Institutional Repository and Records Manager, Glasgow School of Art

Colin Sinclair, Head of Information Support, University of Stirling

Gary Steele, Director of Library Services, Glasgow Caledonian University

Dominic Tate, Head of Library Research Support, University of Edinburgh

Iain Young, Head of Research Support & Resource Services, Heriot-Watt University