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Academia & Publishing APE Conference 2026: Scholarly Communication at a Turning Point (Day 1) What does it take to uphold research excellence? What do librarians think about AI in the scholarly environment? How can we combat inequalities in academic publishing? This year’s APE conference tackled these questions and more. Here are the key highlights of the first day.
Arts & Humanities Artificial Intelligence in Academia: a De Gruyter Brill retrospective How do academics navigate the rapidly evolving landscape of artificial intelligence? As the year draws to a close, we reflect on our webinar series for librarians and the key insights and lessons it has revealed.
Academia & Publishing (In)accessibility in Higher Education and the Myth of the Ideal Academic What makes the academy still particularly inaccessible, and what can we do about it? By centering the experiences of disabled academics, a new edited collection points the way towards practical inclusivity and allyship.
Arts & Humanities Silent Night, Political Night: Christmas Films in Cold War America Christmas films like to pretend they’re harmless seasonal comfort, but history suggests otherwise. A new book examines how postwar American cinema used Christmas to negotiate politics, patriotism, and conformity under the pressures of McCarthyism.
Arts & Humanities ‘Forced Diversity’ In Movies Is Not a Thing – But Here’s Why Some People Are So Scared of It