MDPI UK

20/10/2025

International Open Access Week draws attention to the importance of Open Access (OA) both within the research community and beyond.

This year’s theme focuses on the question of ‘Who Owns Our Knowledge?’, asking us to consider how communities can reassert control over the knowledge they produce in a time of disruption. It involves an exploration of who has access to education and research, how knowledge is created and shared, where it has come from, and whose voices are recognized and valued.

MDPI has been committed to the principles of OA for 25 years and continues to prioritize the advancement of open scientific exchange. All of the material within MDPI’s 485+ journals is free to read, distribute, and reuse, so long as it is cited correctly.

In the UK, we are continuing with MDPI’s mission to lead the global transition to Open Access publishing. Members of societies who are affiliated with an MDPI journal, as well as those institutions that are part of the Institutional Open Access Program, benefit from discounts to their Article Processing Charges. We also regularly offer waivers to authors or reviewers looking to publish in MDPI UK.

You can learn more about the ways MDPI is working to inform the academic community about Open Access here: https://brnw.ch/21wWLsS

17/10/2025

MDPI is pleased to announce an Academic Publishing Workshop in collaboration with the University of Southampton Malaysia.

The session will enable the early career researchers to navigate the academic publishing landscape with more confidence, and will foster a meaningful exchange of ideas.

Learn more about the speakers here:

MDPI is pleased to announce an Academic Publishing Workshop in collaboration with University of Southampton Malaysia. This session is designed...

15/10/2025

"This Special Issue aims to showcase the latest advancements, coming technology, and challenges to foster collaboration among professionals working to improve the standards of burn care and other related conditions." - Dr. Fredrik Huss, Guest Editor

Submit to this exciting Special Issue within the European Burn Journal: "Innovative Applications and Challenges of Emerging Materials and Technologies in Burn Treatment".

🗓️Deadline for manuscript submission: 31 December 2025

🌟Find out more and apply here:

European Burn Journal, an international, peer-reviewed Open Access journal.

14/10/2025

During last month's 2025 European Burns Association (EBA) conference, two MDPI UK colleagues delivered an Academic Publishing Workshop featuring presentations on:

- Open Access Publishing
- MDPI's Editorial Workflow
- Peer Review Process

European Burn Journal's Editors-in-Chief, Prof. Naiem Moiemen and Prof. Peter Vogt also spotlighted the journal. They showcased its milestones and some of the top papers from 2024, before engaging in a lively roundtable discussion on hot topics in the field.

Academic Publishing Workshops are valuable for everyone in research community, whether you're an early-career researcher or an experienced academic. Our staff offer workshops in universities, research institutes, conferences and workshops, and academic events. They cover a range of essential topics in their presentations, aiming to demystify open access publishing and equip authors with the skills they need to successfully publish their research.

Enquire about hosting your own Academic Publishing Workshop at: [email protected]

10/10/2025

October 10th is recognised globally as World Mental Health Day (WMHD). WMHD reflects the importance of raising awareness about mental health issues and provides an opportunity for individuals to talk and learn about mental health. The theme for WMHD this year is “Access to services – mental health in catastrophes and emergencies”.

At MDPI UK the mental wellbeing of our colleagues is our priority, which is why we have a dedicated Mental Health First Aid team. The team are trained through St Johns Ambulance to provide a safe space in the workplace for colleagues to talk about mental health, and advocate for them in their times of need.

Our team works on an individual and group level to improve the overall mental wellbeing of the office. It has helped individuals identify and implement workplace adjustments to make their workday more manageable, acted as a crisis point for individuals who require mental health first aid attention, and provided an opportunity for individuals to reach out to talk about their mental health in an informed, judgement-free environment.

For WMHD this year, our Mental Health First Aiders are opening the floor to group conversations about mental health in the workplace, offering their time and insights in a special “Tea Club” open to the entire office.

Supporting an office of more than 150 people, the Mental Health First Aiders team at MDPI Manchester strives to make a positive difference to the mental health of colleagues in the workplace.

Learn more about World Mental Health Day 2025 here: https://brnw.ch/21wWwKR

09/10/2025

MDPI is proud to have sponsored the 30th Annual Mental Health Nursing Research Conference and prize awards last month at St Catherine's College, University of Oxford in collaboration with the following journals:

🌟Nursing Reports MDPI
🌟Healthcare MDPI
🌟Psychology International
🌟Behavioral Sciences MDPI

As part of the collaboration, MDPI also hosted two Academic Publishing Workshop sessions throughout the conference. The topics covered were "How to Peer Review" and "Ethics and AI in Publishing". The workshop attendees were active and engaged, prompting interesting questions surrounding the guidelines for AI reports and what makes a good reviewer report.

Many of the attendees of the conference were Editorial Board Members and authors within MDPI, providing our conference attendees with the opportunity to speak with them firsthand about the conference.

We wish to extend our thanks to all of the organisers and attendees of the conference, and look forward to working closely with them in the future. 💙

08/10/2025

World Mental Health Day is this Friday 10th October. In commemoration of the event, MDPI is organising a special webinar encouraging researchers to raise awareness of mental health issues around the world and to mobilise efforts in support of mental health.

🗓️Date:10 October 2025
🕑Time: 4:30 p.m. CEST | 10:30 a.m. EDT | 10:30 p.m. CST Asia

07/10/2025

In July, MDPI UK had the pleasure of hosting an Academic Publishing Workshop at the University of Warwick in collaboration with Universe MDPI (ISSN 2218-1997) and Dr. Dmitrii Kolotkov.

During the workshop, two of our colleagues delivered training sessions exploring MDPI's Editorial Process, AI usage within academic publishing, MDPI's guidelines on AI use, and how to prevent AI misuse.

The sessions proved to be incredibly useful and interactive for the attendees, and gave way to an interesting discussion that explored AI use in academic publishing in more depth, as well as what makes a good review report.

Our workshops are an excellent resource for researchers at every stage of their career and we will tailor our presentations to suit your expected audience.

🌟Enquire about hosting your own Academic Publishing Workshop through [email protected] 🌟

03/10/2025

Read below this highly cited article from Sustainability MDPI exploring the impact of artificial intelligence on education.

The paper aims to investigate the applications, advantages, and challenges of AI in education.

Read the full article here: https://brnw.ch/21wWjUJ

02/10/2025

In August, two of our colleagues attended the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) Annual International Conference 2025.

During the conference, they connected with multiple MDPI Guest Editors, Editorial Board Members, and authors. This included a number of attendees who visited the conference back in 2024, highlighting the importance of the event to the UK academic community.

The Royal Geographical Society has been holding their annual conference since 1933, in which they also held the inaugural meeting of the Institute of British Geographers (IBG). Every three years the conference takes place outside of London, with this year's being held in Birmingham.

We would like to extend our thanks to everyone we spoke to at the event, and look forward to attending the conference again in future.

01/10/2025

Applications are now open for the MDPI Sustainability Foundation's World Sustainability Award and Emerging Sustainability Leader Award.

Application Deadline: 15 December 2025
Winners Announced: 30 January 2026

The World Sustainability Award (WSA) honors individuals who have made groundbreaking contributions to sustainability research. Offered by the MDPI Sustainability Foundation, the award recognizes scholarly excellence and transformative impact across disciplines.

The Emerging Sustainability Leader Award (ESLA) recognizes outstanding early-career researchers who have made exceptional contributions to sustainability research. Offered by the MDPI Sustainability Foundation, the award celebrates innovation, impact, and academic excellence across the sustainability spectrum.

Learn more and apply here: https://brnw.ch/21wWfTs

25/09/2025

Reflections from the 2025 MDPI UK Summit:

We are proud to have had the Editor-in-Chief of NDT MDPI, Prof. Dr. Fabio Tosti, deliver a presentation about his experiences promoting and developing his journal. It was incredibly useful to hear firsthand the successful methods used by himself to maintain and develop the journal.

As well as this, the event featured presentations from six MDPI staff, including our CEO Stefan Tochev and Office Manager Jaime Anderson. Jaime presented the ways in which we have been engaging the UK Academic Community over the last year, and detailed our plans for the upcoming months.

We heard from Scientific Quality Advisor Lead Dr. Michael O'Sullivan, who delivered two presentations throughout the course of the summit. The first explained MDPI's Editorial Process, focusing on the updates on the process in the last year. His second presentation explored the role of Indexing in academic publishing, and highlighted the ways in which we are working for our journals within MDPI's Indexing team.

Becky Castellon, our Institutional Partnerships Manager, delivered a presentation introducing MDPI's Institutional Open Access Program, as well as the benefits and limitations of Transformative Agreements. Research Integrity Specialist Daisy Fenton also gave a presentation on the core principles of Research Integrity and Publication Ethics, once again relating it back to MDPI's practices.

Throughout the sessions our attendees engaged in meaningful discussions with our staff, and raised relevant questions for the speakers that engaged all participants.

We want to reiterate our sincere thanks to all of the staff and Editorial Board Members who made the event possible. We look forward to seeing you at the next one! 💙