We had the opportunity to interview Prof. Dr. Ben Clegg , Editor-in-Chief of Systems (ISSN: 2079-8954), at the 2025 MDPI UK Summit in London. Prof. Dr. Clegg is a professor of operations management and systems thinking at Aston University in Birmingham, UK. He received his PhD in process-oriented holonic (PrOH) modelling in 1999, culminating in one of the first published works within the field. He has since published widely on PrOH modelling and operations management improvem

Date : 03-06 September 2025 Location : Berlin, Germany MDPI Attendees : Isabel Nelson, Anya Osborn Website : https://www.eba2025.org/ In September, two MDPI staff attended the 2025 European Burns Association (EBA)  congress. EBA is the owner of the European Burn Journal. The annual congress is aimed at all members of the multidisciplinary burn team and other burn healthcare professionals as well as those in training for one of these specialisms from Europe and beyond. During

On 17 th September 2025, MDPI UK hosted its second bi-annual summit at the Hilton London Olympia, welcoming 21 UK Editors-in-Chief and two Associate Editors. Each summit provides our UK-based Editorial Board Members with an opportunity to hear about the latest developments in the UK office and beyond, as well as offering a space for productive discussions surrounding the latest topics in academic publishing, such as the changing landscape for reviewers and the importance of

Date: 16–19 June 2025 Location: Lisbon, Portugal MDPI Attendees: Mary O’Sullivan, Aleksandar Markovic Website: https://2025.eacr.org/ The EACR conference runs annually and brings together the cancer research community to discuss the latest innovations in and build knowledge across a breadth of research topics. It provided an excellent opportunity for our colleagues to meet with many of our existing collaborators, including Editorial Board Members, Guest Editors, and author

Location: Glasgow, UK MDPI Attendees: Dr Anya Osborn, Isabel Nelson Website: https://ispp2025.com/ MDPI UK had the pleasure of hosting a booth at ISPP 2025, in collaboration with the journals Healthcare (ISSN: 2227-9032) and Children (ISSN: 2227-9067), who sponsored a number of the plenary speakers. The conference ran over a period of 4 days, and boasted an itinerary packed with a variety of talks, panels, and workshops. The conference was incredibly successful and allowed

On 2 nd  May, three colleagues from MDPI UK attended the Manchester Forum in Linguistics at the University of Manchester to represent the journal Languages (ISSN: 2226-471X). At the forum, the team presented an Academic Publishing Workshop to the attendees, covering topics of MDPI and open access, the editorial process, and potential careers in the publishing industry. The workshop was received incredibly well, and attracted 20 attendees who were engaged throughout.   After t

In June, we hosted the first Editorial Board Meeting for all UK-based EBMs for the journal Mathematics (ISSN: 2227-7390). The meeting took place in Leicester over the course of an afternoon, and was filled with productive discussions concerning the key questions surrounding the future of the journal. It ran as a hybrid event, with a total of 12 Editorial Board Members joining online and in-person. It was the first event of its kind, allowing the Board to come together and sha

In November 2024, we held our first UK-based summit in Manchester for our External Editors based in the North of England. Our goal was to...