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    Niamh Tumelty

    Managing Director, LSE Press

    Niamh Tumelty is Director of LSE Library, which includes the role of Managing Director of LSE Press. Her approach centres around the design of policy and services based on deep understanding of the needs of differing disciplines, and she has a particular interest in what open social science would look like if designed from this perspective. Prior to joining LSE, Niamh was Head of Open Research Services (Associate Director) at Cambridge University Libraries and a Fellow of Newnham College.

    Beth Clark

    Associate Director: Digital Scholarship and Innovation, LSE Library

    Beth joined the Library in June 2016. Her team is responsible for service assessment and development, scholarly communications and research support and the Digital Library. This includes managing project teams, user experience (UX) research, the Library website and implementing developments in digital scholarship.


    Alice Park

    Managing Editor, LSE Press

    Alice joined the LSE Press team in 2022. She has previously worked as an editor for LSE’s British Politics and Policy blog and for several publishers, including Rough Guides travel publishers. In 2018, she co-edited LSE Press’s first book, The UK’s Changing Democracy: the 2018 Democratic Audit. With Lucy Lambe, she manages LSE Press’s output, particularly developing new book proposals and manuscripts. Email her at: LSE.Publishing@lse.ac.uk

    Lucy Lambe

    Scholarly Communications Officer, LSE Library

    Lucy joined the Library in 2016 from Imperial College London. With Alice Park, she manages the production of LSE Press books and academic journals, as well as Houghton St Press. Email her at: LSE.Publishing@lse.ac.uk


    Elinor Potts

    Communications Coordinator, LSE Press

    Elinor joined the LSE Press in 2022 from Repeater Books where she managed marketing and communications, editing the Polari Prize-winning Deep Sniff: A History of Poppers and Queer Futures by Adam Zmith in 2021. She is an NCTJ-trained journalist and previously worked as a freelance writer, poetry editor, and senior bookseller for both independent and commercial retailers. With Lucy Lambe, she manages LSE Press’s social media and communication channels. Email her at: LSE.Publishing@lse.ac.uk