George Cooper is a scholarly publisher and researcher, specialising in issues of political censorship, knowledge equity, and the political and economic constraints affecting the global scholarly record. In January 2026, George will begin a lectureship in publishing practice at University College London. He recently completed a 6-year doctoral research project at UCL’s Department of Information Studies on the involvement of Western scholarly publishers in state censorship in China. Alongside a career in publishing, George writes about issues related to his research for outlets including The Bookseller, Times Higher Education, and LSE Impacts.