Wessex Institute of Technology
The Wessex Institute of Technology (usually referred to as just Wessex Institute or WIT) is an educational and research institute. WIT is located at Ashurst Lodge in the New Forest National Park, in the South of England. established the Wessex Institute of Technology in 1986 which succeeded the Computational Mechanics Institute formed in 1981. He held the role of Chairman until his death on Saturday 3 March 2018. The Wessex Institute’s activities are divided into 3 core areas: Research, Conferences and Publishing. Research The Wessex Institute of Technology research programmes are funded by industry and research organisations. International conference programme The Wessex Institute of Technology organises a programme of around 15 to 20 conferences each year. Publishing - WIT Press WIT Press is the publishing service of the Wessex Institute of Technology. Based at Ashurst Lodge, it publishes conference proceedings, journals and a number of specialised research monographs and edited works. It was identified as a potential predatory publisher by Jeffrey Beall before the list was removed at the start of 2017. Controversy over peer review The Wessex Institute of Technology previously organised a conference on design and nature, whilst WIT Press publishes the International Journal of Design & Nature