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In this Q&A, Fiona Cresswell shares her excitement to be on the Early Career Researchers Advisory Board for Wellcome Open Research and her hopes for changing the future of publishing for the better.

Representing the needs of early career researchers in the developing world. Mohlopheni Jackson Marakalala, Wellcome Trust International Intermediate Fellow, is a member of the Early Career Researchers Advisory Board for Wellcome Open Research. As an ECRs advisory board member he wants to encourage and support early career researchers in their academic endeavours, by promoting open research and raising awareness on the benefits the practice can provide.

Introducing Jennifer Crane, a member of the Early Career Researchers Advisory Board for Wellcome Open Research. She explains why Wellcome Open Research is a space to be celebrated, and wants to help other early career researchers to navigate the challenges of open access research, particularly in a rapidly changing policy environment.

Children born to women who reported domestic violence in pregnancy or during the first six years of the child’s life are almost 50% more likely to have a low IQ at age 8, according to a study on a British population, published in Wellcome Open Research. We discuss the associated negative influence this can have on the children’s later life outcomes and what can be done to help mitigate the adverse effects.

Author surveys are an important tool to understand our authors experience and what they would like to see improved. Robert Kiley and Michael Markie discuss the key findings from our latest survey and ways we can help to streamline and improve the platform.

Researchers suggest that increasing political commitment to provide universal health coverage can drive the production of falsified or substandard medicines. We interviewed first author of the study, Elizabeth Pisani, King’s College London, UK to find out more about the drivers for poor quality medicines and the actions that can be taken to protect medicine quality, and thereby public health.

For Open Access Week 2019, the Early Career Researchers Advisory Board members share their thoughts on open access and how they think it benefits science and the community as a whole.

The new gateway for the Wellcome Centre for Integrative Parasitology (WCIP) provides a deeper understanding of parasites. Vickie Curtis, Public Engagement Manager at WCIP, and Andy Waters, research group leader and gateway advisor for WCIP, tell us more about the gateway and how this open research hub can benefit the community and could speed up the development of new treatments.

Introducing Rebecca Payne, chair of the Early Career Researchers (ECR) Advisory Board for Wellcome Open Research. In this Q&A, she shares her frustration with the status quo on how research is predominantly published and disseminated, and suggests how the research community can benefit from adopting more open and collaborative approaches.

In this blog, Molly Cranston; Senior Associate Editor at F1000 and Jonathan Threlfall; Editorial Data Lead and Senior Assistant Editor at F1000, discuss the policies and guidelines implemented by Wellcome Open Research to ensure our adherence to the core practices of COPE.