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Open Access Publishing Opportunity for ECRs

13/02/2026
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The University is participating in Trailblazers for a second year. 

The scheme is a collaborative publishing initiative between several UK universities and Liverpool University Press which offers early career researchers the opportunity to publish their first solo-authored monograph open access. Trailblazers participants also benefit from a series of publishing masterclasses to develop the skills and knowledge to publish successfully throughout their careers.

We hope to be able to fund one place on the scheme to publish a monograph this year.

Trailblazers is open to staff and students at the university who meet the UKRI definition of being an Early Career Researcher (ECR). To be eligible you must also not have published a book, monograph or longform output for which you are the sole author.

A webinar for applicants is taking place at 1pm on Weds 18 February, contact the Scholarly Communications Team for details 

More information about Trailblazers and how to apply can be found here.

General questions about the scheme or the application process can be sent to the Scholarly Communications Team at wire@wlv.ac.uk.

For more information please contact the Corporate Communications Team.