diff --git a/app/Actions/Fortify/CreateNewUser.php b/app/Actions/Fortify/CreateNewUser.php
index 6884919b..31b4735f 100644
--- a/app/Actions/Fortify/CreateNewUser.php
+++ b/app/Actions/Fortify/CreateNewUser.php
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ public function create(array $input): User
         ])->validate();
 
         return User::create([
-            'name' => $input['username'],
+            'name' => $input['first_name'].' '.$input['last_name'],
             'email' => $input['email'],
             'password' => Hash::make($input['password']),
 
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/API/Auth/RegisterController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/API/Auth/RegisterController.php
index 0e2aa5da..ab583f13 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/API/Auth/RegisterController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/API/Auth/RegisterController.php
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public function register(Request $request): JsonResponse
             'last_name' => $validatedData['last_name'],
             'email' => $validatedData['email'],
             'username' => $validatedData['username'],
-            'name' => $validatedData['username'],
+            'name' => $validatedData['first_name']. ' ' . $validatedData['last_name'],
             'orcid_id' => $request['orcid_id'],
             'affiliation' => $request['affiliation'],
             'password' => Hash::make($validatedData['password']),
diff --git a/database/migrations/2014_10_12_000000_create_users_table.php b/database/migrations/2014_10_12_000000_create_users_table.php
index 8743d0c6..cabfc71e 100644
--- a/database/migrations/2014_10_12_000000_create_users_table.php
+++ b/database/migrations/2014_10_12_000000_create_users_table.php
@@ -13,13 +13,8 @@ public function up(): void
     {
         Schema::create('users', function (Blueprint $table) {
             $table->id();
-            $table->string('name')->nullable();
+            $table->string('name');
             $table->string('email')->unique();
-            $table->string('username')->unique();
-            $table->string('first_name');
-            $table->string('last_name');
-            $table->string('orcid_id')->nullable();
-            $table->string('affiliation')->nullable();
             $table->timestamp('email_verified_at')->nullable();
             $table->string('password')->nullable();
             $table->rememberToken();
diff --git a/database/migrations/2024_08_08_150749_add_columns_to_users_table.php b/database/migrations/2024_08_08_150749_add_columns_to_users_table.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d7200885
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2024_08_08_150749_add_columns_to_users_table.php
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+return new class extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     */
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        Schema::table('users', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->string('name')->nullable()->change();
+            $table->string('username')->unique()->nullable();
+            $table->string('first_name')->nullable();
+            $table->string('last_name')->nullable();
+            $table->string('orcid_id')->nullable();
+            $table->string('affiliation')->nullable();
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     */
+    public function down(): void
+    {
+        Schema::table('users', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->dropColumn(['username', 'first_name', 'last_name', 'orcid_id', 'affiliation']);
+        });
+    }
+};