Funding research
We fund research around the world, across a broad range of fields and disciplines, to understand life, health and wellbeing and to deliver equitable health solutions.
Clare Mukankusi, CIAT bean breeder in Kawanda, Uganda, leads breeding efforts for the bean genebank.
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Georgina Smith / CIAT
Clare Mukankusi, CIAT bean breeder in Kawanda, Uganda, leads breeding efforts for the bean genebank.
We're helping create a healthier future for everyone through research.
Clare Mukankusi, CIAT bean breeder in Kawanda, Uganda, leads breeding efforts for the bean genebank.
Georgina Smith / CIAT
Georgina Smith / CIAT
Clare Mukankusi, CIAT bean breeder in Kawanda, Uganda, leads breeding efforts for the bean genebank.
We’re spending £16 billion in the decade to 2032 on research and advocacy supporting science to solve the urgent health challenges facing everyone.
We fund research around the world, across a broad range of fields and disciplines, to understand life, health and wellbeing and to deliver equitable health solutions.
We work with governments, communities and partners across the world to promote evidence-based policies and practices that improve health.
We connect people with different experiences and expertise so that research can lead to a positive impact in communities affected by health challenges.
Wellcome supports science to solve urgent health challenges facing everyone.
People we fund generate new knowledge about life, health and wellbeing. Discoveries made today will transform health in ways we can't yet imagine. That's why our outlook is broad, from cells to societies, physical sciences to engaging with the public.
We're also bringing together expertise from across science, innovation and society to find equitable solutions in climate and health, infectious disease, and mental health.
To achieve all of this, our work focuses on five programmes.
Our contributions to these initiatives are designed to give researchers around the world the tools, technologies and thriving research environments to make ground-breaking discoveries that will advance health.
We are a founding member of CEPI: an innovative global partnership accelerating the development of vaccines against emerging infectious diseases, such as Covid-19.
We co-funded a landmark project advancing genomic techniques. Today the finished human genome sequence is an essential, accessible resource.
We support the work of the Lancet Countdown. This report updates and holds world leaders accountable for their role in combating climate change.
Our annual report highlights the impact we're having on our mission of supporting science to solve the urgent health challenges facing everyone, as well as information about how we are funded and what we spent in the last financial year.
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