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Aerial views of bush fires started by farmers in Kwilu province.

Photo story

Author: Amelia Goldsmith; Hugh Kinsella Cunningham

The next pandemic: Why deforestation in DRC could release new viruses

6 September 2021

Ice sculptures of children installed on New Brighton Beach begin to melt.

Opinion

Author: Alison Doig; Modi Mwatsama

Countdown to COP26: four actions global leaders can take to tackle the climate crisis and improve health

1 September 2021

Illustration of a female healthcare worker wearing a red mask surrounded by vaccines and test tubes

Q&A

Author: Charlotte Summers

Working on the Covid-19 frontline: healthcare workers share their stories

23 August 2021

Three female researchers look at machinery in a lab.

Opinion

Author: Michael Dunn

Our new discovery research funding schemes are open for applications

19 August 2021

Group of people in masks on the left of the frame. Illustration of the calendar on the right with orange arrow circling it and pointing up.

Explainer

When will the world be vaccinated against Covid-19?

11 August 2021

Two people talking under a huge tree which has speech bubbles instead of branches and leaves. Illustration.

Opinion

Author: Grace Gatera

Conversations on mental health: from lived experience to local innovation

5 August 2021

A man gives finishing touches to a huge mural that shows a Covid vaccine vile inside a heart hand.

Q&A

Author: Charlie Weller

Why do we need a new generation of Covid-19 vaccines?

4 August 2021

Illustration of a map of the world behind three images showing a healthcare worker talking to a patient in bed, a man receiving an injection in his arm, and two men wearing masks.

Explainer

How can the world adapt to Covid-19 in the long term?

29 July 2021

Mama Yuli (R) sits with Mama Dona (L) resting on her knee, both are wearing masks.

News

Wellcome Photography Prize 2021: winning images show unique perspectives on health

28 July 2021

A group of researchers sit and stand around a white table, smiling and discussing some graphs.

Opinion

Author: Dan O’Connor

Our sector must come together to improve research culture

26 July 2021

A man stands centre frame in front of a pharmacy. He has a young boy sat on his hip. They are both smiling and waving to the camera.

Social

Author: Gemma Buckland Merrett

Saving modern medicine: how drug-resistant infections threaten to undo medical progress

14 July 2021

Zimbabwe Expands Covid-19 Vaccination Effort

Opinion

Author: Beth Thompson

To avoid the next pandemic we must invest in global solutions

9 July 2021

Young doctor or nurse writing prescription during home visiting to sick elder man while both worn face masks.

Opinion

Author: Gemma Buckland Merrett

How we can make better use of antibiotics – a research roadmap

5 July 2021

A teacher wearing a mask speaks to her students in front of the classroom.

News

From equality to global poverty: the Covid-19 effects on societies and economies

29 June 2021

Animation showing a doctor administering a vaccine to a volunteer

Explainer

What are human infection studies and why do we need them?

28 June 2021

A Covid-19 patient breathing with the assistance of oxygen and her daughter sitting on a bed in a hospital talk to relatives through a mobile phone.

Explainer

What treatments are working for Covid-19?

23 June 2021

A man stands in the centre of lush green trees and plants in Mau Forest, Kenya.

News

Our new Hub residents will explore how environmental change impacts mental health

21 June 2021

Wellcome's 5 anti-racism principles: Prioritise, Investigate, Involve, Counteract, Progress

Opinion

Author: Kalaiyashni Puvanendran

Becoming anti-racist: the principles guiding Wellcome's journey

16 June 2021

A healthcare worker holds up a dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.

Explainer

How well do first and second vaccine doses work against Covid-19?

11 June 2021

A doctor checks a Covid-19 patient while receiving oxygen outside a hospital in Nepal

Opinion

Author: Sophie Evekink

3 things G7 leaders can do to end the Covid-19 pandemic

8 June 2021