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A woman sits on a chair in a cluttered room and knits.

Photo story

Knitting to ease depression

21 October 2021

Portrait of a woman with her wet hair wrapped up in a towel

News

What is the role of science in mental health?

20 October 2021

Illustration of a barometer with happy faces in yellow and sad faces in blue.

Finding the next generation of mental health treatments and approaches

20 October 2021

Portrait of a young woman next to the items in her mental health kit - spray paint, law book, medical glue, brush cloth, swimsuit, video controller, screwdriver, medication, knife and goddess figure

Photo story

How mental health ‘first-aid-kits’ are helping people cope

20 October 2021

Alan Dangour

News

Wellcome appoints first climate director

19 October 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?

4 October 2021

Learning from pandemics title card with image of Charlie Weller and play button.

Learning from pandemics

22 September 2021

Description of five childhood vaccines developed

Explainer

How science is combatting infectious disease

16 September 2021

Health workers in hazmat suits move a person on a stretcher into a vehicle

Explainer

Author: Josie Golding

How the response to Ebola outbreaks shows why we need to prioritise preparedness

16 September 2021

Yellow figures fill the image, indicating human cost of infectious disease

Explainer

The cost of not preparing for infectious diseases

13 September 2021

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

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

Q&A

Author: Charlotte Summers; Rashida Ferrand

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