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Wellcome responds to the International Court of Justice advisory opinion on climate change
Wellcome's Jeremy Knox responds to the closure of the Fleming Fund, a major UK aid programme to tackle antimicrobial resistance
Beth Thompson, Executive Director for Policy & Partnerships at Wellcome, responds research published in The New England Journal of Medicine, showing eight healthy babies were born following mitochondrial donation IVF to reduce the transmission of mitochondrial DNA disease
Sujata Setia, Mithail Afrige Chowdhury and Steve Gschmeissner awarded £10,000 each for images exploring domestic abuse, climate migration and the hidden dangers of cholesterol
A new report from Wellcome calls for the UK government to leverage the nation’s legacy as a science leader to boost the economy, bolster national security and enhance its 'soft power’ during this period of geopolitical upheaval
Charlie Weller, Head of Prevention, Infectious Disease at Wellcome, responds to new immunization coverage data released by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF
Beth Thompson, Executive Director Policy & Partnerships at Wellcome, responds to the government's newly unveiled 10 Year Health Plan for England
John-Arne Røttingen, Wellcome’s chief executive, made a series of announcements regarding the global health research foundation's open research methods
An ambitious Wellcome-funded project is aiming to develop the tool needed to synthesise human genomes
The Wellcome Photography Prize has unveiled its Top 25 entries, selected for the 2025 edition of the awards
Alan Dangour, Director of Climate and Health at Wellcome, responds to Met Office report warning of 45 degree heat in UK and month long heatwaves
John-Arne Røttingen, chief executive of Wellcome, responds to the government's spending review
John-Arne Røttingen, chief executive of Wellcome, responds to DSIT's funding announcement ahead of the spending review.
Felipe Colón, Technology Lead in Data for Science and Health at Wellcome, responds to the UKHSA and APHA's announcement that West Nile virus was detected in UK mosquitoes for the first time.
At a joint event on the sidelines of the 78th World Health Assembly, The Rockefeller Foundation announced a US $5.2 million grant to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) to support the WHO-WMO Climate and Health Joint Programme, matching Wellcome’s US $6.3 million grant announced last October at the World Health Summit.
Jeremy Knox, Head of Infectious Disease Policy at Wellcome, responds to announcement of a WHO Pandemic Agreement
John-Arne Røttingen, chief executive of Wellcome, responds to the UK government's plans to set new 10-year budgets for R&D funding.
Researchers forecast that there will be an increased risk of infection from fungi over the coming years, including a significant spread of some fungal pathogens across Europe, the extent of which will depend on global actions to mitigate climate change. Less climate mitigation will increase the spread of fungal pathogens in certain areas, putting more people at risk.
Alan Dangour, Director of Climate and Health at Wellcome, responds to UK Climate Change Committee report on the failure to prepare for extreme weather