States of Mind: Experiences at the Edge of Consciousness
To accompany a major exhibition opening in February 2016, Wellcome Collection will publish 'States of Mind: Experiences at the Edge of Consciousness'. The book is a…
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States of Mind: Tracing the Edges of Consciousness opens at Wellcome Collection
Wellcome Collection opens the second part of a year-long exploration into human consciousness on 4 February 2016. 'States of Mind: Tracing the Edges of Consciousness'…
Folded figures fill the Wellcome Trust’s windows in new commission
A newly commissioned installation by Phoebe Argent brings a little artistic edge to Euston Road.
Mapping the brain: new technique poised to untangle the complexity of the brain
Scientists have moved a step closer to being able to develop a computer model of the brain after developing a technique to map the connections and functions of nerve cells in…
States of Mind: Ann Veronica Janssens at Wellcome Collection
Wellcome Collection launches a year-long exploration into the experience of human consciousness with a new installation by Ann Veronica Janssens, opening tomorrow, 15 October…
How can we better reward teamwork in research?
For a long time, academia has emphasised individual achievement over teamwork and collegiality. We want to change that.
‘Science superpower’ ambitions risk being undermined by lack of investment
Our Director Jeremy Farrar responds to the publication of the Integrated Review.
Wellcome awards £10m funding for new Science Museum Medicine Galleries
The Wellcome Trust has given the Science Museum in London £10 million for its landmark new Medicine Galleries. The £24m project will create a new home for the world-renowned…
Prime Minister opens £42m biodata innovation centre and new sequencing facility
The UK Prime Minister Rt Hon Theresa May today joined key stakeholders from across the life sciences sector to open the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute’s new Bridget Ogilvie…
Why our peripheral vision may not be as random as we think
As you read this, you may notice that when you look directly at a word it is clear, but all the surrounding words are hard to make out. For most people, this effect - known…
Georgie Meadows: Stitched drawings
‘Georgie Meadows: Stitched drawings’ brings together 20 textile artworks that explore personal experiences of ageing and dementia. Meadows, a Monmouth-based artist and…
Paralysed hand able to move again
Scientists have been able to restore the ability to grasp in a paralysed hand using spinal cord stimulation, in new research funded by the Wellcome Trust.
Sir John Gurdon, Wellcome Trust researcher and former governor, awarded Nobel Prize
Professor Sir John Gurdon, after whom the Wellcome Trust and Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute at the University of Cambridge was named, has been awarded the Nobel Prize…
Agenda: Reimagine Research Culture Festival
Agenda for our free online festival in March 2021, which brought together the research community to take action and help reimagine research. Activities included panel…
London 2012-inspired science experience debuts at Big Bang Fair in Birmingham
Young people from around the UK will get a hands-on insight into how their bodies work during exercise, movement and rest when the Wellcome Trust’s In the Zone initiative…
Research to improve ultrasound scans aims for better detection of birth defects
Researchers at King's College London have been awarded £10 million from the Wellcome Trust and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) to develop…
Mechanism behind neuron death in motor neurone disease and frontotemporal dementia discovered
Wellcome-funded researchers have identified the molecular mechanism that leads to the death of neurons in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (also known as ALS or motor neurone…
Giant parasite alert in Glasgow's West End!
Visitors to Glasgow’s West End should take extra care this weekend: a giant purple monster is expected to be working its way through the crowds.
Six pioneering ways to stop superbugs
From India to Latin America, pioneering efforts are being made to reduce the rise and spread of AMR: antibiotic-resistant superbugs
European Parliament urged to continue funding research using embryonic stem cells
A coalition of leading funders of biomedical research and patients groups has today issued a joint statement calling on the European Parliament to continue funding research…