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The people, projects and places we support include everyone from small community groups and charities to Nobel Prize winners and national galleries.

Our funding practices do not always lead to the equitable outcomes we hope for. Gearoid Maguire in our Culture, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion team introduces an innovative…

A research agenda outlining priorities to inform the direction of future research on Long Covid.

African research teams in Ivory Coast, Kenya, Senegal and Uganda have been awarded significant support to conduct world class health research and train the future generation…

Researchers have created mammalian cells containing a single set of chromosomes in research funded by the Wellcome Trust and EMBO. The technique should allow scientists to…

Scientists have created mini biological models of human primary liver cancers, known as organoids, in the lab for the first time. In a paper published today in Nature…

What can the research sector learn from other industries about creating a healthy working environment?

From today, pupils at every school and college across the UK will get the opportunity to learn how their bodies work during exercise, movement and rest with free experiment…

Michael Dunn, Director of Discovery Research, shares his ambitions for transformative research that supports careers in environments where discoveries improve health.

Patricia wants younger researchers to have better support than she had around challenges like setbacks with research and balancing career and parenthood.

The Wellcome Library and Jisc have strengthened their successful working relationship by signing a new three-year agreement that will enable the digitisation of more than 10…

Ricardo Henriques, Group Leader at UCL, looks at how lab leaders can create open and safe spaces for people to discuss any issues in research culture.

The Wellcome Trust and Medical Research Council today announced a £12.75 million initiative to create a catalogue of high-quality adult stem cells, so-called ‘induced…

Paul Nurse, Director of the Francis Crick Institute, has announced that the London artist Conrad Shawcross has been commissioned to create a stunning piece of public art for…

Creating a healthier future for everyone depends on thriving research environments that enable open, engaged, equitable, ethical and efficient research.

We support teams to use existing data to uncover new insights and create digital tools for research into anxiety and depression in young people.

How feasible is it to create a community-led databank that enables an open science community? Wellcome’s mental health team is running a project to find out.

Works to find the next generations of treatments and approaches to help prevent or treat mental ill health. 

Unprecedented international cooperation and focus have led to multiple effective and safe Covid-19 vaccines in less than a year, and created a blueprint for future vaccine…

Wellcome improves health for everyone by funding research, leading policy and advocacy campaigns, and building global partnerships.