School students win once-in-a-lifetime trip to the Galápagos Islands
The winners of our Survival Rivals competition to send a group of UK students to the Galápagos Islands are announced today at the British Science Festival in Birmingham.
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Julia Gillard appointed as next Chair of Wellcome
Julia Gillard, the former Prime Minister of Australia, has been appointed as the next Chair of Wellcome. She will will succeed Eliza Manningham-Buller, who is…
Global institutions must act urgently and decisively to tackle Covid-19
The Covid-19 outbreak is not just a public health crisis, it’s rapidly becoming a global crisis – of health, economics and politics.
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Jeremy Farrar
Seize the Day and attend Wellcome Collection’s late event
Wellcome Collection opens late on Friday 2 November for Seize the Day, an evening you will live to remember. Experience a brush with death and explore what death might have…
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…
Following in Darwin's footsteps: School groups offered chance to win unique trip to Galapagos Islands
One group of UK students could be about to follow in the footsteps of Charles Darwin on a voyage to the Galapagos Islands. The trip is first prize in a competition being…
Wellcome Collection Gets Mouthy for its September Late event
Wellcome Collection opens wide on Friday 30 September for ‘Get Mouthy!’ - an evening dedicated to nature’s most important orifice.
Julia Gillard to be the next Chair of Wellcome
Julia Gillard has been appointed as the next Chair of Wellcome, succeeding Eliza Manningham-Buller. The former Prime Minister of Australia will take up her new role in April…
Epic Games and Wellcome launch Developing Beyond a $500,000 games development challenge
Epic Games and Wellcome are inviting games developers based in Europe to participate in a new $500,000 year-long development competition Developing Beyond.
Carol Morley awarded prestigious Wellcome Trust Screenwriting Fellowship in partnership with BFI and FILM4
The fellowship, worth £30,000 , includes a curated journey into a world of scientific discovery. The award is designed to bring film and science closer together.
Art and health in the slums: exploring the health concerns of Mumbai’s poorest communities
Dharavi, one of the most disadvantaged areas of Mumbai, India, is to be home to an ambitious art exhibition that has brought together residents, artists and health…
Clio Barnard awarded Wellcome Trust and BFI Screenwriting Fellowship in association with Film4
Film-maker Clio Barnard ('The Selfish Giant', 'The Arbor') has been awarded the inaugural Wellcome Trust and BFI Screenwriting Fellowship in association with Film4.
‘Souzou: Outsider Art from Japan’ coming to Wellcome Collection
Wellcome Collection’s spring exhibition, ‘Outsider Art from Japan’, will bring together more than 300 works for the first major display of Japanese Outsider Art in the UK.…
‘Science thrives best through international collaboration’ – Jeremy Farrar on ten years at Wellcome
Wellcome’s outgoing Director reflects on a decade of progress and looks ahead at the opportunities to improve health globally.
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- Jeremy Farrar
High Society
Wellcome Collection explores the role of mind-altering drugs in history and culture with its latest exhibition, ‘High Society’, challenging the perception that drugs are a…
Seed wins $500,000 Developing Beyond Video games final
A virtual reality plant breeding game won $150,000 yesterday evening when judges led by Susan Calman chose Seed by All Seeing Eye to win Developing Beyond, a $500,000 year-…
‘Superhuman’ coming to Wellcome Collection in July
From Icarus to i-Limbs, Wellcome Collection’s major summer exhibition, ‘Superhuman’, explores the extraordinary ways people have sought to improve, adapt and enhance their…
How mental health ‘first-aid-kits’ are helping people cope
“If all systems fail you, and you have no supportive community to help you, where do you turn to?” Sebastian Mar photographed Russian women along with the mental health…
'High Society' opens today
‘High Society’ is now open in Wellcome Collection, running until 27 February 2011.