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Dr Jimmy Volmink will be joining Wellcome as Chief Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Officer, and Dr Beth Thompson has been appointed Chief Strategy Officer.
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The Wellcome Trust supports the recommendations of the Hargreaves Review for reform of the UK copyright system. Such reform is urgently needed to update a system that is no…
The Wellcome Image Awards are coming to more places than ever before, with exhibitions to be held all across the UK, including the Science Museum in London, as well as in the…
The world's largest health imaging study, funded by the Medical Research Council, Wellcome Trust, and the British Heart Foundation is launched today. It will create the…
The Wellcome Trust and the Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) are launching a new partnership alongside the Beltane Public Engagement Network to deliver an exciting…
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A new initiative launches today, providing £9 million of funding to explore how informal learning activities, such as visits to museums or science centres, playing games and…
A captivating digital illustration portraying a personal experience of Crohn’s disease has been selected as the overall winner for the 2017 Wellcome Image Awards.
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Film-maker Clio Barnard ('The Selfish Giant', 'The Arbor') has been awarded the inaugural Wellcome Trust and BFI Screenwriting Fellowship in association with Film4.