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Food homogeneity or the lack of diversity in the food we eat has a dangerous impact on climate change, food security and human health.

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.…

What happens when you take an artefact from one collection and ask experts from another to write its story? ‘First Time Out’, a new collaboration opening on 20 January 2011…

Dr Aimee Grant, Senior Lecturer in Public Health at Swansea University, tells us how her experience of autism and maternity care inspired her to research the topic, how it…

Researchers have discovered a genetic variant that significantly increases the risk of carriers being allergic to a common medication for epilepsy. The study, which included…

Visitors and passers-by will find themselves greeted by unknown figures waving to them at Wellcome Collection this March as a new art installation takes over the building’s…

Wellcome Collection opens its doors late on Friday 17 May for ‘The Nose’, a captivating night of talks, performances, interactive events and drop-in sessions, dedicated to…

Two patients with rare lesions to the brain have provided direct of evidence of how we make decisions - and why we dislike the thought of losing money.

Each year we award Wellcome-Beit Prizes to our most promising fellows who are starting to lead their own independent research programmes. We provide £25,000 to each fellow,…

Map of Human Genetic Variation Will Speed Search for Disease Genes

The Royal Society and the Wellcome Trust, two of the world’s most influential scientific organisations, today announce the inaugural recipients of a joint new fellowship…

Following a £17.5 million development, Wellcome Collection will open a major exhibition in February 2015 exploring the history, science and art of forensic medicine. '…

Highlighting the health relevance of climate change and the health benefits of climate solutions can generate support for climate action, a major review of evidence on the…

Following a £17.5 million development, Wellcome Collection has opened a major exhibition exploring the history, science and art of forensic medicine. 'Forensics: The anatomy…

Project summaries of Wellcome grants awarded under the scheme ‘Postdoctoral Research Training Fellowships’.

Wellcome Global Monitor 2020 Chapter 3

What is the evidence on what works, and what doesn't, for improving vaccination rates and saving lives?

This is chapter 5 of the Wellcome Global Monitor 2018.

The International HapMap Consortium today published a comprehensive catalogue of human genetic variation, a landmark achievement that is already accelerating the search for…

This report aims to help experts and practitioners to communicate with impact, so that the public understands and supports action on drug-resistant infections.