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The Government’s latest statement on the proposed health reforms is an important step towards ensuring that the new health system supports and promotes research, according to…

The Director of the Wellcome Trust, Sir Mark Walport, has responded to the Government’s Life Sciences Strategy, announced today by Prime Minister David Cameron, and to the…

Researchers supported by the Wellcome Trust have discovered how the brain assesses confidence in its decisions. The findings explain why some people have better insight into…

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Our medical records hold valuable information that could help save and improve lives, say leading medical research organisations today. By allowing researchers access to the…

The commitment to research during the last two Ebola outbreaks has changed the course of this disease. Jeremy Farrar reflects on what made this possible.

On 4 May 2020, world leaders and health organisations pledged billions for the Covid-19 response. Alex Harris explains that urgent funding gaps remain for research.

Some researchers in the Republic of Ireland are funded through our partnership with Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) and the Health Research Board (HRB).

The Wellcome Trust and Medical Research Council (MRC) today launch a framework to help researchers design and implement a policy on feeding back findings that arise during a…

Suzanne Gage, Research Lead for Metrics in our Mental Health team, shares her thoughts on how longitudinal data could help us better understand depression, anxiety and…

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…

More than 30 leading publishers have committed to making all of their COVID-19 and coronavirus-related publications, and the available data supporting them, immediately…

During the Covid-19 pandemic, Jameisha Prescod turned to knitting when she felt overwhelmed by everything. Her self-portrait, Untangling, was one of the winners of the…

A new transformative point-of-care diagnostic which gives rapid results for the detection of HIV genetic material is being rolled out across Africa.

Two scientific breakthroughs and a global meeting mean there is an opportunity to move TB from the doldrums.

We think creativity and experimentation in policy work can generate new insights and influence decision-makers. Martin Smith, Head of Policy Lab at Wellcome, shares our…

One billion people across the world face the risk of heat stress if Earth warms up by 2°C. Professor Jean Palutikof tells us about her research into interventions that could…

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.

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