Wellcome pledges further $100 million to accelerate Covid-19 research
Wellcome is pledging up to US$100m (£70m/€80m) to accelerate Covid-19 research and development to ensure science keeps pace with the virus.
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The world’s first tuberculosis vaccine in 100 years could be in sight
The world needs a new vaccine to fight tuberculosis (TB). A new multimillion-pound global study funded by Wellcome and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation could provide a…
Funding for late-stage development of a tuberculosis vaccine candidate that could be the first in 100 years if proven effective
Wellcome and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announce funding to advance a tuberculosis (TB) vaccine candidate through a Phase III clinical trial.
Tuberculosis is curable and preventable – why do millions still die?
Over the last 100 years, tuberculosis research has saved millions of lives but it has failed to curb the epidemic. While some recent scientific developments are promising,…
I'm a Scientist, Get Me out of Here!
Science’s answer to the X Factor - ‘I’m a Scientist, Get Me out of Here’ - kicks off today, bigger and better than ever before, with 100 scientists and up to 8,000 students…
Latest 'Big Picture' explores how statistics help us understand the world
What does it mean to say eating red meat may increase your risk of cancer by 11 per cent? When is a ‘positive’ result in a medical test probably not a positive? And are there…
Wellcome Trust invests £27m in world-class sequencing facility for Genomics England and Sanger Institute
The Wellcome Trust is investing £27 million in a state-of-the-art genome-sequencing hub for Genomics England, the government’s project to decipher 100,000 complete genetic…
Dengue is now endemic in over 100 countries – here’s what you need to know
Half the world’s population is at risk of dengue. We look at the factors behind the recent rise in infections, how the disease is prevented and the need for further…
Simge Eva Dogan
Making Nature: How we see animals
This Wellcome Collection exhibition brings together over 100 objects from literature, film, taxidermy and photography to examine what we think, feel and value about other…
Thousands of years of visual culture made free through Wellcome Images
Over 100,000 images, including manuscripts, paintings, etchings, early photography and advertisements, are being made freely available through Wellcome Images. Drawn from the…
Rachel Huxley
Head of Mitigation
Rachel joined Wellcome in August 2023 to lead the research programme to support science and evidence generation of the health co-benefits of mitigation in order to drive low-…
‘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…
Learning from pandemics
Charlie Weller has been at Wellcome since 2014 and Head of Prevention since September 2021. Her work at Wellcome has included leading the funding response to the West African…
Covid-19: supporting global research and development
We want to help the world overcome Covid-19. We’re calling for urgent international action to get lifesaving tests, treatments and vaccines from the laboratory to the front…
Funding advisory committees
We have a number of committees, panels and expert review groups that shortlist and interview people who have applied for funding.
The R&D decade: making the case for government investment
The UK government has promised to invest more in research. Wellcome wants to help secure this investment to overcome the biggest challenges in the world, such as climate…
Brexit
We worked with EU institutions, the UK government, the research sector and others to achieve a Brexit settlement that allows research to thrive in the UK and Europe.
Beth Thompson
Chief Strategy Officer
Beth is Chief Strategy Officer, responsible for the work of the strategy and programme office, government relations and strategic partnerships, policy, and transition and…
Our sector must come together to improve research culture
The UK government’s new Research and Development People and Culture Strategy is a big step towards making research culture more open, inclusive and honest. Here’s why it’s…
Dan O’Connor
Career Development Award Interview Panel
This panel interviews candidates shortlisted for Wellcome Career Development Awards.