Winner announced for Epic Games' Make Something Unreal Live 2013
Epigenesis, a computer game developed by Dead Shark Triplepunch from Blekinge Institute of Technology in Sweden, has won Make Something Unreal Live 2013, the European student…
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Celebrating a year of research, rest and rethinking interdisciplinarity
This month marks the first anniversary of The Hub's inaugural residents, Hubbub, a research collective exploring the theme of rest and its opposites. Kimberley Staines,…
What our Hub residency taught us about rest, work and play
Hubbub was the first residency in Wellcome Collection’s groundbreaking interdisciplinary research space, The Hub. It ended in July 2016. Dr Felicity Callard, the residency’s…
What are drug-resistant infections?
What are drug-resistant infections, who is affected and what we can do to prevent their rise and spread?
Value people as well as papers to improve research culture
As scientists, we try to make sure our research is rigorous so that we can avoid costly errors. We should take the same approach to tackle issues in research culture, says…
Christopher Jackson
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice scoops five BAFTAs in games awards
A video game that gives players an insight into psychosis, and which was supported by Wellcome, has won five BAFTAs at this year's British Academy Games Awards.
Rethinking Interdisciplinarity in The Hub at Wellcome Collection: New open access publication from Palgrave Macmillan
Rethinking Interdisciplinarity across the Social Sciences and Neurosciences is a landmark open access publication from Palgrave Macmillan, co-authored by Felicity Callard (…
Lab leaders must create open and safe spaces to improve research culture
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.
Ricardo Henriques
Heart n Soul at The Hub: how we’re working to create a creative and inclusive culture
At Heart n Soul at The Hub, we believe that anybody can contribute to research, and we’ve tried to create an environment to enable them to do so.
Dorota Chapko
We need to invest in researchers in the long-term
Research culture could greatly improve if we addressed short-termism and job insecurity, says Professor Katrina Lythgoe.
Katrina Lythgoe
More than 'just a technician': why we need to recognise everyone in the research team
Kelly Vere, Director of Technical Skills and Strategy at the University of Nottingham, explains how she's been working to build a better culture for technicians.
Kelly Vere
How an Aboriginal approach to mental health is helping farmers deal with drought
Psychological tools developed with Aboriginal people can also support Australian farmers whose land is suffering the effects of climate change.
Georgina Kenyon
Mental Health Award: improving cognitive and functional outcomes in people experiencing, or at risk of, psychosis
This call supports interventions to improve cognitive and functional outcomes for people experiencing, or at risk of, psychosis – or to test new or existing markers of…
Career stage:
- Leading a research programme
Where your administering organisation is based:
- Anywhere in the world (apart from mainland China)
Duration of funding:
Up to 5 years for intervention development and evaluation. Up to 3 years for studies testing markers of cognitive functioning.
Scale of funding:
Up to £3 million for applications developing interventions. Up to £1 million for studies testing markers of cognitive functioning.
Grants awarded: People Awards
Project summaries of Wellcome grants awarded under the scheme ‘People Awards’. People Awards have been replaced by the Public Engagement Fund.