Africa must produce its own vaccines – it’ll need investment in regulation to get there
Africa has ambitions to produce its own vaccines, but it will take a robust regulatory system to achieve this.
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Divya Shah
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International Intermediate Fellowships (Closed)
Offering nationals of low- and middle-income countries the opportunity to lead their own research programmes.
Lead applicant career stage:
- Leading a research programme
Administering organisation location:
- Low- or middle-income countries (apart from India and mainland China)
Funding duration:
5 years
Funding amount:
Usually £400,000 to £800,000 for salary and research expenses
Strategic programme:
Not aligned to our strategic programmes
Frequency:
N/A
Coapplicants:
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Scientists identify link between introspection and brain structure
Our ability to reflect on our own thoughts, emotions and behaviour is one of the key aspects of consciousness and what makes us human, but the biological basis of this…
Mid-career researcher
The career stage and experience expected of mid-career researchers, and the funding opportunities Wellcome has available for researchers at this career stage.
Grants awarded: Wellcome-Beit Prize
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,…
Delivering environmentally sustainable research requires action from science leaders, finds new report
Scientific research will increasingly face questions about its own environmental impact, Wellcome says, with support from leadership necessary to make meaningful change.
Wellcome Trust announces 2014/15 annual results
Wellcome Trust and Wellcome Trust Finance plc. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Wellcome Trust) announce that they have each published their Annual Report and Financial…
Sir Henry Dale Fellowships (Closed)
Providing support for postdoctoral researchers who aim to become independent scientists leading their own groups. The scheme is a partnership between the Royal Society and…
Lead applicant career stage:
- Leading a research programme
Administering organisation location:
- UK
Funding duration:
5 years (see the 'What we offer' section on this page for an update on extensions)
Funding amount:
Usually up to around £1.2 million, including salary and research expenses
Strategic programme:
Not aligned to our strategic programmes
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Wellcome releases 2018/19 annual results
How Wellcome's investment portfolio performed in the year to 30 September 2019.
Research Career Development Fellowships (Closed)
Providing support for postdoctoral researchers at academic organisations in the Republic of Ireland who aim to become independent scientists leading their own group.
Lead applicant career stage:
- Leading a research programme
Administering organisation location:
- Republic of Ireland
Funding duration:
5 years
Funding amount:
Salary and research expenses covered
Strategic programme:
Not aligned to our strategic programmes
Frequency:
N/A
Coapplicants:
N/A
Learning to control brain activity improves visual sensitivity
Training eople to control their own brain activity can enhance their visual sensitivity, according to a new study. This non-invasive ‘neurofeedback’ approach could one day be…
Wellcome Trust takes full ownership of iQ student accommodation
The Wellcome Trust has today acquired the remaining 50% interest in the student accommodation venture iQ from Quintain for £106.4 million. The transaction makes iQ a wholly…
Wellcome Trust announces 2013/14 annual results
Wellcome Trust and Wellcome Trust Finance plc. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Wellcome Trust) announce that they have each published their Annual Report and Financial…
Testosterone makes us less cooperative and more egocentric
Testosterone makes us overvalue our own opinions at the expense of cooperation, research from the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging at UCL (University College London)…
Wellcome releases 2017/18 annual results
Wellcome Trust and Wellcome Trust Finance plc (a wholly owned subsidiary of The Wellcome Trust Limited, as trustee of the Wellcome Trust) announce that they have each…
Wellcome releases 2019/20 annual results
How Wellcome's investment portfolio performed in the year to 30 September 2020.
Inspiring the next generation of researchers: school students to present findings from their scientific research
Students from five secondary schools, who have been taking part in a unique initiative to carry out genuine academic research projects with universities, will come together…
Wellcome Trust announces 2015/16 annual results
Wellcome Trust and Wellcome Trust Finance plc. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Wellcome Trust) announce that they have each published their Annual Report and Financial…