Institutional Strategic Support Fund
Our Institutional Strategic Support Fund (ISSF) enables universities in the UK and Ireland to invest in areas that are of mutual strategic importance to Wellcome and the…
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Wellcome Trust acquires the Co-operative Group's farms business for £249 million
The Wellcome Trust announces today that it has acquired the Co-operative Group's farms business for a purchase price of £249 million. The business, which will now trade as…
'Keeper' by Andrea Gillies wins first ever Wellcome Trust Book Prize
A thoughtful and moving book that takes the reader on a journey into dementia has won the first Wellcome Trust Book Prize.
Strep A bacteria kill half a million a year. Why don’t we have a vaccine?
Strep A is among the deadliest pathogens in the world – yet we’ve never prioritised making a vaccine. Emily Sohn uncovers the cost of ignoring this problem, and meets those…
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Discovery Award Interview Panel
This panel interviews candidates shortlisted for Wellcome Discovery Awards.
Climate Impacts Advisory Committee
This committee considers applications for the funding award, Climate Impacts Awards: Unlocking urgent climate action by making the health effects of climate change…
Career Development Award Interview Panel
This panel interviews candidates shortlisted for Wellcome Career Development Awards.
Prepare to conduct flu trials in hospitals now, urge experts
When the next influenza pandemic hits our shores, UK hospitals must be prepared to conduct trials into the effectiveness of available antiviral drugs, according to the…
Anxiety and depression in young people: finding the next generation of treatments and approaches
Our mission is to help find the next generation of treatments and approaches to prevent, manage and stop relapse of anxiety and depression in young people worldwide. Here's…
Episode 4: Can a research study change a city?
Alisha talks to Professor John Wright about how one open-ended study of 40,000 people in the city of Bradford is changing lives and bonding communities around the world.