2012 Wellcome Trust Book Prize judging panel announced
The judging panel for the fourth Wellcome Trust Book Prize is announced today. Chairing the panel of judges this year is journalist, broadcaster and author Mark Lawson.
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‘Circulation’ by Thomas Wright wins the 2012 Wellcome Trust Book Prize
Thomas Wright has been announced as the winner of the £25 000 Wellcome Trust Book Prize for ‘Circulation’, his biography of William Harvey.
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…
1000 Genomes Project publishes most comprehensive map to date of human genetic variation
The 1000 Genomes Project, an international public-private consortium, published a map of genetic variations, estimated to contain approximately 95 per cent of the genetic…
New brain scanner allows patients to move freely for the first time
A new generation of brain scanner, that can be worn like a helmet allowing patients to move naturally whilst being scanned, has been developed by researchers at the Sir Peter…
Oxford hosts The Identity Project
As part of a nationwide tour of activity from the Wellcome Trust, The Identity Project arrives in Oxford this month. A series of exhibitions, talks and films exploring who we…
Concordat for the Environmental Sustainability of Research and Innovation Practice
The UK research and innovation (R&I) sector have co-developed a voluntary environmental sustainability concordat. Read the aims, guidance and how to show support as a…
Wellcome Launches Mindscapes: Addressing global mental health challenges through arts and culture
Wellcome today announces the launch of Mindscapes: a major international cultural programme that aims to expand how we understand, address and talk about mental health.
Data Sciences, Tools and Technology Discovery Advisory Group
This advisory group shortlists candidates for Wellcome Career Development Awards and Wellcome Discovery Awards.
Pathogen Biology and Disease Transmission Discovery Advisory Group
This advisory group shortlists candidates for Wellcome Career Development Awards and Wellcome Discovery Awards.
2012 Wellcome Trust Book Prize longlist announced
The longlist for the £25 000 Wellcome Trust Book Prize was announced yesterday, bringing together a varied range of fiction and non-fiction on the theme of health, illness…
Our Planet, Our Health grants awarded
Read summaries of the grants awarded under the Our Planet, Our Health programme.
Research Funding Team
Provides support to applicants and grantholders, and manages our grant processes and funding policies.
States of Mind: Experiences at the Edge of Consciousness
To accompany a major exhibition opening in February 2016, Wellcome Collection will publish 'States of Mind: Experiences at the Edge of Consciousness'. The book is a…
Human genome-editing research should proceed, say leading UK science bodies
A group of leading UK research organisations has issued an initial joint statement in support of the continued use of CRISPR-Cas9 and other genome-editing techniques in…