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Although we fund a wide range of activities, there are some things we don't fund.
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What we do and don’t fund in discovery research
Get information on the types of research that Wellcome funds in Discovery Research, including who we fund and what we don't fund.
What we do and don’t fund in mental health
We want to drive a transformative change in the ability to intervene as early as possible in the course of anxiety, depression and psychosis, broadly defined, to prevent…
What happens if you don’t comply with Wellcome’s terms and conditions
When organisations and researchers accept grant funding from Wellcome they must agree to comply with the terms and conditions of the award. These terms and conditions are set…
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…
Emily Sohn
Body clocks don't just control sleep – they might affect fat cells too
Millions of people live with obesity in the UK, but the wider health risks of obesity are poorly understood. Dr Louise Hunter, a clinician and endocrinologist at the…
Louise Hunter
Supplementary grant funding
When we provide supplementary funding.
Much-needed visa reform needs to be swiftly followed by a UK-EU deal for science
The PM's announcement of reforms to the immigration system for scientists is a step in the right direction. But alone it won't be enough to keep the UK as a global research…
Beth Thompson
Recruitment agencies
We don't accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies. We only pay fees to recruitment agencies that we've instructed.
How does exercise help with depression? This research team aims to find out
Exercise has been shown to improve depression, but we don’t know how it works exactly. We spoke to Professor Jonathan Roiser about his new research study that could help fill…
Simge Eva Dogan
Why Henry Higgins could tell his barrow girl from his fair lady
When Professor Henry Higgins instructed Eliza Doolittle that it was “Ay not I, O not Ow, Don’t say ‘Rine,’ say ‘Rain’”, he was drawing on years of experience as a professor…
How can we understand Parkinson's dementia better?
Dr Rimona Weil, a neurologist and neuroscientist at University College London, tells us about how she's using advanced neuroimaging to better understand Parkinson's…
Dr Rimona Weil
This mental health app could change how we understand and treat schizophrenia
John Torous and his team of clinicians, data scientists and app developers don’t look like your usual research team. But out-of-the-box thinking, as he explains, might be…
John Torous
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
Expanding access to monoclonal antibody-based products: a global call to action
A roadmap to making lifesaving monoclonal antibody treatments affordable and available, particularly to those living in low- and middle-income countries.
115 years of malaria in Africa: despite unprecedented decline since 2000, progress has stalled
115 years of malaria data collected in Africa, described today in Nature, gives the most detailed picture yet of where efforts to control malaria infection are being won and…
Diversity and inclusion – our people
By driving different, creative and fresh ways of thinking, diversity – in an inclusive environment – will help us work better together.
2011 Wellcome Image Awards
The winning images from the 2011 Wellcome Image Awards.
Researchers funded by the tobacco industry
Why we don't support researchers funded by the tobacco industry.
Miranda Wolpert
Director of Mental Health
Professor Miranda Wolpert MBE is the Director of Mental Health at Wellcome, a global charitable foundation which supports science to solve urgent health challenges.