Wellcome priorities for 2023
Wellcome directors share their priorities and predictions for 2023, across discovery research, mental health, climate and health, infectious diseases, and strategy.
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Wellcome statement in response to the WHO Global TB Report 2023
Wellcome statement in response to the World Health Organization Global Tuberculosis Report 2023.
Wellcome statement in response to the 2023 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change
Wellcome statement in response to the 2023 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change
Wellcome Director Dr Jeremy Farrar to step down in February 2023
Wellcome Director Dr Jeremy Farrar will take up the position of Chief Scientist of the World Health Organization after leaving Wellcome next year.
Wellcome statement in response to the 2023 report of the Lancet Pathfinder Commission
Wellcome statement in response to the 2023 report of the Lancet Pathfinder Commission
Media statement in response to WMO State of Climate Services 2023
Wellcome statement in response the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) annual ‘State of Climate Services’ report with this year’s edition focusing on health
Jeremy Farrar
Director (2013-2023)
Sir Jeremy Farrar OBE FMedSci FRS was the Director of Wellcome from 2013-2023, a global charitable foundation which supports science to solve urgent health challenges.
Wellcome Funding platform – guidance for research offices
Find out how research offices can use the Wellcome Funding platform, including guidance on setting up an account and organisation workspace, editing applications and…
Jimmy Volmink
Chief Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Officer
Jimmy joined Wellcome in 2023 and leads our work to become an inclusive funder. He works in partnership with the whole executive leadership team to support Wellcome in…
Rachel Huxley
Head of Mitigation
Rachel joined Wellcome in August 2023 to lead the research programme to support science and evidence generation of the health co-benefits of mitigation in order to drive low-…
Discovery Research Regional Events
Join us between March and May at one of eight visits across the UK to find out how Wellcome’s Discovery Research funding can support you and your ideas.
Wellcome’s gender and ethnicity pay gaps
Wellcome reports gender and ethnicity pay gaps each year. We use the data to measure progress towards our goals for equity, diversity and inclusion.
Head of Discovery Research Major Initiatives
Salary: £94,848 Closing date: Monday 18 December 2023 Contract type: Permanent The Wellcome Trust is a global charitable foundation. We improve health for everyone by…
Funding Manager
Salary: £36,716 Closing date: Monday, 11 December 2023 Contract type: Fixed Term (proposed end date: 3rd March 2025) The Wellcome Trust is a global charitable foundation. We…
Funding Manager, Research Funding (Brain Behavioural Sciences)
Salary: £36,716 Closing date: Thursday, 14 December 2023 Contract type: Fixed Term Contract (proposed end date: 24th January 2025) The Wellcome Trust is a global charitable…
Media statement in response to El Niño declaration
Wellcome responds to the announcement from the US National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) that El Niño conditions are present and expected to gradually…
Highlighting health impacts of climate change and climate solutions sparks public support for climate action
Highlighting the health relevance of climate change and the health benefits of climate solutions can generate support for climate action, a major review of evidence on the…
Advances in fighting malaria: from bed nets to the first-ever vaccines
The first malaria vaccine has been given to more than 1.7 million children in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi so far – and it could save tens of thousands of lives when it is rolled…
Beyond the Sequence: Ethical, Legal and Social Contexts in Genomics
Wellcome is organising a workshop series in the UK and South Africa in March and April 2024 to further integrate international genomics research and the breadth of…
A new decade for science and research
As we publish our annual report, Julia Gillard, Chair of Wellcome, shares her outlook on the critical role for science in solving urgent health challenges facing everyone.
Julia Gillard