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Find out what we fund through our mental health programme and our principles of funding. See a list of mental health funding opportunities launching in the next couple of…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
A roadmap to making lifesaving monoclonal antibody treatments affordable and available, particularly to those living in low- and middle-income countries.
Find out what written expert reviews are, how Wellcome chooses expert reviewers, and how expert reviews help us make funding decisions. Get advice on how to do an expert…
Patricia wants younger researchers to have better support than she had around challenges like setbacks with research and balancing career and parenthood.
If you're applying for funding to do clinical research in the UK, you may need to complete a Schedule of Events Cost Attribution Tool (SoECAT). Find out who needs to complete…