Statement on racial justice in UK higher education
Our Director Jeremy Farrar responds to an open letter from more than 300 Black, Asian and minority ethnic academics, calling for racial justice in UK higher education.
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Trust, identity and health in a changing world
What does it mean to be human? A new permanent gallery at Wellcome Collection opens today to explore what being human means in the 21st century.
Simon Chaplin
Feature: Genomics - the next generation
The advent of the Human Genome Project and the development of faster, cheaper DNA sequencing revolutionised medical and biological research - and the technology still…
How to prepare for a Wellcome funding interview
If you apply for a Wellcome grant, you may be invited for an interview to help us reach a decision. This advice is to help you prepare for your interview and it…
Gene discovery supports link between handedness and language-related disorders
Scientists at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, at the University of Oxford, have identified a genetic variant which influences whether a person with dyslexia is…
Software Engineer
Salary: £71,574. 00 Closing Date: Wednesday, 3 July 2024 Contract type: Permanent The Wellcome Trust is a global charitable foundation.
Value people as well as papers to improve research culture
As scientists, we try to make sure our research is rigorous so that we can avoid costly errors. We should take the same approach to tackle issues in research culture, says…
Christopher Jackson
Avatar therapy helps silence voices in schizophrenia
An avatar system that enables people with schizophrenia to control the voice of their hallucinations is being developed by researchers at UCL with support from the Wellcome…
Rethinking Interdisciplinarity in The Hub at Wellcome Collection: New open access publication from Palgrave Macmillan
Rethinking Interdisciplinarity across the Social Sciences and Neurosciences is a landmark open access publication from Palgrave Macmillan, co-authored by Felicity Callard (…
Our recruitment process
We know that applying for a job can be stressful, so we've put together some tips to help you apply to Wellcome and prepare for an interview.
We need to invest in researchers in the long-term
Research culture could greatly improve if we addressed short-termism and job insecurity, says Professor Katrina Lythgoe.
Katrina Lythgoe
Lab leaders must create open and safe spaces to improve research culture
Ricardo Henriques, Group Leader at UCL, looks at how lab leaders can create open and safe spaces for people to discuss any issues in research culture.
Ricardo Henriques
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
Mental Health Award: improving cognitive and functional outcomes in people experiencing, or at risk of, psychosis
This call supports interventions to improve cognitive and functional outcomes for people experiencing, or at risk of, psychosis – or to test new or existing markers of…
Lead applicant career stage:
- Leading a research programme
Administering organisation location:
- Anywhere in the world (apart from mainland China)
Funding duration:
Up to 5 years for intervention development and evaluation. Up to 3 years for studies testing markers of cognitive functioning.
Funding amount:
Up to £3 million for applications developing interventions. Up to £1 million for studies testing markers of cognitive functioning.
Strategic programme:
Not aligned to our strategic programmes
Frequency:
N/A
Coapplicants:
N/A
Grants awarded: People Awards
Project summaries of Wellcome grants awarded under the scheme ‘People Awards’. People Awards have been replaced by the Public Engagement Fund.
2014 Wellcome Image Awards
The winning images from the 2014 Wellcome Image Awards.