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Insights into how the brain compensates for temporary hearing loss during infancy, such as that commonly experienced by children with glue ear, have been revealed in a…

Our brains are better at hearing new and approaching sounds than detecting when a sound disappears, according to a study published today and part-funded by the Wellcome Trust…

We hear from researchers about some amazing initiatives and cross-sector partnerships that are transforming research culture in the UK.

We were deeply saddened to hear about the death of Sir John Sulston this week. John was an outstanding figure in UK biological and medical science and in Wellcome’s history.

Alisha is in discussion with Professor Iris Sommer to understand more about psychosis – one of the most severe and stigmatised mental health conditions – and hear about an…

It seems that we hear a lot about measles compared to other infectious diseases, such as rubella or whooping cough. But why?

Mosaic, the online publication from the Wellcome Trust, today releases its first audio-only feature: 'Voices in the dark', an exploration the phenomenon of voice hearing, its…

We ran a consultation to hear researchers’ views on the challenges and opportunities in clinical trial data sharing.

New research reveals how our brains are able to pick out important sounds from the noisy world around us. The findings, published online today in the journal ‘eLife’, could…

How can someone with perfectly normal hearing become deaf to the world around them when their mind is on something else? New research funded by the Wellcome Trust suggests…

National Paracycling Champion Tom Staniford has an extremely rare condition which, until now, has puzzled his doctors. He is unable to store fat under his skin - yet has type…

Hear the ‘sound of colour’ and the ‘music of your clothes’ played by an ensemble of ‘Seeing Instruments’ and watch a real, live experiment designed by children where…

Wellcome is calling on the perspectives of Black researchers in the UK to help shape funding that forms part of its diversity, equity and inclusion strategy. 

Watch our recorded webinars to learn how Wellcome Discovery Research funding can support research and researchers based in low- and middle-income countries around the world.

Alisha talks to Professor John Wright about how one open-ended study of 40,000 people in the city of Bradford is changing lives and bonding communities around the world.

We want Wellcome to be accessible for everyone, and this includes our website.

Statement on sanctions applied to Professor Nazneen Rahman under Wellcome’s bullying and harassment policy.  

This report aims to help experts and practitioners to communicate with impact, so that the public understands and supports action on drug-resistant infections.

Musicians are helping scientists to understand how our brains can focus listening attention amidst a room of background noise with performances of a new experimental choral…