Wellcome’s ambitions for 2022 and beyond
Cheryl Moore, Director of Research Programmes, shares how Wellcome plans to spend £16 billion over the next ten years to advance scientific discovery and take on the world’s…
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Cheryl Moore
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‘Science superpower’ ambitions risk being undermined by lack of investment
Our Director Jeremy Farrar responds to the publication of the Integrated Review.
Wellcome's bold ambitions to improve health through our new strategy
We've introduced a new vision and strategy for Wellcome that we hope will have significant positive impacts on the course of human health over the next two decades.
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Jeremy Farrar
New EAT Foundation launching today will change the way we feed the world
A new foundation launches today with the ambition to reform the global food system, enabling us to feed a growing global population with healthy food from a healthy planet.
Speeding innovation - science and engineering leaders pledge improved support for research translation
Leading science and engineering organisations today announce their ambition to help transform ideas and discoveries generated by researchers into practical solutions and…
Creating the conditions for discoveries to improve health: our vision for Discovery Research
Michael Dunn, Director of Discovery Research, shares his ambitions for transformative research that supports careers in environments where discoveries improve health.
Africa must produce its own vaccines – it’ll need investment in regulation to get there
Africa has ambitions to produce its own vaccines, but it will take a robust regulatory system to achieve this.
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Divya Shah
Concordat for the Environmental Sustainability of Research and Innovation Practice
The UK research and innovation (R&I) sector have co-developed a voluntary environmental sustainability concordat. Read the aims, guidance and how to show support as a…
This is TB's moment and it must be seized
Two scientific breakthroughs and a global meeting mean there is an opportunity to move TB from the doldrums.
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- Jeremy Farrar
‘Insufficient progress’ on anti-racism at Wellcome, evaluation finds
An evaluation of progress on anti-racism work at Wellcome has found insufficient action on ambitions the funder set out two years ago.
Snakebite
Treatments for snakebites already exist and yet the human toll from snakebites is one of the world's biggest hidden health crises.
Details of new Wellcome Trust Investigator Awards announced
The Wellcome Trust today announces further details of its Investigator Awards, a major new scheme to support world-class researchers to tackle ambitious research questions…
Wellcome appoints new research programmes director
Cheryl Moore, who is currently the President and Chief Operating Officer of the New York Genome Center, is to become Wellcome’s new Director, Research…
Wellcome appoints Cheryl Moore to Director, Research Programmes role
Cheryl Moore, currently President and Chief Operating Officer of the New York Genome Center, is to take up the role of Director, Research Programmes at Wellcome.
Wellcome announces US$25mn for climate and health as part of US$50mn commitment to World Health Organisation
A further US$6mn will support the World Meteorological Organisation to strengthen provision of climate information for health decision making.
Wellcome Accelerator Awards
Eligibility and applications details for the Wellcome Accelerator Awards, which will support researchers of Black, Bangladeshi and Pakistani heritage in the UK to make…
Lead applicant career stage:
- Early-career researcher
- Mid-career researcher
Administering organisation location:
- UK
Funding duration:
Up to 2 years
Funding amount:
Your salary (if required) and up to £200,000 for project expenses
Strategic programme:
- Research Environment
Frequency:
Annual - Until 2028
Coapplicants:
Not accepted
Wellcome sets environmental sustainability standards for researchers, as wider goals to support the UK research sector are launched
New Wellcome policy addressing the environmental impact of research, coinciding with environmental sustainability concordat launched by UK research organisations.
Kathy Poole
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Statement in response to the WHO Emergency Committee meeting on Covid-19
Dr Charlie Weller, Head of Infectious Disease Prevention at Wellcome, responds to the WHO decision not to declare an end to the Public Health Emergency of International…
Applications open for Medical Humanities Investigator Awards
Applications open today for world-class scholars in the medical humanities and bioethics to apply for Wellcome Trust Investigator Awards in Medical Humanities.