Wellcome pledges further $100 million to accelerate Covid-19 research
Wellcome is pledging up to US$100m (£70m/€80m) to accelerate Covid-19 research and development to ensure science keeps pace with the virus.
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The world’s first tuberculosis vaccine in 100 years could be in sight
The world needs a new vaccine to fight tuberculosis (TB). A new multimillion-pound global study funded by Wellcome and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation could provide a…
Funding for late-stage development of a tuberculosis vaccine candidate that could be the first in 100 years if proven effective
Wellcome and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announce funding to advance a tuberculosis (TB) vaccine candidate through a Phase III clinical trial.
I'm a Scientist, Get Me out of Here!
Science’s answer to the X Factor - ‘I’m a Scientist, Get Me out of Here’ - kicks off today, bigger and better than ever before, with 100 scientists and up to 8,000 students…
Latest 'Big Picture' explores how statistics help us understand the world
What does it mean to say eating red meat may increase your risk of cancer by 11 per cent? When is a ‘positive’ result in a medical test probably not a positive? And are there…
Wellcome Trust invests £27m in world-class sequencing facility for Genomics England and Sanger Institute
The Wellcome Trust is investing £27 million in a state-of-the-art genome-sequencing hub for Genomics England, the government’s project to decipher 100,000 complete genetic…
Dengue is now endemic in over 100 countries – here’s what you need to know
Half the world’s population is at risk of dengue. We look at the factors behind the recent rise in infections, how the disease is prevented and the need for further…
Simge Eva Dogan
Making Nature: How we see animals
This Wellcome Collection exhibition brings together over 100 objects from literature, film, taxidermy and photography to examine what we think, feel and value about other…
Thousands of years of visual culture made free through Wellcome Images
Over 100,000 images, including manuscripts, paintings, etchings, early photography and advertisements, are being made freely available through Wellcome Images. Drawn from the…
Tuberculosis is curable and preventable – why do millions still die?
Over the last 100 years, tuberculosis research has saved millions of lives but it has failed to curb the epidemic. While some recent scientific developments are promising,…
‘Superhuman’ coming to Wellcome Collection in July
From Icarus to i-Limbs, Wellcome Collection’s major summer exhibition, ‘Superhuman’, explores the extraordinary ways people have sought to improve, adapt and enhance their…
Discovery Award Interview Panel
This panel interviews candidates shortlisted for Wellcome Discovery Awards.
Career Development Award Interview Panel
This panel interviews candidates shortlisted for Wellcome Career Development Awards.
Early-Career Award Interview Panel
This panel interviews candidates shortlisted for Wellcome Early-Career Awards.
Late-stage trial for tuberculosis vaccine candidate underway in South Africa
The Phase 3 clinical trial to assess the efficacy of the M72/AS01E tuberculosis (TB) vaccine candidate is now underway, with first doses given in South Africa, where TB takes…
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-…
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
We can develop vaccines faster, but only if we work together from discovery to fair access
Science is the shining light of the Covid-19 pandemic. Now, efforts to prepare for future epidemics and pandemics must focus on keeping pace with infectious diseases through…
Charlie Weller
Mindscapes
Mindscapes is an international cultural programme that aims to support a transformation in how we understand, address and talk about mental health.
Why doctors and nurses can help to heal the Earth
Doctors and nurses are joining global demands for action on climate change – and because of their skills they have the potential for huge influence.
Howie Frumkin