Wellcome Photography Prize 2021
The Wellcome Photography Prize announces its 2021 winners, chosen from photographs exploring the human side of three urgent health challenges: mental health, infectious…
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Winners announced for Wellcome Photography Prize 2021
Jameisha Prescod and Yoppy Pieter have been announced as the winners of the Wellcome Photography Prize 2021.
Wellcome Photography Prize 2021 shortlist announced
The Wellcome Photography Prize has announced its 2021 shortlist.
The road to 1 billion vaccines – what Covid-19 dose sharing commitments are needed from the G7
As the G7 leaders meet in Cornwall this month, we are calling on them to share 1 billion vaccine doses before the end of 2021, starting immediately.
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William Hall
Wellcome reaction to the Chancellor’s Budget and Spending Review
Dr Jeremy Farrar, Director of Wellcome, reacts to the UK Government's 2021 Autumn Budget, in which it was announced that public investment in UK R&D will reach £20…
Two new appointments to Wellcome board
Gabriel Leung, University of Hong Kong, and Arup K. Chakraborty, Massachusetts Institute for Technology, will join Wellcome's Board of Governors in May 2021.
Julia Gillard appointed as next Chair of Wellcome
Julia Gillard, the former Prime Minister of Australia, has been appointed as the next Chair of Wellcome. She will will succeed Eliza Manningham-Buller, who is…
Spending review - science commitments must be met says Wellcome
Many government strategies depend on R&D spending, making it crucial that commitments in this area are met in the spending review, Wellcome said today in its submission…
Reimagine Research Culture Festival
Our free online festival in March 2021 will bring together the research community to take action and help reimagine research.
Niall Boyce
Head of Knowledge and Measurement
Niall is Head of Knowledge and Measurement in Mental Health for Wellcome.
Timothy Jinks
Head of Interventions
Charlie Weller
Head of Vaccines, Infectious Disease
Charlie Weller has been at Wellcome since 2014. In September 2021, she became Head of Prevention in the Infectious Disease team after five years leading the…
Childhood immunisation is recovering, but there’s a long way to go
20.5 million children hadn’t received essential vaccinations in 2022, according to the latest data from the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF. While that marks…
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Charlie Weller
Julia Gillard to be the next Chair of Wellcome
Julia Gillard has been appointed as the next Chair of Wellcome, succeeding Eliza Manningham-Buller. The former Prime Minister of Australia will take up her new role in April…
Wellcome Trust prices £275 million Bond
The Wellcome Trust announces that it has priced £275 million of Guaranteed Bonds due 2021 (the “Bonds”).
The cost of not preparing for infectious diseases
Not preparing for infectious disease outbreaks costs far more than putting the systems in place to prevent them from spreading around the globe. The human and economic…
Pete Gardner
Research Lead, Antibodies and Immunity
Reimagine Research Culture Festival
The festival explored how to build a more positive and inclusive research culture. Catch up with the highlights, including new approaches, what's already working,…
Shobana Balasingam
Research Lead