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On the tenth anniversary of the completion of the first draft of the human genome - a draft that took ten years to complete - the Wellcome Trust has launched a project to…

Leading scientists from the public efforts to map the human genome today celebrate a decade of discovery since the announcement of the first draft. And in a dramatic sign of…

Offering opportunities for press officers from African research institutes to develop their knowledge and skills could be an important step in improving media coverage of…

The Wellcome Trust announces today that is has acquired marina operator Premier Marinas Limited (“PML”) from the BlackRock UK Property Fund (“BlackRock”) for an undisclosed…

The Wellcome Photography Prize announces its 2021 winners, chosen from photographs exploring the human side of three urgent health challenges: mental health, infectious…

From the structure of the atom to the function of our brains, an electric charge is hidden within every organism on earth. Electricity: The spark of life traces the story of…

The Wellcome Trust and Medical Research Council today announced a £12.75 million initiative to create a catalogue of high-quality adult stem cells, so-called ‘induced…

The Wellcome Trust has today acquired the remaining 50% interest in the student accommodation venture iQ from Quintain for £106.4 million. The transaction makes iQ a wholly…

Wellcome is partnering with the UK Government to establish a new health data research service. It will simplify secure access to health data and speed up research to better…

Research published today identifies two genetic variants that increase the risk of developing endometriosis, a common gynaecological disease. The study provides clues to the…

The Covid-19 outbreak is not just a public health crisis, it’s rapidly becoming a global crisis – of health, economics and politics.

“Medicine is my lawful wife and literature my mistress; when I get tired of one, I spend the night with the other.” - Anton Chekhov*

Christiane Hertz-Fowler, our Head of Directed Activity, outlines what we mean by directed funding, the types of initiatives it supports and how it can drive major advances in…

A new longitudinal birth cohort study could revolutionise our understanding of how early childhood experiences impact health in later life. Saz Ahmed, Wellcome Research…

A candidate Ebola vaccine could be given to healthy volunteers in the UK, the Gambia and Mali as early as September, as part of a series of safety trials of potential…

Two scientific breakthroughs and a global meeting mean there is an opportunity to move TB from the doldrums.

The latest instalment of Contagious Cities explores Hong Kong’s experience of pandemics and the cultural and social impacts of disease on its community.

Many people in the UK feel a strong sense of regional identity, and it now appears that there may be a scientific basis to this feeling, according to a landmark new study…

The first healthy UK volunteer received a candidate Ebola vaccine in Oxford today in a safety trial carried out by the University of Oxford.

The Wellcome Photography Prize has announced its 2021 shortlist.