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Find out what costs Wellcome will cover if you need to take sick leave during your grant.

Following the success of its inaugural year, The Sick of the Fringe is returning to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2016, to explore the connections between health, art and…

An enzyme which allows trypanosome parasites to evade human defences is a promising new drug target, according to a study funded by the Wellcome Trust and published in 'PLOS…

Science and health are to be front and centre stage in a mini-festival of events during this years’ Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The Sick of the Fringe is bringing together…

If someone is sick next to you on the bus, you’ll probably feel disgusted, your stomach will turn and you will start to feel sick as well. But is your stomach churning…

Scientists have identified a compound that can kill the parasites responsible for three neglected diseases: Chagas disease, leishmaniasis and sleeping sickness.

African scientists will conduct genomic research on kidney disease, diabetes, heart disease, obesity, tuberculosis and African sleeping sickness through inaugural grants of…

Wellcome Collection is launching 'Sex by Numbers' - an interactive infographic that playfully maps the nation’s sex lives, from who with to how often - to mark the start of…

Supplements are only provided in specific circumstances. Find out when we provide supplementary funding.

See our opportunities and support available for researchers re-entering a research career, taking time off, needing flexible or part-time working, or have caring…

A million Rohingya refugees in crowded shelters with poor sanitation – ideal conditions for infections to spread. Here’s how to stop these deadly outbreaks.

Visitors to Glasgow’s West End should take extra care this weekend: a giant purple monster is expected to be working its way through the crowds.

How we expect people and organisations we fund to support people working on Wellcome grants, and what support Wellcome provides.

Wellcome Collection opens its doors late on 26 November for ‘Hands’ - an evening dedicated to the anatomical and cultural wonders that we carry in our pockets.

More than ever before, research must be a core part of transformational change for the NHS. That’s the key message in a new report from Wellcome, BIT and Nesta, in…

In South Africa, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) kills thousands of people every year. These Wellcome-funded research teams are working with local communities to better…

The Wellcome Trust today announces the appointment of Professor Mike Ferguson, Dean of Research for the College of Life Sciences at the University of Dundee, to its Board of…

What work is underway to prevent and treat cholera?

This report sets out a vision for science to be embedded at the heart of the UK National Health Service (NHS). It examines the current context of the research ecosystem and…