Wellcome priorities for 2023
Wellcome directors share their priorities and predictions for 2023, across discovery research, mental health, climate and health, infectious diseases, and strategy.
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Wellcome Annual Report 2023
Find out how Wellcome performed in 2022/23, with commentaries from our Chair and Director, reports on what we did last year and reviews of our finances and investments.
Wellcome Director Dr Jeremy Farrar to step down in February 2023
Wellcome Director Dr Jeremy Farrar will take up the position of Chief Scientist of the World Health Organization after leaving Wellcome next year.
Wellcome clinical trial policy monitoring 2018 to 2023
We monitor compliance with our clinical trials policy and publish the cumulative results annually. Read our latest findings.
Media statement in response to WMO State of Climate Services 2023
Wellcome statement in response the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) annual ‘State of Climate Services’ report with this year’s edition focusing on health
Wellcome statement in response to the WHO Global TB Report 2023
Wellcome statement in response to the World Health Organization Global Tuberculosis Report 2023.
Wellcome grants involving animal research 2022 to 2023
This is our analysis of Wellcome grants involving animal research between October 2022 and September 2023.
Wellcome statement in response to the 2023 report of the Lancet Pathfinder Commission
Wellcome statement in response to the 2023 report of the Lancet Pathfinder Commission
Wellcome statement in response to the 2023 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change
Wellcome statement in response to the 2023 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change
Beck Smith
Associate Director, Policy
Beck leads Wellcome's policy work across its mental health challenge area, focused on driving progress towards a world where no one is held back by mental health problems.
Jonathan Underwood
Major International Programmes Lead
Jonathan Underwood joined the Major International Programmes team at Wellcome in 2020. He leads on engagement with and support for a portfolio of Wellcome’s major…
Explained: how El Niño impacts health
Find out about the health effects of El Niño and why preparedness is critical to mitigating its impact.
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Effie Webb
Beth Thompson
Chief Strategy Officer
Beth is Chief Strategy Officer, responsible for the work of the strategy and programme office, government relations and strategic partnerships, policy, and transition and…
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-…
Jimmy Volmink
Chief Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Officer
Jimmy joined Wellcome in 2023 and leads our work to become an inclusive funder. He works in partnership with the whole executive leadership team to support Wellcome in…
Paul Schreier
COO (2019-2023), interim CEO (2023-2024)
Paul joined the Wellcome Trust as Chief Operating Officer, in 2019. He is responsible for finance, research funding, digital and technology, legal matters, Wellcome’s…
Grants awarded: Developing Excellence in Leadership, Training and Science Initiative II
The Developing Excellence in Leadership, Training, and Science in Africa II (DELTAS Africa II) programme funds 14 consortia in nine African countries, with partnerships and…
Beyond the Sequence: Ethical, Legal and Social Contexts in Genomics
Wellcome is organising a workshop series in the UK and South Africa in March and April 2024 to further integrate international genomics research and the breadth of…
Wellcome’s gender and ethnicity pay gaps
Wellcome reports gender and ethnicity pay gaps each year. We use the data to measure progress towards our goals for equity, diversity and inclusion.
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