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Created by poet Koleka Putuma and illustrator Ivvy Chen, this animation beautifully captures young people’s approach to dealing with the challenges of Covid-19 lockdowns.

Discovering and then bringing new antibiotics to market is a tricky challenge – but one we need to solve if we want to be better protected against the growing threat of drug-…

A new Head of the Wellcome Library - which is part of Wellcome Collection in central London - has been appointed. Dr Simon Chaplin started his new position at the beginning…

Following on from the sell out success of last year’s event, Wellcome Collection is delighted to be returning with Quacks and Cures - an unusual, quirky and entertaining…

Gabriel Leung, University of Hong Kong, and Arup K. Chakraborty, Massachusetts Institute for Technology, will join Wellcome's Board of Governors in May 2021.

Detailed pictures published today reveal how a new type of experimental antibiotic can kill bacteria that are resistant to existing treatments. The findings could ultimately…

A new treatment for schizophrenia – backed by Wellcome-funded research – has been approved by the FDA and has the potential to change the lives of millions of people living…

As we publish our annual report, Julia Gillard, Chair of Wellcome, shares her outlook on the critical role for science in solving urgent health challenges facing everyone.

The Wellcome Trust is today pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Stephen Caddick as Director of the Innovations division.

Based upon fascinating research that demonstrates how susceptible we are to false memories, A R Hopwood's 'False Memory Archive' at the Freud Museum London and Carroll /…

A rapid, point-of-care diagnostic test for the Ebola virus will be trialled in the coming weeks at the Ebola treatment centre in Conakry, Guinea. The trial is one of six…

Four leaders with experience across the finance, advertising, NGOs and banking sectors have been appointed to our Board of Governors.

Alexander Pym, an infectious disease expert with experience across academia, clinical settings and industry, will lead Wellcome’s work on infectious disease, supporting…

With funding from Wellcome and the Chan Zuckerberg Institute, the ABI aims to support and develop sustainable genomics and wider bioinformatics research in Africa.

A new vaccine to combat tuberculosis is less effective at stimulating an immune response when administered to Gambian infants in combination with the routine immunisation…

The Wellcome Trust today announces further details of its Investigator Awards, a major new scheme to support world-class researchers to tackle ambitious research questions…

Once regarded as an inert scaffold or ‘glue’ the extracellular matrix - the molecules that surround and support animal cells - has been shown to have crucial roles in the…

A new IVF-based technique is likely to lead to normal pregnancies and reduce the risk that babies born will have mitochondrial disease.

Professor Fiona Powrie has been selected as the next Deputy Chair of Wellcome’s Board of Governors.

Beth Thompson, Interim Director of Strategy, responds to the establishment of new UK Government departments.