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These reports explore the landscape of research leadership in Africa and India, based on interviews with more than 600 researchers and research leaders.

A rise in antimicrobial resistance is causing the spread of drug-resistant infections. These infections are harder (if not impossible) to treat, and cause over a million…

We know that in the charity sector it can be difficult for colleagues to challenge bad practice. That’s why we’ve developed Speak Up – a new initiative to help us build a…

Vaccines, tests and treatments, alongside well-equipped health systems, are the solutions to bringing the Covid-19 pandemic under control. But this won’t happen without…

Having a range of Covid-19 vaccines available for people to use around the world is essential to bring the pandemic under control. Here’s why. 

Map of Human Genetic Variation Will Speed Search for Disease Genes

Research teams led by the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute have revealed the first comprehensive analyses of cancer genomes. The results are published today in the journal ‘…

A thoughtful and moving book that takes the reader on a journey into dementia has won the first Wellcome Trust Book Prize.

The Wellcome Trust has announce that Sir William ('Bill') Castell has been appointed as a Governor and Chairman-designate of the Board of Governors of the Trust.

2008/09 results record Wellcome Trust’s investment portfolio gains.

The Government has thrown its support behind a unique £500 milion medical research partnership that will bring together the country's best scientists to bolster the battle…

Quotes from Wellcome Trust researchers at the Peninsula Medical School Professor Andrew Hattersley and Dr Ewan Pearson, lead authors on the report on genetically tailored…

From the development of treatments and vaccines, to support for low- and middle-income countries, we funded a range of Covid-19 research during the…

Dr Mike Dexter, Director of the Wellcome Trust said: "Sir John's achievements rank alongside our greatest biological and medical discoveries. His C. elegans work inspired a…

The Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium, the largest ever study of the genetics behind common diseases such as diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis and coronary heart disease,…

Scientists have developed an easy-to-use computer program that can quickly analyse bacterial DNA from a patient’s infection and predict which antibiotics will work, and which…

The Wellcome Trust aims to invest £5 billion over the next five years to improve health, as it launches a new strategic framework focussed on advancing the best ideas in…

A new study funded by the Wellcome Trust will investigate how environmental changes over the next 20–30 years may impact the way we eat, in the UK and worldwide.

Marion Coutts has been awarded the Wellcome Book Prize 2015 for 'The Iceberg', her memoir on art, work, death and language, published by Atlantic Books. The announcement was…