Wellcome’s ambitions for 2022 and beyond
Cheryl Moore, Director of Research Programmes, shares how Wellcome plans to spend £16 billion over the next ten years to advance scientific discovery and take on the world’s…
Cheryl Moore
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Wellcome grants involving animal research 2021 to 2022
This is our analysis of Wellcome grants involving animal research between October 2021 and September 2022.
Ten years on, Wellcome Trust launches study of 10,000 human genomes in UK
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…
Media statement on the IPCC Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaption and Vulnerability report
Statement from Alan Dangour, Director of Climate and Health, on the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report.
Media statement in response to the World Health Organization’s Global tuberculosis report 2022
Charlie Weller, Head of Prevention at Wellcome, responds to the publication of the World Health Organization's Global tuberculosis report 2022.
Josie Golding
Head of Epidemics & Epidemiology
Why we’re endorsing the Kigali Declaration to tackle Neglected Tropical Diseases
Wellcome is formally endorsing the Kigali Declaration at the Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) Summit, hosted by the Government of Rwanda on 23 June 2022.
Five things the IPCC report tells us about climate change and health
Climate change is more than an environmental disaster. It's a clear threat to people’s health, lives and livelihoods. But if we act now, we can reduce the impact and protect…
Alan Dangour
Celebrating a 'decade of discovery' since the Human Genome Project
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…
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…
Childhood immunisation is recovering, but there’s a long way to go
20.5 million children hadn’t received essential vaccinations in 2022, according to the latest data from the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF. While that marks…
Charlie Weller
Supporting discovery research across the globe
Learn about discovery research Wellcome is funding across the globe and why it’s key to our strategy
Bradley Roberts
Sophie Hawkesworth
Alan Dangour
Director of Climate and Health
Alan leads the Climate and Health team in the delivery of Wellcome’s strategy in this new challenge area.
Addressing Covid-19 vaccine inequity by mid-2022
Across the world, there are unacceptable disparities in access to Covid-19 vaccines, leaving many vulnerable people unprotected. This paper considers this challenge and sets…
How directed funding is tackling barriers to progress in research
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…
Christiane Hertz-Fowler
Directly held public equity holdings
Wellcome's directly held public equity holdings at 30 September 2022.
Electricity: The spark of life
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…
Mpox: what we know so far
Why disease surveillance and cooperation will be key to managing this outbreak and others in the future.
Wellcome Photography Prize 2021
The Wellcome Photography Prize announces its 2021 winners, chosen from photographs exploring the human side of three urgent health challenges: mental health, infectious…