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Wellcome responds to news of a general election.

Wellcome responds to mpox outbreak news and unknown disease in Democratic Republic of Congo

A video highlighting the 'co-benefits' of measures to reduce geenhouse gas emissions.

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…

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Wellcome’s Director of Science Jim Smith pays tribute to Professor Bongani Mayosi, a world-renowned scientist.

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…

The Wellcome Trust has now committed more than £10 million as part of an emergency package of research funding to tackle the ongoing Ebola epidemic in West Africa. The news…

Two scientific breakthroughs and a global meeting mean there is an opportunity to move TB from the doldrums.

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…

Wellcome is partnering with the UK Government to establish a new health data research service. It will simplify secure access to health data and speed up research to better…

The Nobel prizes give a human face to science. But does celebrating individuals risk undermining a collaborative research culture?

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The Human Cell Atlas aims to map all the cells in the human body. In what ways can these maps shape the future of our health? Learn more from Dr Sarah Teichmann and Prof…

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

Climate change is a global health crisis, and that includes mental health. Find out how it’s impacting our mental health and what can be done to prevent and manage it.

The Wellcome Photography Prize announces its 2021 winners, chosen from photographs exploring the human side of three urgent health challenges: mental health, infectious…

New biomedical techniques, like next-generation genome sequencing, are creating vast amounts of data and transforming the scientific landscape. Researchers are racing to keep…

Sujata Setia, Mithail Afrige Chowdhury and Steve Gschmeissner awarded £10,000 each for images exploring domestic abuse, climate migration and the hidden dangers of cholesterol

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…