Seize the Day and attend Wellcome Collection’s late event
Wellcome Collection opens late on Friday 2 November for Seize the Day, an evening you will live to remember. Experience a brush with death and explore what death might have…
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Ben Murton
Head of Early Career and Career Development Researchers
Ben's story: clinician, scientist and entrepreneur
Ben has always had a strong sense of what he wants to do. But as a clinician, he had to find ways to balance research with medical training and clinical practice.
Genetic map of the UK sheds light on history of Ancient Britons and modern day disease
A study funded by the Wellcome Trust and aimed at developing a genetic map of Britain has begun to shed light on how the ancient populations of Britain – the Celts, Anglo…
‘Pain and its Meanings’: two days of cultural exploration and discussion at Wellcome Collection
For some, pain means punishment; others believe it brings them closer to God. Bodily pain is not only physical, it’s cultural too. Join a prominent group of thinkers on…
Eight cutting-edge immunology projects we fund
29 April is World Immunology Day 2018. Divya Shah and Pete Gardner, from our Science team, highlight some of the researchers we fund who are exploring different aspects of…
Winner of the first Wellcome Trust Screenwriting Prize announced
Al Smith has won the first ever Wellcome Trust Screenwriting Prize for ‘Halflife’, a coming-of-age love story centred on two brain-damaged teenagers on a road trip. The £20…
Learning to control brain activity improves visual sensitivity
Training eople to control their own brain activity can enhance their visual sensitivity, according to a new study. This non-invasive ‘neurofeedback’ approach could one day be…
Making the health impacts of climate change visible
In spite of what we know about the impacts of climate change on health, policymakers and decision-makers are still not taking action quickly and decisively enough. Here's why…
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Ben Ryder
Julia Gillard's speech on climate and health at COP28
Julia Gillard, chair of Wellcome and former Prime Minister of Australia, explains why 'phasing out fossil fuels is a public health intervention' on the eve of the first ever…
The problem with ethnicity categories in UK health data
Ethnicity categories in UK healthcare are inconsistent and not always accurate. This has real-world consequences, like how we estimate the risks of Covid-19 for different…
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Grace Annan-Callcott
Wellcome awards £17.5m to support global research drive
As world braces for El Niño – can science help to limit the catastrophic health effects of soaring global temperatures?
Genetic studies lead to clinical trial of new treatment for type 1 diabetes
A clinical trial is underway for a potential new treatment for type 1 diabetes that could eventually mean patients are able to reduce insulin treatment from several times a…
Come and be dazzled by Wellcome Collection’s spring weekend 'On Light'
Wellcome Collection and UCL will host a dazzling extended weekend of free events and activity this May to mark the International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies. '…
Media statement in response to next UK Minister for Science and Investment Security
Reaction to the announcement of Nusrat Ghani as the next UK Minister for Science and Investment Security.
How can we better reward teamwork in research?
For a long time, academia has emphasised individual achievement over teamwork and collegiality. We want to change that.
The mosquito breeder
Malaria research needs a steady supply of mosquitoes, and breeding them involves extreme self-sacrifice from the Shoklo Unit’s carer.
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Ed Yong
‘Souzou: Outsider Art from Japan’ coming to Wellcome Collection
Wellcome Collection’s spring exhibition, ‘Outsider Art from Japan’, will bring together more than 300 works for the first major display of Japanese Outsider Art in the UK.…