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.
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Ben Murton
Head of Early Career and Career Development Researchers
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…
Pandemic flu containment measures bought valuable time, Vietnam study suggests
Containment measures introduced in Vietnam to prevent the spread of the 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza did not succeed in halting the virus, but may have bought health services…
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
Jeremy Farrar
Director (2013-2023)
Sir Jeremy Farrar OBE FMedSci FRS was the Director of Wellcome from 2013-2023, a global charitable foundation which supports science to solve urgent health challenges.
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.
Agenda: Reimagine Research Culture Festival
Agenda for our free online festival in March 2021, which brought together the research community to take action and help reimagine research. Activities included panel…
Jeremy Farrar begins as Director of Wellcome Trust
Dr Jeremy Farrar today takes up his position as Director of the Wellcome Trust.
Genetic variant offers protection against TB and leprosy
A study into why some people are more resistant than others to diseases such as tuberculosis and leprosy has identified a new genetic variant which affects susceptibility to…
First genome-wide association study for dengue identifies candidate susceptibility genes
Researchers in South-east Asia have identified two genetic variants associated with increased susceptibility to severe dengue. The study - funded by the Wellcome Trust and…
Professor Jeremy Farrar named new Director of the Wellcome Trust
The Board of Governors of the Wellcome Trust is pleased to announce the appointment today of Professor Jeremy Farrar as the Trust’s new Director.
Trial recommends new antibiotic for typhoid in low-income countries
A large clinical trial comparing treatments for typhoid has recommended the use of gatifloxacin, an affordable new-generation antibiotic. The results of the trial in…
Google Earth typhoid maps reveal secrets of disease outbreaks
In the mid-19th century, John Snow mapped cases of cholera in Soho, London, and traced the source of the outbreak to a contaminated water pump. Now, in a 21st-century…
Wellcome Collection explores Art in Global Health
A ground-breaking new project from Wellcome Collection, Art in Global Health, is bringing artists and scientists together in six Wellcome Trust-funded research programmes…
States of Mind: Tracing the Edges of Consciousness opens at Wellcome Collection
Wellcome Collection opens the second part of a year-long exploration into human consciousness on 4 February 2016. 'States of Mind: Tracing the Edges of Consciousness'…
From cells to societies – £73m for transformative research environments to break down barriers
Wellcome is announcing £73 million in funding for eight new Discovery Research Platforms to help overcome barriers holding back progress across fields of research.
Estimates reveal low population immunity to new bird flu virus H7N9 in humans
The level of immunity to the recently circulating H7N9 influenza virus in an urban and a rural population in Vietnam is very low, according to the first population-level…
Grants awarded: Postdoctoral Research Training Fellowships
Project summaries of Wellcome grants awarded under the scheme ‘Postdoctoral Research Training Fellowships’.