Sounds of Sexology with special guest Dan Gillespie Sells
The Wellcome Trust and the Roundhouse present Sounds of Sexology, the final showcase of a nationwide Sexology Songwriting project, on Tuesday 17 February 2015.
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Research culture: putting change into action ourselves
What roles do individuals and funders play in creating research culture? We speak to Dan O’Connor and Megan Reitz about how different groups can sustain or…
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…
Wellcome Trust appoints new Head of Medical Humanities
The Wellcome Trust has appointed a new Head of Medical Humanities. Dr Dan O'Connor joins from the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics and will be working to enhance…
Wellcome Trust announces 2014 Engagement Fellows
The Wellcome Trust is pleased to announce three new Engagement Fellows for 2014. Alex Julyan, Brian Lobel and Dan Bird will be taking up their Fellowships in September, with…
2008 Wellcome Image Awards
The winning images from the 2008 Wellcome Image Awards.
Advances in fighting malaria: from bed nets to the first-ever vaccines
The first malaria vaccine has been given to more than 1.7 million children in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi so far – and it could save tens of thousands of lives when it is rolled…
'Keeper' by Andrea Gillies wins first ever Wellcome Trust Book Prize
A thoughtful and moving book that takes the reader on a journey into dementia has won the first Wellcome Trust Book Prize.
I'm a Scientist, Get Me out of Here!
Science’s answer to the X Factor - ‘I’m a Scientist, Get Me out of Here’ - kicks off today, bigger and better than ever before, with 100 scientists and up to 8,000 students…
Ebola vaccine shows promising results
Interim results from the Guinean phase III trial of the Ebola vaccine known as VSV-EBOV, co-funded by the Wellcome Trust, indicate that it is highly effective against the…
Wellcome launches £20,000 photography prize to showcase powerful stories about health
Wellcome Photography Prize, a new international photography prize celebrating compelling imagery that captures stories of health, medicine and science launches today.
First research paper from Hubbub: Unemployment 'being rebranded as a psychological disorder'
Unemployment is being rebranded as a psychological disorder, with an increasing range of interventions being introduced to promote a 'positive' psychological outlook or leave…
Report outlines challenges and opportunities facing malaria research
Research aiming to improve the delivery of proven, cost-effective interventions to reduce the burden of malaria must go hand-in-hand with studies to understand the biology…
We’re launching targeted funding for researchers of Black, Bangladeshi and Pakistani heritage in the UK
Wellcome is launching £20 million in new funding. This is to support researchers of Black, Bangladeshi and Pakistani heritage in the UK to stay in research and advance their…
Sex by Numbers: Wellcome Collection launches a national Sexology Season
Wellcome Collection is launching 'Sex by Numbers' - an interactive infographic that playfully maps the nation’s sex lives, from who with to how often - to mark the start of…
Wellcome Photography Prize 2019 shortlist announced
Information about the shortlisted entries for the Wellcome Photography Prize 2019
Erin Lefevre wins the Wellcome Photography Prize 2019
A tender photograph, providing personal insight into living with autism, has been selected as the overall winner for the Wellcome Photography Prize 2019.
Genomes of Richard III and his living descendant to be sequenced
The genomes of King Richard III and one of his direct living descendants are to be sequenced in a project funded by the Wellcome Trust, the Leverhulme Trust and Professor Sir…
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…
Wellcome launches £20 million in funding for Black, Bangladeshi and Pakistani researchers in the UK
New funding scheme to open in Spring 2024 for researchers of Black, Bangladeshi and Pakistani heritage in the UK to advance their careers and improve representation in…