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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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. '…

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.…

A study of vocal impersonations has shown for the first time how speech production and voice perception systems in the brain interact to influence the way our voices sound.…

As the climate crisis intensifies, it shrinks and contaminates the water we rely on. We need to act now to reduce the existing and emerging threat that this poses to our…

A virtual reality plant breeding game won $150,000 yesterday evening when judges led by Susan Calman chose Seed by All Seeing Eye to win Developing Beyond, a $500,000 year-…

A new report published today identifies options through which funders can help ensure that the rapidly growing open access market delivers high-quality services and value for…

If you apply for a Wellcome grant, you may be invited for an interview to help us reach a decision. Get advice on preparing your presentation, and some practical…

Why have attempts to get it under control failed? Rose George reports on an outbreak that went on far longer than anyone expected.

New research in mice reveals why the body is so slow to recover from jet-lag and identifies a target for the development of drugs that could help us to adjust faster to…