How our funding schemes are changing
The way we fund research is changing to support our new strategy.
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Advocacy and partnerships: influencing policy change
We work with partners worldwide to advocate for evidence-based action that supports research and improves health.
How big data is changing science
New biomedical techniques, like next-generation genome sequencing, are creating vast amounts of data and transforming the scientific landscape. Researchers are racing to keep…
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Tom Chivers
Climate Change and Health Awards (Closed)
Supporting researchers who want to explore the links between people’s health and a changing climate.
Lead applicant career stage:
N/A
Administering organisation location:
- UK
- Republic of Ireland
- Low- or middle-income countries
- Rest of the world
Funding duration:
Up to 3 years
Funding amount:
£100,000 to £500,000 (up to £1 million in exceptional circumstances)
Strategic programme:
Not aligned to our strategic programmes
Frequency:
N/A
Coapplicants:
N/A
The health effects of climate change, explained
Climate change is a global health problem already impacting millions of people around the world. Here’s what you need to know.
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…
Will climate change lead to more antimicrobial resistance?
Climate change and antimicrobial resistance – when drugs designed to kill microbes become ineffective – are two major global health crises. But did you know that the two…
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Simge Eva Dogan
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
Wellcome responds to ICJ advisory opinion on climate change
Wellcome responds to the International Court of Justice advisory opinion on climate change
Episode 4: Can a research study change a city?
Alisha talks to Professor John Wright about how one open-ended study of 40,000 people in the city of Bradford is changing lives and bonding communities around the world.
Wellcome responds to proposed changes to laboratory planning rules
Wellcome comments on the government’s proposed changes to planning rules to make it easier to build laboratories, data centres and digital infrastructure and to consult…
Which changes are already making a difference to research culture?
We hear from researchers about some amazing initiatives and cross-sector partnerships that are transforming research culture in the UK.
Research culture: where should change start?
Where does research culture originate and what tools do we have to change it? People from across the research community share their ideas for change.
How climate change affects foodborne diseases
For many foodborne diseases, the environment plays an important role in transmission. As climate change increasingly affects global temperatures and weather events, the risks…
Climate change is turning dehydration into a deadly epidemic
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- Jane Palmer
Will climate change lead to more fungal infections?
Fungi can keep us healthy or cause disease. As climate change drives fungi to adapt, learn how we can harness the benefits and tackle the threats.
Wellcome responds to UK Climate Change Committee report
Alan Dangour, Director of Climate and Health at Wellcome, responds to UK Climate Change Committee report on the failure to prepare for extreme weather
How climate change affects vector-borne diseases
As climate change alters temperatures and weather patterns around the world, the risk of vector-borne diseases like dengue fever and Zika virus will increase. Here’s what…
How climate change affects waterborne diseases
Waterborne diseases like cholera and typhoid are still a leading cause of human morbidity and mortality worldwide. As climate change increasingly impacts global temperatures…
How are diet, food and climate change connected?
Climate change is driven by and impacts the world’s food systems. But, changing how we produce our food – as well as what we eat – could help protect our planet and our…
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- Simge Eva Dogan