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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-…

Researchers have identified a new virus in patients with severe brain infections in Vietnam. Further research is needed to determine whether the virus is responsible for the…

Following the success of its recent exhibitions, which have looked at mental health and at identity, Wellcome Collection returns to the subject of the human body for its…

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…

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…

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

This committee considers applications for PhD Programmes for Health Professionals.

Leading Indian psychiatrist Professor Vikram Patel has published two studies today in The Lancet1 that he argues provide strong evidence for the roll out of lay counselling…

Project summaries of Wellcome grants awarded under the scheme ‘Postdoctoral Research Training Fellowships’.

This panel interviews candidates shortlisted for Wellcome Early-Career Awards.

AVATAR therapy aims to reduce the distress that people who hear voices can experience. Here, we explain how it works – and share the encouraging results from the latest…

Wellcome Collection is calling on the public to loan or donate objects and become co-creators of its new temporary exhibition, ‘Things’.

The winning images from the 1998 Biomedical Image Awards.

Our mission is to understand which approaches are effective in supporting mental health in the workplace. To do this, we are bringing together employers and the mental health…

Our podcast is back with a second season, uncovering more incredible stories of how scientists and communities are tackling the urgent health challenges of our time.

Half the world’s population is at risk of dengue. We look at the factors behind the recent rise in infections, how the disease is prevented and the need for further…

The winners of the Wellcome Photography Prize 2020, chosen from thousands of entries from 127 countries.