Seed wins $500,000 Developing Beyond Video games final
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-…
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Global leaders urged to address ‘fragile progress’ on tackling superbugs
GLOBAL efforts to counter the threat of dangerous superbugs must move faster and with more focus, health leaders are warning.
New report sets out options for fostering transparent and competitive market for open access publishing
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…
Grant funding data for 2023/24
We publish a summary of our grant funding data every year to show how we spend our money.
Is the world running out of freshwater?
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…
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Simge Eva Dogan
How malaria defeats our drugs
In the war against malaria, one small corner of the globe has repeatedly turned the tide, rendering our best weapons moot and medicine on the brink of defeat. Ed Yong reports.
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Ed Yong
Pathogen Biology and Disease Transmission Discovery Advisory Group
This advisory group shortlists candidates for Wellcome Career Development Awards and Wellcome Discovery Awards.
Why we still haven’t stopped cholera
Why have attempts to get it under control failed? Rose George reports on an outbreak that went on far longer than anyone expected.
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- Rose George
Climate change is turning dehydration into a deadly epidemic
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- Jane Palmer
Leading psychiatrist calls for roll-out of lay counselling to tackle massive burden of harmful drinking and depression in India
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…
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
Our Planet, Our Health grants awarded
Read summaries of the grants awarded under the Our Planet, Our Health programme.
AVATAR: a digital therapy that could help people who hear voices
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…
Public invited to contribute 'Things' to Sir Henry Wellcome's curious collection
Wellcome Collection is calling on the public to loan or donate objects and become co-creators of its new temporary exhibition, ‘Things’.
Reframing Resistance
This report aims to help experts and practitioners to communicate with impact, so that the public understands and supports action on drug-resistant infections.
When Science Finds a Way: Our podcast
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.
Dengue is now endemic in over 100 countries – here’s what you need to know
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…
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- Simge Eva Dogan
Wellcome Photography Prize 2020
The winners of the Wellcome Photography Prize 2020, chosen from thousands of entries from 127 countries.
Postdoctoral Research Training Fellowships for Clinicians (Closed)
Enabling clinicians to undertake high-quality postdoctoral training that will allow them to develop their long-term research interests.
Lead applicant career stage:
- Postdoctoral research
Administering organisation location:
- Republic of Ireland
- UK
Funding duration:
2 to 4 years
Funding amount:
£250,000 to £400,000
Strategic programme:
Not aligned to our strategic programmes
Frequency:
N/A
Coapplicants:
N/A