Wellcome’s ambitions for 2022 and beyond
Cheryl Moore, Director of Research Programmes, shares how Wellcome plans to spend £16 billion over the next ten years to advance scientific discovery and take on the world’s…
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Cheryl Moore
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Wellcome grants involving animal research 2022 to 2023
This is our analysis of Wellcome grants involving animal research between October 2022 and September 2023.
‘Souzou: Outsider Art from Japan’ coming to Wellcome Collection
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.…
Media statement on the IPCC Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaption and Vulnerability report
Statement from Alan Dangour, Director of Climate and Health, on the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report.
Media statement in response to the World Health Organization’s Global tuberculosis report 2022
Charlie Weller, Head of Prevention at Wellcome, responds to the publication of the World Health Organization's Global tuberculosis report 2022.
Josie Golding
Head of Epidemics & Epidemiology
Announcement of pricing of £750 million Bonds by The Wellcome Trust
The Wellcome Trust, the UK’s largest charitable foundation and one of the world’s largest funders of medical research, today announces that it has successfully launched and…
Why we’re endorsing the Kigali Declaration to tackle Neglected Tropical Diseases
Wellcome is formally endorsing the Kigali Declaration at the Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) Summit, hosted by the Government of Rwanda on 23 June 2022.
Five things the IPCC report tells us about climate change and health
Climate change is more than an environmental disaster. It's a clear threat to people’s health, lives and livelihoods. But if we act now, we can reduce the impact and protect…
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Alan Dangour
Wellcome issues £750m 50-year Bond at 1.5%
The Wellcome Trust, the UK’s largest charitable foundation and one of the world’s largest funders of medical research, announces that it has successfully launched and priced…
Beth Thompson
Executive Director, Policy & Partnerships
Beth is Executive Director, Policy & Partnerships, responsible for the work of the government relations and strategic partnerships and policy teams.
Childhood immunisation is recovering, but there’s a long way to go
20.5 million children hadn’t received essential vaccinations in 2022, according to the latest data from the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF. While that marks…
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Charlie Weller
Supporting discovery research across the globe
Learn about discovery research Wellcome is funding across the globe and why it’s key to our strategy
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Bradley Roberts
Sophie Hawkesworth
Alan Dangour
Director of Climate and Health
Alan leads the Climate and Health team in the delivery of Wellcome’s strategy in this new challenge area.
Addressing Covid-19 vaccine inequity by mid-2022
Across the world, there are unacceptable disparities in access to Covid-19 vaccines, leaving many vulnerable people unprotected. This paper considers this challenge and sets…
Generating evidence for health-centred climate mitigation policies
We’re awarding £17.6 million to research projects that will support policymakers in G7 countries to incorporate health into climate change mitigation policies.
Horizon Europe: why the UK re-joining is great for science and health
With a new deal struck between the UK and EU on Horizon Europe, we look at why the scheme matters for health research and what needs to happen next.
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Beth Thompson
$300 million invested in vaccine innovations to end Covid-19 and prevent future epidemics
Wellcome and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have both pledged $150 million each to the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) to help end the Covid-…
The Human Genome Project: a new era of scientific progress
The Human Genome Project (HGP) was one of the most significant scientific endeavours in history, fundamentally transforming our understanding of human biology. Learn about…