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Detailed pictures published today reveal how a new type of experimental antibiotic can kill bacteria that are resistant to existing treatments. The findings could ultimately…

A new Head of the Wellcome Library - which is part of Wellcome Collection in central London - has been appointed. Dr Simon Chaplin started his new position at the beginning…

Discovering and then bringing new antibiotics to market is a tricky challenge – but one we need to solve if we want to be better protected against the growing threat of drug-…

Wellcome Data Labs is applying a new method to solving data science problems to identify potential negative consequences of algorithms early on.

Ambitious plans for a major new gallery at the Museum of Science & Industry, Manchester, will now be realised thanks to a £1.8 million grant from the Wellcome Trust.

Our new Open Research Fund supports innovative approaches that enable data, code or other research outputs to be discovered, accessed and reused.

Hamburg, 8 July 2017 – G20 leaders have announced a new global body to oversee discovery and development of urgently needed new antimicrobials to tackle the rising threat of…

The Wellcome Trust has given the Science Museum in London £10 million for its landmark new Medicine Galleries. The £24m project will create a new home for the world-renowned…

Cheryl Moore, who is currently the President and Chief Operating Officer of the New York Genome Center, is to become Wellcome’s new Director, Research…

The Wellcome Trust today announces the latest recipients of its New and Senior Investigator Awards, given to outstanding researchers asking the most challenging research…

The London Screenwriters’ Festival today announces the launch of the ‘Inspired by Science’ Treatment Award, a new competition for TV and film screenwriters in association…

An enzyme which allows trypanosome parasites to evade human defences is a promising new drug target, according to a study funded by the Wellcome Trust and published in 'PLOS…

The first meeting of Wellcome’s new steering group for Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) takes place this week. It’s the next step in our commitment to increasing the…

A new window display at the Wellcome Trust probes the space between the possible and the impossible, where designers and scientists meet to explore the future.

A new candidate malaria vaccine with the potential to neutralise all strains of the most deadly species of malaria parasite has been developed by a team led by scientists at…

A new IVF-based technique is likely to lead to normal pregnancies and reduce the risk that babies born will have mitochondrial disease.

Created by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Ellen Reid, SOUNDWALK is a GPS-enabled work of public art that uses music to illuminate walks around New York's Central Park,…

Obsessively avoided and often misunderstood, dirt - and our complex relationship with it - is the subject of a new season from Wellcome Trust that launches today.

Developing new vaccines is challenging, costly and complex. The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovation (CEPI) is a new model for funding vaccine development which…

The first Covid-19 vaccines have been very effective, but there’s plenty of room for improvement, especially for dealing with new variants. Charlie Weller talks about the…