Saving antibiotics so that antibiotics can save lives
Drug resistance will be discussed at the UN General Assembly on Wednesday 21 September. Seth Berkley, CEO of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and Jeremy Farrar, Director of…
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Preparing the WHO for the next outbreak
Dr Jeremy Farrar, Director of the Wellcome Trust, calls on the international community to give its full support to the WHO so that the world is better prepared for future…
WHO changes guidance on averting maternal deaths after WOMAN trial results
The WHO has published new guidance strongly recommending that intravenous tranexamic acid (TXA) is given to women diagnosed with severe bleeding within three hours of them…
Open access and Plan S: how Wellcome is tackling four key concerns
There has been lots of reaction to the changes we’re making to Wellcome’s open access policy. This is how we are addressing them.
Robert Kiley
David Carr
Skilled technicians must be eligible to apply for UK jobs after Brexit
Wellcome is backing calls for the government to ensure post-Brexit immigration rules will allow the UK to continue to recruit highly trained technical staff.
Wellcome Trust to launch £200 million investment business for healthcare and life sciences
The Board of Governors of the Wellcome Trust has approved the creation of a new business that will invest in emerging businesses and technologies in the healthcare and life…
Publishing in hybrid, open access journals
Wellcome's response to some journals discouraging researchers from making Author Accepted Manuscripts open access.
New Research Enrichment awards available for grantholders
Today, we’re pleased to launch new Research Enrichment awards. These extend our dedicated funding for public engagement to encompass open research, and diversity and…
More obese than underweight young people globally by 2022
Childhood obesity rates have risen tenfold in the past four decades, while numbers of those who are underweight remain worryingly high, a new study reveals.
Open access policy
What the policy applies to, how to comply, preprints, costs we'll provide and sanctions.
NCT archive preserved by the Wellcome Library documents 60 years of maternity care and childbirth
The archive of NCT (National Childbirth Trust) documenting 60 years of the organisation's history, has been catalogued by the Wellcome Library and is available to access for…
Wellcome updates open access policy to align with cOAlition S
Following a large consultation, we have updated our open access (OA) policy so it now aligns with Plan S. The changes will apply from 1 January 2021.
CARB-X announces funding for global scientists racing to discover new antibiotics
Scientists developing promising new antibiotics in India, Ireland, France, Switzerland, the USA and UK are to share up to US$17.6m to speed treatments for the world’s…
Guidance for research organisations on how to implement responsible and fair approaches for research assessment
Guidance for Wellcome-funded organisations on research assessment approaches.
Chapter 1: Introduction
This is chapter 1 of the Wellcome Global Monitor 2018.
Grants awarded: Strategic Translation Award
Project summaries of Wellcome grants awarded under the scheme ‘Strategic Translation Award’.
Chapter 4: Science and society
This is chapter 4 of the Wellcome Global Monitor 2018.
Chapter 5: Attitudes to vaccines
This is chapter 5 of the Wellcome Global Monitor 2018.