Shake-up of centuries-old system of credit in scholarly communication
The Wellcome Trust has been working with technology company Digital Science to introduce a new way of classifying the roles of individuals in work leading to published…
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Mark Henderson appointed Head of Communications at the Wellcome Trust
Mark Henderson, Science Editor of ‘The Times’, is to join the Wellcome Trust as its new Head of Communications, it is announced today.
Antibiotic resistance poorly communicated and widely misunderstood by UK public
People in the UK have little awareness of what ‘antibiotic resistance’ means and how it might affect their health, according to new research commissioned by the Wellcome…
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.
Writer/director Jonathan Glazer awarded the Wellcome Trust and BFI Screenwriting Fellowship in association with Film4
British writer and director Jonathan Glazer ('Under The Skin', 'Birth', 'Sexy Beast') has been named the 2014 Wellcome Trust and BFI Screenwriting Fellow in association with…
Principles and guidelines for reporting on Covid-19 vaccines
Here are ten useful principles for anyone reporting on Covid-19 vaccines, from communications experts new to this topic to experienced journalists.
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The Wellcome Trust invites researchers to gamify their PhDs
An innovative new way of communicating science research launches today with Gamify Your PhD, a project from the Wellcome Trust that brings together researchers and games…
New guide to boost science media relations in African institutions
A new guide for media relations practitioners working in African institutions aims to encourage better and more responsible practice when communicating science- and health-…
UK Prevention Research Partnership Scheme (Closed)
This scheme will fund large interdisciplinary research collaborations and networks to support research on the primary prevention of non-communicable diseases in the UK. Get…
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- UK
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5 years for a consortium; up to 4 years for a network
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£4 million to £7 million for a consortium; up to £400,000 for a network
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Wellcome Trust Capital Award to support Scottish centre for scientific engagement
The Wellcome Trust is pleased to announce significant funding towards the creation of six new science and technology galleries at the National Museum of Scotland, opening in…
Climate Impacts Awards: Unlocking urgent climate action by making the health effects of climate change visible
The aim of this funding scheme is to unlock climate action by making the direct and environmentally driven impacts of climate change on a wide range of physical and…
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- Mid-career researcher
- Established researcher
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- Anywhere in the world (apart from mainland China)
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Up to 3 years
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Up to £2.5 million. In exceptional cases we may award above this.
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- Climate and Health
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Annual
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First co-production feature film from the Wellcome Trust: 'Electricity'
'Electricity', the Wellcome Trust’s first co-production feature film, is released in select cinemas nationally from 12 December, by Soda Pictures. Starring Agyness Deyn as a…
Stop talking about the ‘antibiotic apocalypse’, report warns
Presenting drug-resistant infections – or antimicrobial resistance – as an ‘apocalypse’ or a return to the ‘dark ages’ fails to create a sense of urgency on the issue and…
Wellcome Trust awards three new Engagement Fellowships
The Wellcome Trust has announced three recipients for this year’s Engagement Fellowships: Lavinia Greenlaw, Alasdair Hopwood, and Greg Foot.
Highlighting health impacts of climate change and climate solutions sparks public support for climate action
Highlighting the health relevance of climate change and the health benefits of climate solutions can generate support for climate action, a major review of evidence on the…
Stuttering test could be used to screen all schoolchildren, study suggests
A new model developed by Wellcome Trust researchers to predict the persistence of stuttering could be used to screen all children at school age, new research in the ‘Journal…
Pop-up surgery and citizen science: new Wellcome Trust Engagement Fellows announced
The Wellcome Trust today announces its two new Engagement Fellows - Professor Roger Kneebone from Imperial College London and Dr Erinma Ochu from the University of Manchester.
'Lonely' bacteria are more likely to become antibiotic-resistant
Scientists from the University of Manchester have discovered that microbes in smaller groups are more likely to mutate, resulting in higher rates of antibiotic resistance.