Funding research
We fund research around the world, across a broad range of fields and disciplines, to understand life, health and wellbeing and to deliver equitable health solutions.
Our priorities
We're helping create a healthier future for everyone through research.
Our mission
We’re spending £16 billion in the decade to 2032 on research and advocacy supporting science to solve the urgent health challenges facing everyone.
Our approach
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Advocating for policy change
We work with governments, communities and partners across the world to promote evidence-based policies and practices that improve health.
Engaging with people
We connect people with different experiences and expertise so that research can lead to a positive impact in communities affected by health challenges.
Wellcome's vision and strategy
Wellcome supports science to solve urgent health challenges facing everyone.
Our priorities
People we fund generate new knowledge about life, health and wellbeing. Discoveries made today will transform health in ways we can't yet imagine. That's why our outlook is broad, from cells to societies, physical sciences to engaging with the public.
We're also bringing together expertise from across science, innovation and society to find equitable solutions in climate and health, infectious disease, and mental health.
To achieve all of this, our work focuses on five programmes.
Major initiatives
Our contributions to these initiatives are designed to give researchers around the world the tools, technologies and thriving research environments to make ground-breaking discoveries that will advance health.
Our impact so far
Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI): an essential partnership advancing vaccine development
We are a founding member of CEPI: an innovative global partnership accelerating the development of vaccines against emerging infectious diseases, such as Covid-19.
Human Genome Project: generating the first human genome sequence
We co-funded a landmark project advancing genomic techniques. Today the finished human genome sequence is an essential, accessible resource.
Lancet Countdown: tracking progress on health and climate change
We support the work of the Lancet Countdown. This report updates and holds world leaders accountable for their role in combating climate change.
Wellcome Annual Report 2024
Our annual report highlights the impact we're having on our mission of supporting science to solve the urgent health challenges facing everyone, as well as information about how we are funded and what we spent in the last financial year.
