Better health for all
Wellcome’s vision is a healthier future for everyone. Equity is vital to our mission, and part of all we do.
Equity Team
We want to make sure that in everything Wellcome does, the broadest possible range of people contribute to, and benefit from, science's potential to change the world.
We prioritise and involve the most minoritised groups in each area of our work, and take targeted action where needed to achieve better outcomes for all.
We do this by:
- co-developing and delivering a series of projects, programmes and initiatives
- setting key milestones against which we track and communicate progress
- ensuring equity is at the heart of Wellcome’s strategy and how Wellcome works.
All of our work from now until 2026 will serve:
- Being an inclusive employer
- Being an inclusive funder
- Establishing and leading on inclusive research design and practice.
Meet the team
Jimmy joined Wellcome in 2023 as Chief Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Officer and leads our work to become an inclusive funder. He works in partnership with the whole executive leadership team to support Wellcome in becoming an inclusive employer.
Connect with Jimmy:
Dr Lilian Hunt
Lead Advisor to the Executive Director, Equity
Samantha Cosserat
Senior Programme Manager, Equity
Equitable Research Practice
Sarah Golding
Inclusive Research Specialist
Haidee Bell
Head of Equity Partnering, Climate and Health
Georgia Bladon
Senior Funding and Partnerships Manager
Rachael Minott
Head of Wellcome Collection, Access, Diversity and Inclusion
Workplace Equity
Sarah Christie
Head of Workplace Equity
Katie Ellery
Workplace Equity Specialist
Sophie Bevster
Workplace Equity Specialist
Jack Snow
Workplace Equity Specialist
Equitable Research Ecosystems
Julia Kemp
Associate Director, Equitable Research Ecosystems
Stephen Gray
Ecosystems Lead (South and South East Asia)
Beenish Shaikh
Community Engagement and Partnerships Manager (South and South East Asia)
Shomari Lewis-Wilson
Ecosystems Lead (UK)
Yolisa Nalule
Ecosystems Lead (Africa)
Duncan Collins-Adams
Community Engagement and Partnerships Manager (Africa)
Sonya Towers
Ecosystems Manager (UK and International)
Faith Uwadiae
Ecosystems Manager (UK and International)
Ruwa Mahdi
Ecosystems Manager (UK and International)
Equity Lab
Kasifa Khalid
Equity Research Senior Manager
Joey Parker
Equity Knowledge Dissemination and Uptake Manager
Dega Rutherford
Project Officer
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Our work
Latest reports
Reports
Find out more about our work through our latest reports.