Wellcome

EXETER, 05-Jul-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Prestigious fellowships from the Medical Research Council (MRC) will help nurture the next generation of research excellence at the University of Exeter. Dr Kyle Wedgwood, a mathematician from the Centre for Biomedical Modelling and Analysis, and Dr Eder … Read the full press release →

Neuroscientists at the University of Bristol have been awarded a prestigious £2 million Wellcome Trust Investigator Award for a five-year study to investigate the neuronal circuits that drive our recognition memory. BRISTOL, 22-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Recognition memory is essential for … Read the full press release →

Scientists say they have made a major breakthrough in the search for an effective vaccine for the neglected tropical disease leishmaniasis following the successful completion of a first in-human trial. YORK, 07-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The team, led by researchers … Read the full press release →

LONDON, 21-Apr-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — We’ve joined an alliance of research funders to support a new initiative in UK prevention research. A funding call will follow later in 2017. The UK Prevention Research Partnership (UKPRP), which includes some of the Research … Read the full press release →

EXETER, 20-Apr-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — A leading expert on social mobility and educational inequality has been appointed to work to support young people from disadvantaged backgrounds who want to study at the University of Exeter. Lee Elliot Major’s work as an … Read the full press release →

COVENTRY, 20-Apr-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — A space plane designer, someone who manipulated individual atoms to form what became an iconic image, and a leading policy maker on global climate change are among those to receive honorary degrees from the University of … Read the full press release →

BIRMINGHAM, 19-Apr-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — A new study has identified novel mechanisms whereby T cells may be able to distinguish an emerging class of targets specifically increased on cancer cells. The study, carried out by researchers from the University of Birmingham … Read the full press release →

Scientists at the University of Cambridge have succeeded in growing miniature functional models of the lining of the womb (uterus) in culture. These organoids, as they are known, could provide new insights into the early stages of pregnancy and conditions … Read the full press release →

LONDON, 05-Apr-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — With the US National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), we’re supporting five new informal science learning projects. The projects will help to increase understanding of how informal science learning activities affect children … Read the full press release →

New research involving UEA has revealed for the first time that flower-rich habitats are key to enhancing the survival of bumblebee families between years. Norwich, England, 16-Mar-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The results, which come from the largest ever study of its … Read the full press release →

SWINDON, 27-Feb-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — A major new £100 million investment by the government into the development of an innovative multi-disciplinary science and technology research centre was announced today (Thursday 23 February 2017) by Business Secretary Greg Clark. The new Rosalind … Read the full press release →

LONDON, 24-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Wellcome awarded four new research partnerships a total of £29m to tackle global environmental and health challenges. The scientists – from Australia, South America and the UK – are receiving the funding as part of Wellcome’s … Read the full press release →

A miniature MRI scanner to improve diagnosis and treatment of brain damage in premature babies is being tested in Sheffield. LONDON, 24-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — One of only two in the world, the prototype scanner has been developed through a … Read the full press release →

LONDON, 20-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Wellcome is committing $100m to a new partnership to create vaccines for epidemic diseases. CEPI – the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovation – launches on Thursday 19 January at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. … Read the full press release →

LONDON, 20-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — A panel of international experts has called for continued commitment to Ebola vaccine development to fully prepare for the next outbreak. The Ebola vaccine developed during the West African epidemic is the first to be shown … Read the full press release →

LIVERPOOL, 25-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — A pioneering University of Liverpool research team have published a study that identifies the mechanism in the human body that causes resistance of pancreatic cancer cells to chemotherapy. Pancreatic cancer is one of the leading … Read the full press release →

YORK, 13-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The NHS needs a “clear and transparent” funding system for mental health after research revealed a substantial degree of variability in costs between hospital trusts. Mental health receives 13 per cent of the NHS’s budget, but … Read the full press release →

DUNDEE, 07-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — A unique artwork commissioned by the University of Dundee that explores the human genome has gone on display at the UK home of the Human Genome Project for the first time. Stutterer, created by renowned visual … Read the full press release →

LONDON, 15-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Professor Sir Peter Ratcliffe, a researcher at the University of Oxford, has been awarded the prestigious Lasker Basic Medical Research Award. The award recognises Professor Lasker’s work, funded through a Wellcome Senior Fellowship, into how human … Read the full press release →

LONDON, 15-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Clare Matterson, Director of Strategy, will be leaving the Wellcome Trust at the end of October, after 18 years of exceptional service and achievement. Clare joined Wellcome in 1999, setting up our policy unit and leading … Read the full press release →