Anum Farid

Senior Research Manager, Mental Health
@WellcomeTrust

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[Anum Farid @AFaridWT]

Last night we launched the Wellcome Prize for Mental Health Science, with @Nature.
A very proud moment for a landmark initiative.
I can’t wait to see the exciting innovations that will be nominated and awarded in June 2027.

https://t.co/rC7h0MUEKd @wellcometrust

[Wellcome @wellcometrust]

The world's largest #MentalHealth science prize is here. The Wellcome Prize for Mental Health Science with Nature will support breakthroughs in anxiety, depression & psychosis: $1M to the winner; $250K each to 3 finalists. @NaturePortfolio
https://t.co/juSce79eKD

#MindTheScience #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek

[Wellcome @wellcometrust]

Researchers of Black, Bangladeshi or Pakistani heritage are underrepresented in the UK and face barriers to career progression.

Our Accelerator Awards, now open for a third round, are designed to help change that.

[Wellcome @wellcometrust]

The funding focuses on two intervention areas with the potential to scale – physical activity and circadian-based approaches

🌍 Research must take place in the UK or Africa.

📅 Join our webinar on 28 April

🗓️ Apply by 14 July

Learn more: https://t.co/9tJyAv0VLc

[Wellcome @wellcometrust]

📢New funding alert!

We want to transform early intervention for young people experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, anxiety and depression.

Our new Mental Health Award will help generate evidence on interventions that are safe and effective for young people.

[Anum Farid @AFaridWT]

@Fahi_Types This is still a lie! Tell the truth!

[Anum Farid @AFaridWT]

@EastMidRailway what is happening with the 8.10 to st pancras (from Corby)?

[Anum Farid @AFaridWT]

@Fahi_Types I'm really sorry for the terrible pain this show has put you through

[The Psychologist @psychmag]

Log Kya Kahenge? – unlearning silence and shame.
Assistant psychologist @MohammedTayib16 reflects on how a small sentence can have such a large impact on British South Asian communities.
https://t.co/dRGpbrKcUz

[Wellcome @wellcometrust]

New mental health funding open for applications!

We’re supporting teams to accelerate the evaluation and roll out of social and psychological interventions for anxiety, depression and psychosis in young people.

Wellcome’s Kim Donoghue explains more ⤵️
https://t.co/LBe5ATjP0J

[Wellcome @wellcometrust]

Our new mental health funding award opens soon!

We’re supporting teams to accelerate the development and roll out of psychological or social interventions for anxiety, depression and psychosis in young people.

Applications open July 28. Find out more ⤵️
https://t.co/p5kp1wJfeh

[Anum Farid @AFaridWT]

Can you help Wellcome design a new Major Prize in Mental Health Science?
The biggest Mental Health Prize ever?

If the answer is yes - submit your EOI by 24th June!

https://t.co/4CyUe1KSRH

[Wellcome @wellcometrust]

We’re launching a major new prize in mental health — and we’re looking for a supplier to help us run it.

Interested suppliers must be able to run a global prize that is inclusive, impactful, academically rigorous and technically robust.

Learn more ⤵️
https://t.co/l2zQXVlIz7

[Anum Farid @AFaridWT]

We're looking for a supplier to help design & facilitate the first cycle of a major new prize in mental health science.
Interested suppliers must be able to run a global prize that is inclusive, impactful, academically rigorous & technically robust.
Submit your EOI by 24 June!⬇️

[Wellcome @wellcometrust]

We’re launching a major new prize in mental health — and we’re looking for a supplier to help us run it.

Interested suppliers must be able to run a global prize that is inclusive, impactful, academically rigorous and technically robust.

Learn more ⤵️
https://t.co/l2zQXVlIz7

[Anum Farid @AFaridWT]

@Fahi_Types I think it's because you're old 💀

[Anum Farid @AFaridWT]

Access the opportunity here
Wellcome Mental Health Catalyst: towards new and better treatments for depressed mood

https://t.co/4CyUe1Kl29

[Anum Farid @AFaridWT]

🚨New Contract Opportunity in Mental Health🚨

And it's a big one! Read on for more info and details
Can your organisation help us build a depressed mood mission map?

EOI: 02/07
Full Applications: 08/08
Register for our live webinar on 19th June: https://t.co/6aII9c0QvB

[Anum Farid @AFaridWT]

We want to build & disseminate a mission map for depressed mood that will define research priorities, enable strategic collaboration, & accelerate progress in mental health research.

We’re looking for a supplier who can help us run this exciting project.

[Anum Farid @AFaridWT]

Some exciting contract opportunities launching very soon in Wellcome MH - keep an eye out for them and your calendars clear...