Wellcome’s latest Discovery Research awardees showcase the breadth of researchers’ imaginations
54 projects from clinicians & researchers tackling whether we can improve malaria responses to how physical forces form the shape of a developing embryo & more
https://t.co/yBDLx6DlPg
.@wellcometrust is kicking off a joint review of #GlobalHealth Initiatives.
We've got an exciting opportunity for a Head of Secreriat to support this
💡 Skilled in GH & stakeholder dialogue
🗓️ 12 month contractor role
🌎 Based anywhere, UK travel
RFP👇🏻
https://t.co/C9T1lFZ9MJ
Africa has ambitions to produce its own vaccines.
The goal is for 60% of their vaccine supply to be produced in Africa by 2040. They’re currently at 1%.
Here’s a thread on how they can achieve it based on our latest @wellcometrust report ⤵️ [1/5]
Want to help @wellcometrust make decisions on what research proposals we should fund?
We want to increase the diversity of *who* participates in this decision making process.
Apply!!!! Share widely!!!! Help us get the word out!!!!
🚨Excited to announce we are launching 4 new #mentalhealth#funding 💷calls over the next 2 weeks @wellcometrust
Find out more in this 🧵⤵️ & follow our team for updates and for funding opportunities in the future.
https://t.co/IBb5WX3vxU
Please RT @Mental_Elf
We’re spending £16 billion over the next ten years to support scientific discovery and solve the urgent health challenges facing everyone.
Cheryl Moore, our Director of Research Programmes, explains how 👉https://t.co/iYfyiCr4qx
🔊 Jobs! We have x2 Comms Officer roles in our new Stakeholder Comms Team. (£32k)
They'll be working across all the research and health issues Wellcome cares about and with brilliant people - including @hannahisom who's heading up the metaphorical bike.
https://t.co/4mtG9uORyZ
👏📢During 2021 @wellcometrust's Public Engagement team supported with partners the generation of a publicly-led #longcovid#research agenda, by working with communities in Kenya and Malawi. I've written about this my LinkedIn https://t.co/G5Sf2t7XvM (1/3)
👏👏👏📢📢📢
Very excited to announce @wellcometrust's continued commitment to @CEPI. A key partner to control Infectious Disease💉😷👩🔬
$300 million invested in vaccine innovations to end Covid-19 and prevent future epidemics @wellcometrust https://t.co/3DbnMzpOUF
@JeremyFarrar and I on what the UK can do to end Covid-19 everywhere and for #pandemicpreparedness because
1⃣good science can’t have impact without good politics
2⃣inequitable access only prolongs the pandemic for everyone
👉https://t.co/svOV1kD4Tu
💡 When it’s said ‘we need more data,’ this is what experts are looking for ⬇️
Few key points:
1. Huge credit to South African scientists & health workers for acting quickly
2. “New variants are not a reason to stop doing what we know works”
3. Vaccine inequity must be addressed
Tonight’s @wellcometrust#COP26 dinner with @nytimes hosted by @JuliaGillard - “We need a Health and Climate Change Strategy for the world”. Thank you @annietrev @DrMariaNeira for your remarks and joining this evening