Wellcome Trust Press Releases

The Wellcome Trust welcomes Government plans to modernise copyright

2012-12-20T12:00:00.0+00:00

The Wellcome Trust welcomes today's statement from the UK Government that sets out its commitment to modernise copyright through the introduction of new copyright exceptions.

Outsider Art from Japan coming to Wellcome Collection

2012-12-20T12:00:00.0+00:00

Wellcome Collection's spring exhibition, 'Outsider Art from Japan', will bring together more than 300 works for the first major display of Japanese outsider art in the UK.

Wellcome Trust announces 2011/12 annual results

2012-12-19T12:00:00.0+00:00

The Wellcome Trust today publishes its 'Annual Report and Financial Statements' for the year from 1 October 2011 to 30 September 2012.

Website for new open-access journal, 'eLife', introduced today

2012-12-14T12:00:00.0+00:00

The website for the new open access journal 'eLife' launches today, revealing a fresh approach to presenting and using scientific content.

School students to present findings from their scientific research

2012-12-12T12:00:00.0+00:00

Students from five secondary schools, who have been taking part in a unique initiative to carry out genuine academic research projects, will come together in a conference to present their work and share best practice.

Brain study shows how people decide whether they have made the right choice

2012-12-10T12:00:00.0+00:00

Researchers supported by the Wellcome Trust have discovered how the brain assesses confidence in its decisions. The findings explain why some people have better insight into their choices than others.

Learning to control brain activity improves visual sensitivity

2012-12-05T12:00:00.0+00:00

Training people to control their own brain activity can enhance their visual sensitivity, according to a new study.

Genes link growth in the womb with adult metabolism and disease

2012-12-03T12:00:00.0+00:00

Researchers have identified four new genetic regions that influence birth weight, providing further evidence that genes as well as maternal nutrition are important for growth in the womb.

First direct evidence links TB in cattle and local badger populations

2012-11-30T12:00:00.0+00:00

Transmission of tuberculosis between cattle and badgers has been tracked at a local scale for the first time, using a combination of bacterial whole-genome DNA sequencing and mathematical modelling.

Science learning outside the classroom is undervalued, new report finds

2012-11-30T12:00:00.0+00:00

Museum visits, science festivals and theatre performances could all contribute to learning about science, but the UK science education community is failing to recognise their value, according to new research.

'Pain and its Meanings': two days of cultural exploration

2012-11-28T12:00:00.0+00:00

Bodily pain is not only physical, it's cultural too. Join a prominent group of thinkers on 7-8 December at Wellcome Collection to probe the meanings of pain with poetry, film, music, lectures and discussion.

Discovery of molecular pathway of Alzheimer's disease reveals new drug targets

2012-11-21T12:00:00.0+00:00

The discovery of the molecular pathway that drives the changes seen in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease is reported today, revealing new targets for drug discovery that could be exploited to combat the disease.

Wonder: Barbican and Wellcome Trust collaborate on a season to light up the mind

2012-11-21T12:00:00.0+00:00

The Barbican and the Wellcome Trust today announce their collaboration on a season for spring 2013 that brings together the arts and neuroscience.

Wellcome Collection opens 'Death' exhibition

2012-11-15T12:00:00.0+00:00

Wellcome Collection's major winter exhibition 'Death: A self-portrait' showcases some 300 works from a unique collection devoted to the iconography of death and our complex and contradictory attitudes towards it.

Study reveals how the brain stores information about social rank

2012-11-09T12:00:00.0+00:00

Researchers have discovered that we use a different part of our brain to learn about social hierarchies than we do to learn ordinary information. The study provides clues about how this information is stored in memory.

'Circulation' by Thomas Wright wins the 2012 Wellcome Trust Book Prize

2012-11-08T12:00:00.0+00:00

Thomas Wright has been announced as the winner of the £25 000 Wellcome Trust Book Prize for 'Circulation', his biography of William Harvey.

Wellcome Trust and MRC invest �13m to create a new national stem cell resource

2012-11-06T12:00:00.0+00:00

The Wellcome Trust and Medical Research Council today announced a £12.75 million initiative to create a catalogue of high-quality adult stem cells, so-called 'induced pluripotent stem cells'.

Wellcome Collection releases magical app for Londoners

2012-11-05T12:00:00.0+00:00

Wellcome Collection is offering Londoners the chance to experience an enchanted version of their city with the release of a new free iPhone app, Magic in Modern London.

Stuttering test could be used to screen all schoolchildren

2012-10-26T12:00:00.0+01:00

A new model developed by Wellcome Trust researchers to predict the persistence of stuttering could be used to screen all children at school age, new research in the 'Journal of Fluency Disorders' suggests.

Seize the Day: attend Wellcome Collection's late event

2012-10-26T12:00:00.0+01:00

Wellcome Collection opens late on Friday 2 November for Seize the Day, an evening you will live to remember. Explore what death might have to tell us about life through talks, activities and performance.