Wellcome Trust stories
A list of Wellcome Trust stories
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Successful Breaking Barriers Scheme Projects Announced
This programme supports grassroots projects that address the specific challenges faced by various research staff, from technicians to postdoctoral researchers, and those supporting the broader research ecosystem in Dundee
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Successful Career Development Scheme Projects Announced
This programme, housed within the Flexible Futures Fund, offers vital support tailored to the career advancement needs of Early Career Researchers (ECRs), technicians, and professional staff.
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First Research Culture Café: Sparking Conversations and Building Connections
The University recently hosted its first Research Culture Café, funded through the support of the Wellcome Trust
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Successful Launch of the School Holidays Programme
Thanks to the generous support of the Wellcome Trust, we are thrilled to report the success of our Pilot Support During School Holidays Programme, which ran from 1 July to 9 August
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First Institutional Research Culture Community Gathering: A Step Towards Collaborative Change
On Thursday, 6 June 2024, The Wellcome Trust's Institutional Research Culture (IFRC) Team held the first Institutional Research Culture Community gathering in a hybrid format
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Dundee team to research the parasite household cleaning products cannot kill
A leading authority on Cryptosporidium has warned of an urgent need for greater awareness and more fundamental research of the deadly parasite.
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Breaking Barriers: Postdocs Lead the Conversation on Industry Careers
A well-attended event exploring how scientists can transition to careers in industry took place last week, thanks to funding from the Wellcome Trust Institutional Funding for Research Culture (IFRC) programme
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Support During School Holidays: Real impact for Researchers and their families
Following the success of our summer 2024 pilot, the Support During School Holidays programme continued through the October and Easter breaks and is now back in place for summer 2025.
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£17.9m research grant to discover new treatments for fungal diseases
A team of leading infectious disease scientists from academia and industry have been awarded £17.9 million to identify new drugs to treat fungal infections
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Dame Bridget Ogilvie, 1938-2026
The University of Dundee community was deeply saddened to learn of the death of Dame Bridget Ogilvie, who – as Director of the Wellcome Trust from 1991-1998 – helped to establish Dundee as one of the UK’s foremost centres for life sciences research.
