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Spring ‘Wellcome News’ out now
Wellcome News 70, spring 2012 The latest Wellcome News is out now, bursting with stories about the people, projects and research that we support. In this issue, we hear from people working in a...
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William Cookson and Miriam Moffatt: joined-up thinking
Credit: Wellcome Images In late 2011, Professors William Cookson and Miriam Moffatt became the Wellcome Trust’s first Joint Senior Investigators. Anjana Ahuja went to meet them at the National Heart...
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The big picture on ‘Big Picture’
Have you seen Big Picture, our educational magazine aimed at post-16 teachers and students, as well as learners of any age? Jen Staves gives us insight into the ethos of the publication and and asks...
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Feature: Advances with wolves – Professor Tim Coulson
Professor Tim Coulson, Imperial College London. When the testing of his model of environmental change was delayed by ethical issues about using human data, Professor Tim Coulson from Imperial College...
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Nuts and bolts: mitochondria
Nuts and bolts: mitochondria (click for the full image - PDF) Hailed as the ‘powerhouses’ of the cell in thousands of textbooks, mitochondria rightly have a reputation as essential pieces of cellular...
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Professor Jane Clarke: How I got into protein research
Illustration of Professor Jane Clarke. Credit: cumi ltd. From the blackboard to the bench: the University of Cambridge’s Professor of Molecular Biophysics, Jane Clarke, started her career as a science...
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Big Picture: The biochemistry behind Bolt’s briskness
Usain Bolt. Credit: José Goulão on Flickr On Sunday night, billions of people around the world will be watching Usain Bolt attempt to defend his title as the world’s fastest man. ATP (adenosine...
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Real voices: Ellie Simmonds, Paralympic swimmer
Ellie Simmonds and Oscar Pistorius Later today, British swimmer Ellie Simmonds will attempt to win her second gold medal of the 2012 Paralympics, as she races in the 200m. Here, we meet Ellie and hear...
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Opinion: Research careers need to be flexible – for all
Kay Davies Today is Ada Lovelace Day, celebrating the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and maths. One of the obstacles to more women breaking through to senior positions is the...
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Q&A: Dr Anoop Shah on using data from health records
Dr Anoop Shah Information from health records can be extremely useful in medical research, but at the moment not all the data can be extracted automatically. At University College London, Dr Anoop...
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Why the UK needs a Quality Mark for primary school science
The Wellcome Trust funded development of the Primary Science Quality Mark award scheme to help improve and celebrate the quality of science teaching and learning in primary schools. A report on the...
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Private Data, Public Good?
We may be happy to give blood, donate our organs after death, or even take part in clinical trials. But how happy are we to give our personal information to researchers for the public good? This was...
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Science Writing Prize 2013: The shortlist
Looking for some holiday reading? We’ve got the answer. Join us on a journey through neuroscience, space, life and death, humour, sadness and sound with the winners, highly commended, and shortlisted...
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Monitoring Public Attitudes to Science
Public attitudes to science have evolved over time, but getting a reliable impression of how people view the big issues is no easy task. The Wellcome Trust Monitor is a unique, large-scale survey that...
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Image of the Week: Pure Cholesterol Crystal
It’s the New Year which means lots of discussions about resolutions and healthy living, whether that’s pledging to exercise more often or cutting back on fatty foods. With this in mind our image of the...
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