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Beth Thompson

@beth_thompson

Turning science into real world impact. Exec Director Policy & Partnerships @WellcomeTrust. Board of @HubbubUK and Protas. Sometimes soprano. She/her

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Yesterday marked Health Day at #COP29 – a pivotal moment to spotlight the impacts of climate change on our health. Why should climate policy focus on health? 🧵 [1/4]

Yesterday marked Health Day at #COP29 – a pivotal moment to spotlight the impacts of climate change on our health.

Why should climate policy focus on health? 🧵 [1/4]
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We are very lucky to have Gemma on rotation to the Policy Team as part of Wellcome’s graduate scheme. Not only is she doing fantastic policy work, we are also benefiting from her incredible baking skills. Today it’s the #SDGs in biscuit form! 🤯

We are very lucky to have Gemma on rotation to the Policy Team as part of <a href="/wellcometrust/">Wellcome</a>’s graduate scheme. Not only is she doing fantastic policy work, we are also benefiting from her incredible baking skills. Today it’s the #SDGs in biscuit form! 🤯
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.@ABPI's latest report gives a mixed review of the state of industry clinical trials in the UK. Their six recommendations to improve the attractiveness of the UK as a reliable place to deliver clinical trials align closely with those in our briefing: bit.ly/3zg3s4q

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Today’s #UHC day marks 1st anniversary of the launch of the #LusakaAgenda, which outlined 5 key shifts to shape the evolution of GHIs and the broader global health financing ecosystem. futureofghis.org/final-outputs/… A short 🧵on some of the things that have happened since (1/8)

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Thank you UCLH for hosting Wellcome Voices choir today. We had a wonderful audience at the Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals! Bringing festive cheer through song is the perfect way to end the Wellcome year 🎄🎶

Thank you <a href="/uclh/">UCLH</a> for hosting Wellcome Voices choir today. We had a wonderful audience at the Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals!

Bringing festive cheer through song is the perfect way to end the <a href="/wellcometrust/">Wellcome</a> year 🎄🎶
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We’re funding teams to research how climate mitigation interventions impact health in low- and middle-income countries. 💡 Duration: 2-4 years 💰 Level: £500,000-£2 million per project 🗓 Pre-applications due: 18 February 2025 Apply now ⤵️ wellcome.org/grant-funding/…

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In a new World Economic Forum post, Wellcome's John-Arne Røttingen discusses the power of R&D partnerships to help advance global health security. He reflects on CEPI's launch around 8 years ago & progress achieved since then through our global R&D partnerships. More ⬇️ weforum.org/stories/2025/0…

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What could a UK National Data Library look like? Through our White Paper Challenge with the Economic and Social Research Council (Economic and Social Research Council), we asked experts across industry, academia and civil society groups for technical visions and ideas. We’ve now published the successful

What could a UK National Data Library look like?

Through our White Paper Challenge with the Economic and Social Research Council (<a href="/ESRC/">Economic and Social Research Council</a>), we asked experts across industry, academia and civil society groups for technical visions and ideas.

We’ve now published the successful
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How can we match the brightest minds in science and finance to transform mental health treatments? My colleague Prof Miranda Wolpert at Wellcome has some important reflections ahead of the World Economic Forum at Davos. weforum.org/stories/2025/0… via World Economic Forum

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🔥New report out now from Wellcome, Nesta, supported by RAND Europe A vision for a research and innovation powered NHS Read more on why these changes are so important and how we can make them happen 👇🏻 wellcome.org/reports/from-r…

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Welcome’s submission to the UK Spending Review: 📈 Increase R&D intensity - invest £22bn in R&D in 2026/27 and set a longer-term ambition to become the most R&D intensive G7 economy 🏫 Fix the funding environment for UK universities to support their financial sustainability

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Can we harness AI to accelerate UK scientific research? Yes we can, and the rewards could be enormous. But it won’t happen automatically. Today’s report from Tony Blair Institute for Global Change (coauthored by brilliant team +me) sets out a path, building on the AI Action Plan by Matt Clifford 🧵

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I am clear in STAT: 'No one can fill that gap’: Why a global health leader sees U.S. funding as irreplaceable. Wellcome will continue our strong collaboration with the life science and health research actors and agencies in the US statnews.com/2025/03/18/cut…

Clem Bernard (@clembrnrd) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I will soon start recruiting for a Wellcome-funded postdoc position! I’ll be at the #BNA2025 meeting next week. If you like cortical development, wiring, and post-transcriptional regulation, do get in touch and we can have a chat in Liverpool! 😀