
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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Today we’re announcing a groundbreaking public engagement investment in nine community research networks across the UK, in partnership with The Young Foundation /1









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…


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


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



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 🧵

