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before:tw-ease-in-out c-nav-tertiary__link-text">The challenge</span></a></li><li class="c-nav-tertiary__item tw-mr-responsive-md"><a href="#our-goals-4e69" class="c-nav-tertiary__link tw-px-0"><span class="tw-items-center tw-flex tw-h-full tw-py-static-xxs tw-relative md:tw-py-unit before:tw-bg-amber-30 before:tw-bottom-0 before:tw-h-[0.125rem] before:tw-left-0 before:tw-absolute before:tw-origin-left before:tw-transition-all before:tw-duration-300 before:tw-ease-in-out c-nav-tertiary__link-text">Our goals</span></a></li><li class="c-nav-tertiary__item tw-mr-responsive-md"><a href="#our-approach-9dcd" class="c-nav-tertiary__link tw-px-0"><span class="tw-items-center tw-flex tw-h-full tw-py-static-xxs tw-relative md:tw-py-unit before:tw-bg-amber-30 before:tw-bottom-0 before:tw-h-[0.125rem] before:tw-left-0 before:tw-absolute before:tw-origin-left before:tw-transition-all before:tw-duration-300 before:tw-ease-in-out c-nav-tertiary__link-text">Our approach</span></a></li><li class="c-nav-tertiary__item tw-mr-responsive-md"><a href="#our-work-in-action-ee24" class="c-nav-tertiary__link tw-px-0"><span class="tw-items-center tw-flex tw-h-full tw-py-static-xxs tw-relative md:tw-py-unit before:tw-bg-amber-30 before:tw-bottom-0 before:tw-h-[0.125rem] before:tw-left-0 before:tw-absolute before:tw-origin-left before:tw-transition-all before:tw-duration-300 before:tw-ease-in-out c-nav-tertiary__link-text">Our work in action</span></a></li><li class="c-nav-tertiary__item tw-mr-responsive-md"><a href="#our-team-1479" class="c-nav-tertiary__link tw-px-0"><span class="tw-items-center tw-flex tw-h-full tw-py-static-xxs tw-relative md:tw-py-unit before:tw-bg-amber-30 before:tw-bottom-0 before:tw-h-[0.125rem] before:tw-left-0 before:tw-absolute before:tw-origin-left before:tw-transition-all before:tw-duration-300 before:tw-ease-in-out c-nav-tertiary__link-text">Our team</span></a></li><li class="c-nav-tertiary__item tw-mr-responsive-md"><a href="#our-latest-report-acb3" class="c-nav-tertiary__link tw-px-0"><span class="tw-items-center tw-flex tw-h-full tw-py-static-xxs tw-relative md:tw-py-unit before:tw-bg-amber-30 before:tw-bottom-0 before:tw-h-[0.125rem] before:tw-left-0 before:tw-absolute before:tw-origin-left before:tw-transition-all before:tw-duration-300 before:tw-ease-in-out c-nav-tertiary__link-text">Our latest report</span></a></li></ul></nav></div></div></div><div class="c-outer-grid__sidebar print:tw-hidden"><div class="c-page-sidebar tw-relative"></div><div class="c-page-sidebar c-page-sidebar--sticky-tertiary is-scrolling-up"></div></div><div class="c-outer-grid__content c-sections-container"><div id="page-sections" class="o-scroll-offset _u-offset-tertiary"><section class="c-section tw-mb-responsive-xl"><div class="o-container tw-grid tw-grid-cols-6 sm:tw-grid-cols-12 tw-grid-rows-1 tw-gap-x-gutter print:tw-block" data-gtm="grid"><div class="tw-col-span-full tw-max-w-full md:tw-col-start-4 md:tw-col-end-10"><h2 class="tw-leading-heading tw-font-medium tw-tracking-heading-minor tw-text-heading-lg tw-mb-responsive-md after:tw-bg-amber-30 after:tw-block after:tw-h-static-xxs after:tw-w-static-xl after:tw-mt-responsive-sm print:after:tw-border-b-4 print:after:tw-border-b-amber-30 js-section-title tw-relative md:tw-z-med">The challenge<span id="the-challenge-6693" class="c-section__title-anchor tw-invisible tw-absolute tw-left-0 tw-top-0 tw-block tall:-tw-top-site-header md:-tw-top-full-header"> </span></h2></div></div><div class="o-container tw-grid tw-grid-cols-6 sm:tw-grid-cols-12 tw-grid-rows-1 tw-gap-x-gutter print:tw-block" data-gtm="grid"><div class="tw-col-span-full tw-max-w-full md:tw-col-span-8"><div class=""><div class="c-rich-text tw-tracking-body tw-text-body-md md:tw-text-body-lg"><p>We need new knowledge about life, health and wellbeing. But short-term goals in research are stifling ambition. Our financial and political independence means we can advance discoveries through a longer-term outlook that better supports researchers and invests in the tools, methodologies, technologies and research cultures that could transform health. </p><p>Through longer-term funding, support for improved research environments and advocating for policy action, we're creating the conditions to improve health for everyone.</p></div></div></div></div></section><section class="c-section"><div class="o-container tw-grid tw-grid-cols-6 sm:tw-grid-cols-12 tw-grid-rows-1 tw-gap-x-gutter print:tw-block" data-gtm="grid"><div class="tw-col-span-full tw-max-w-full md:tw-col-start-4 md:tw-col-end-10"><h2 class="tw-leading-heading tw-font-medium tw-tracking-heading-minor tw-text-heading-lg tw-mb-responsive-md after:tw-bg-amber-30 after:tw-block after:tw-h-static-xxs after:tw-w-static-xl after:tw-mt-responsive-sm print:after:tw-border-b-4 print:after:tw-border-b-amber-30 js-section-title tw-relative md:tw-z-med">Our goals<span id="our-goals-4e69" class="c-section__title-anchor tw-invisible tw-absolute tw-left-0 tw-top-0 tw-block tall:-tw-top-site-header md:-tw-top-full-header"> </span></h2></div></div><div class="o-container tw-grid tw-grid-cols-6 sm:tw-grid-cols-12 tw-grid-rows-1 tw-gap-x-gutter print:tw-block c-grid--fact-card" data-gtm="grid"><div class="tw-col-span-full tw-max-w-full sm:tw-col-start-2 sm:tw-col-end-12 md:tw-col-span-full"><div class="c-scaffold-grid-item tw-pb-scaffold _u-safari-force-sticky-zindex u-sticky-fade"><div class="c-card-listing c-card-listing--horizontal"><article class="c-fact-card" itemscope="" itemType="https://schema.org/Article"><h3 class="o-text-card__title" itemProp="name">Transformative knowledge</h3><div class="c-rich-text c-fact-card__description" itemProp="abstract"><p>Research we fund across fields and disciplines generates new knowledge with the potential to transform life, health and wellbeing in ways that we may not have anticipated.</p></div></article><article class="c-fact-card" itemscope="" itemType="https://schema.org/Article"><h3 class="o-text-card__title" itemProp="name">New generation of diverse research leaders</h3><div class="c-rich-text c-fact-card__description" itemProp="abstract"><p>Researchers have the resources, time and freedom to develop their skills and potential.</p></div></article><article class="c-fact-card" itemscope="" itemType="https://schema.org/Article"><h3 class="o-text-card__title" itemProp="name">Productive research environments</h3><div class="c-rich-text c-fact-card__description" itemProp="abstract"><p>Advanced tools, technologies, methodologies and a thriving research culture are in place. This enables innovation and success in research.</p></div></article></div></div></div></div><div class="tw-pb-scaffold"><article class="c-full-width-promo _u-safari-force-sticky-zindex tw-z-low" itemscope="" itemType="https://schema.org/Article"><figure class="c-full-width-promo__image"><img alt="" itemProp="image" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="o-image o-image--cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent" sizes="100vw" srcSet="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.wellcome.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fimage_full_hi%2Fpublic%2F2024-08%2FGettyImages-2162660329.jpg%3Fitok%3DKaK4iABc&w=640&q=75 640w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.wellcome.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fimage_full_hi%2Fpublic%2F2024-08%2FGettyImages-2162660329.jpg%3Fitok%3DKaK4iABc&w=750&q=75 750w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.wellcome.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fimage_full_hi%2Fpublic%2F2024-08%2FGettyImages-2162660329.jpg%3Fitok%3DKaK4iABc&w=828&q=75 828w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.wellcome.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fimage_full_hi%2Fpublic%2F2024-08%2FGettyImages-2162660329.jpg%3Fitok%3DKaK4iABc&w=1024&q=75 1024w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.wellcome.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fimage_full_hi%2Fpublic%2F2024-08%2FGettyImages-2162660329.jpg%3Fitok%3DKaK4iABc&w=1200&q=75 1200w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.wellcome.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fimage_full_hi%2Fpublic%2F2024-08%2FGettyImages-2162660329.jpg%3Fitok%3DKaK4iABc&w=1920&q=75 1920w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.wellcome.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fimage_full_hi%2Fpublic%2F2024-08%2FGettyImages-2162660329.jpg%3Fitok%3DKaK4iABc&w=2048&q=75 2048w" src="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.wellcome.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fimage_full_hi%2Fpublic%2F2024-08%2FGettyImages-2162660329.jpg%3Fitok%3DKaK4iABc&w=2048&q=75"/></figure><div class="o-container tw-grid tw-grid-cols-6 sm:tw-grid-cols-12 tw-grid-rows-1 tw-gap-x-gutter print:tw-block c-full-width-promo__container" data-gtm="grid"><div class="tw-col-span-full tw-max-w-full sm:tw-col-span-8 md:tw-col-span-7 xl:tw-col-span-6"><div class="c-full-width-promo__content"><h3 class="tw-leading-heading tw-font-medium tw-tracking-heading-minor tw-text-heading-lg tw-mb-responsive-md after:tw-bg-amber-30 after:tw-block after:tw-h-static-xxs after:tw-w-static-xl after:tw-mt-responsive-md print:after:tw-border-b-4 print:after:tw-border-b-amber-30 tw-font-normal" itemProp="name"><a class="tw-text-black active:tw-text-black focus:tw-text-black hover:tw-text-black o-animated-link" href="/what-we-do/discovery-research/our-vision-for-discovery-research">Creating the conditions for discoveries to improve health: our vision for Discovery Research</a></h3><div class="c-rich-text c-full-width-promo__description" itemProp="abstract"><p>Michael Dunn, Director of Discovery Research, shares his ambitions for transformative research that supports careers in environments where discoveries improve health.</p></div></div></div></div></article></div></section><section class="c-section tw-mb-responsive-md"><div class="o-container tw-grid tw-grid-cols-6 sm:tw-grid-cols-12 tw-grid-rows-1 tw-gap-x-gutter print:tw-block" data-gtm="grid"><div class="tw-col-span-full tw-max-w-full"><h2 class="tw-leading-heading tw-font-medium tw-tracking-heading-minor tw-text-heading-lg tw-mb-responsive-md after:tw-bg-amber-30 after:tw-block after:tw-h-static-xxs after:tw-w-static-xl after:tw-mt-responsive-sm print:after:tw-border-b-4 print:after:tw-border-b-amber-30 js-section-title tw-relative md:tw-z-med">Our approach<span id="our-approach-9dcd" class="c-section__title-anchor tw-invisible tw-absolute tw-left-0 tw-top-0 tw-block tall:-tw-top-site-header md:-tw-top-full-header"> </span></h2></div></div><div class="o-container tw-grid tw-grid-cols-6 sm:tw-grid-cols-12 tw-grid-rows-1 tw-gap-x-gutter print:tw-block" data-gtm="grid"><div class="tw-col-span-full tw-max-w-full sm:tw-col-start-2 sm:tw-col-end-12 md:tw-col-span-6"><div class="tw-mb-responsive-md"><div class="c-text"><div class="c-rich-text"><h3>Funding research</h3><p>We're generating new knowledge with the potential to improve life, health and wellbeing. We don’t always know where new breakthroughs will come from, so our scope in discovery research is deliberately broad.</p><p>We run funding opportunities based on career stage three times a year. Research can involve observational, experimental or theoretical approaches. It can be carried out in the laboratory, office, clinic or field. </p><p>We're also creating the conditions for innovation through <a href="https://wellcome.org/news/how-directed-funding-tackling-barriers-progress-research" target="_self">directed funding for institutions and major initiatives</a>. </p><p>For example, we support critical research fields such as <a href="https://wellcome.org/news/unblocking-barriers-progress-bioimaging" target="_self">bioimaging</a> and genomics. </p></div></div></div><div class="tw-mb-responsive-md"><div class="c-cta tw-text-left"><a class="ds-btn ds-btn--link" href="https://wellcome.org/grant-funding/people-and-projects/grants-awarded?f%5B0%5D=programme_grants_awarded%3A10327"><span class="ds-btn__text">Explore funded people and projects</span></a></div></div><div class="tw-mb-responsive-md"><div class="c-text"><div class="c-rich-text"><h3>Creating better research cultures</h3><p>We are dedicated to improving research environments, ensuring that researchers have the necessary freedom, resources and time to develop their skills. We also work to break down barriers to promote collaboration and interdisciplinary research. </p><p>By doing this we encourage different questions to be asked, leading to new ideas and breakthroughs. </p></div></div></div><div class="tw-mb-responsive-md"><div class="c-cta tw-text-left"><a class="ds-btn ds-btn--link" href="https://wellcome.org/what-we-do/our-work/improving-research-environments"><span class="ds-btn__text">Learn how we’re improving research environments</span></a></div></div><div class="tw-mb-responsive-md"><div class="c-text"><div class="c-rich-text"><h3>Enabling innovation</h3><p>We are working to improve the wider research ecosystem. We do this by supporting the development of tools, technologies and methodologies for innovation and success, and by bringing together the right expertise in the right environments. </p><p>For example, our <a href="https://wellcome.org/what-we-do/our-work/directed-funding#discovery-research-platforms-bb57" target="_self">Discovery Research Platforms</a> are a £73 million investment to overcome practical, technological and methodological barriers in research.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="tw-col-span-full tw-max-w-full sm:tw-col-start-2 sm:tw-col-end-12 md:tw-col-span-6"><div class="tw-mb-responsive-md"><div class="c-info-box c-info-box--landing tw-mb-0"><div class="c-text-snippet"><h3 class="tw-leading-heading tw-font-medium tw-tracking-heading-minor tw-text-heading-md tw-mb-static-xs sm:tw-mb-static-md">Funding opportunities</h3><div class="c-rich-text-snippet"><p>We run recurring Discovery Research awards three times a year. These are for researchers at different career stages across all disciplines as long as the research has the potential to improve life, health and wellbeing.</p><p><a href="https://wellcome.org/grant-funding/guidance/discovery-research-schemes-remit" target="_self">Find out what we will and won’t fund in our Discovery Research programme</a></p></div></div><div class="c-cta tw-text-center"><a class="ds-btn ds-btn--primary" href="https://wellcome.org/grant-funding/schemes?f%5B0%5D=strategic_programme%3A10327"><span class="ds-btn__text">Explore funding opportunities</span></a></div></div></div><div class="tw-mb-responsive-md"><div class="c-info-box c-info-box--secondary tw-mb-0"><div class="c-text-snippet"><h3 class="tw-leading-heading tw-font-medium tw-tracking-heading-minor tw-text-heading-md tw-mb-static-xs sm:tw-mb-static-md">What is Discovery Research? </h3><div class="c-rich-text-snippet"><p>Discovery Research is our programme covering studies across fields and disciplines that lead to new knowledge of life, health and wellbeing. </p><p>We don't know where the next breakthrough will come from, so our scope is deliberately broad. We fund projects that range from the fundamentals of biology to the development of new methods, tools and technologies. We also fund population health studies exploring the social, ethical, cultural, political, economic and historical contexts of human health. </p><p>We also accept applications related to our strategic programmes: <a href="https://wellcome.org/what-we-do/climate-and-health" target="_self">Climate and Health</a>, <a href="https://wellcome.org/what-we-do/infectious-disease" target="_self">Infectious Disease</a> and <a href="https://wellcome.org/what-we-do/mental-health" target="_self">Mental Health</a>.</p></div></div></div></div></div></div></section><section class="c-section"><div class="o-container tw-grid tw-grid-cols-6 sm:tw-grid-cols-12 tw-grid-rows-1 tw-gap-x-gutter print:tw-block" data-gtm="grid"><div class="tw-col-span-full tw-max-w-full md:tw-col-start-4 md:tw-col-end-10"><h2 class="tw-leading-heading tw-font-medium tw-tracking-heading-minor tw-text-heading-lg tw-mb-responsive-md after:tw-bg-amber-30 after:tw-block after:tw-h-static-xxs after:tw-w-static-xl after:tw-mt-responsive-sm print:after:tw-border-b-4 print:after:tw-border-b-amber-30 js-section-title tw-relative md:tw-z-med">Our work in action<span id="our-work-in-action-ee24" class="c-section__title-anchor tw-invisible tw-absolute tw-left-0 tw-top-0 tw-block tall:-tw-top-site-header md:-tw-top-full-header"> </span></h2></div></div><div class="o-container tw-grid tw-grid-cols-6 sm:tw-grid-cols-12 tw-grid-rows-1 tw-gap-x-gutter print:tw-block c-grid--image-card" data-gtm="grid"><div class="tw-col-span-full tw-max-w-full sm:tw-col-start-2 sm:tw-col-end-12 md:tw-col-span-full"><div class="c-scaffold-grid-item tw-pb-scaffold _u-safari-force-sticky-zindex u-sticky-fade"><div class="c-card-listing c-card-listing--horizontal"><article class="c-image-card c-image-card--standard" itemscope="" itemType="https://schema.org/Article"><div class="tw-mb-responsive-xxs sm:tw-hidden"><span class="c-meta-label"><span class="tw-inline-block c-meta-label__label"><span>Research story</span><span aria-hidden="true" class="after:tw-text-amber-30 after:tw-ml-static-xs after:tw-mr-static-xs after:tw-content-['/']"></span></span><dl class="c-image-card__meta-item c-image-card__meta-item--author c-image-card__authors"><dt class="tw-sr-only">Author</dt><dd class="c-image-card__author" itemProp="author">Dr Aimee Grant </dd></dl></span></div><div class="c-image-card__figure"><figure class="c-image-card__image"><img alt="" itemProp="image" loading="lazy" width="420" height="280" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="o-image o-image--responsive" style="color:transparent" sizes="(min-width: 1500px) 420px, (min-width: 1024px) calc(30vw - 40px), (min-width: 768px) 25vw, 100vw" srcSet="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.wellcome.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fimage_card%2Fpublic%2F2023-09%2FGettyImages-1434550332.jpg%3Fitok%3DZHsiBMq8&w=256&q=75 256w, 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after:tw-ml-static-xs after:tw-mr-static-xs after:tw-content-['/']"></span></span><dl class="c-image-card__meta-item c-image-card__meta-item--author c-image-card__authors"><dt class="tw-sr-only">Author</dt><dd class="c-image-card__author" itemProp="author">Dr Aimee Grant </dd></dl></span></div><h3 class="c-image-card__title" itemProp="name"><a class="before:tw-absolute before:tw-bottom-0 before:tw-left-0 before:tw-right-0 before:tw-top-0 before:tw-z-low c-image-card__link o-animated-link" href="/news/how-do-autistic-people-experience-maternity-care">Enabling evidence-based improvements to maternity care for people with autism</a></h3><div class="c-date-and-time"><time dateTime="2023-10-04T00:00:00+01:00">3 October 2023</time><span aria-hidden="true" class="after:tw-text-amber-30 after:tw-ml-static-xs after:tw-mr-static-xs after:tw-content-['/']"></span>7-minute read</div></div></article><article class="c-image-card c-image-card--standard" itemscope="" itemType="https://schema.org/Article"><div class="tw-mb-responsive-xxs sm:tw-hidden"><span class="c-meta-label"><span class="tw-inline-block c-meta-label__label"><span>Research story</span><span aria-hidden="true" class="after:tw-text-amber-30 after:tw-ml-static-xs after:tw-mr-static-xs after:tw-content-['/']"></span></span><dl class="c-image-card__meta-item c-image-card__meta-item--author c-image-card__authors"><dt class="tw-sr-only">Author</dt><dd class="c-image-card__author" itemProp="author">Jane Bracher</dd></dl></span></div><div class="c-image-card__figure"><figure class="c-image-card__image"><img alt="" itemProp="image" loading="lazy" width="420" height="280" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="o-image o-image--responsive" style="color:transparent" sizes="(min-width: 1500px) 420px, (min-width: 1024px) calc(30vw - 40px), (min-width: 768px) 25vw, 100vw" srcSet="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.wellcome.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fimage_card%2Fpublic%2F2023-09%2F6_HCA_100723.png%3Fitok%3DL5hus4H8&w=256&q=75 256w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.wellcome.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fimage_card%2Fpublic%2F2023-09%2F6_HCA_100723.png%3Fitok%3DL5hus4H8&w=384&q=75 384w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.wellcome.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fimage_card%2Fpublic%2F2023-09%2F6_HCA_100723.png%3Fitok%3DL5hus4H8&w=640&q=75 640w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.wellcome.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fimage_card%2Fpublic%2F2023-09%2F6_HCA_100723.png%3Fitok%3DL5hus4H8&w=750&q=75 750w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.wellcome.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fimage_card%2Fpublic%2F2023-09%2F6_HCA_100723.png%3Fitok%3DL5hus4H8&w=828&q=75 828w, 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class="tw-inline-block c-meta-label__label"><span>Research story</span><span aria-hidden="true" class="after:tw-text-amber-30 after:tw-ml-static-xs after:tw-mr-static-xs after:tw-content-['/']"></span></span><dl class="c-image-card__meta-item c-image-card__meta-item--author c-image-card__authors"><dt class="tw-sr-only">Author</dt><dd class="c-image-card__author" itemProp="author">Jane Bracher</dd></dl></span></div><h3 class="c-image-card__title" itemProp="name"><a class="before:tw-absolute before:tw-bottom-0 before:tw-left-0 before:tw-right-0 before:tw-top-0 before:tw-z-low c-image-card__link o-animated-link" href="/news/human-cell-atlas-shaping-future-our-health">Shaping the future of our health through the development of the Human Cell Atlas</a></h3><div class="c-date-and-time"><time dateTime="2023-10-05T16:18:35+01:00">5 October 2023</time><span aria-hidden="true" class="after:tw-text-amber-30 after:tw-ml-static-xs after:tw-mr-static-xs after:tw-content-['/']"></span>10-minute read</div></div></article><article class="c-image-card c-image-card--standard" itemscope="" itemType="https://schema.org/Article"><div class="tw-mb-responsive-xxs sm:tw-hidden"><span class="c-meta-label"><span class="tw-inline-block c-meta-label__label"><span>Press release</span><span aria-hidden="true" class="after:tw-text-amber-30 after:tw-ml-static-xs after:tw-mr-static-xs after:tw-content-['/']"></span></span></span></div><div class="c-image-card__figure"><figure class="c-image-card__image"><img alt="" itemProp="image" loading="lazy" width="420" height="280" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="o-image o-image--responsive" style="color:transparent" sizes="(min-width: 1500px) 420px, (min-width: 1024px) calc(30vw - 40px), (min-width: 768px) 25vw, 100vw" srcSet="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.wellcome.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fimage_card%2Fpublic%2F2022-10%2FWellcome-logo-listing-image-Discovery-Research-02.jpg%3Fitok%3DhixrOd0B&w=256&q=75 256w, 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src="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.wellcome.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fimage_card%2Fpublic%2F2022-10%2FWellcome-logo-listing-image-Discovery-Research-02.jpg%3Fitok%3DhixrOd0B&w=2048&q=75"/></figure></div><div class="c-image-card__body"><div class="tw-mb-responsive-xxs tw-hidden sm:tw-block"><span class="c-meta-label"><span class="tw-inline-block c-meta-label__label"><span>Press release</span><span aria-hidden="true" class="after:tw-text-amber-30 after:tw-ml-static-xs after:tw-mr-static-xs after:tw-content-['/']"></span></span></span></div><h3 class="c-image-card__title" itemProp="name"><a class="before:tw-absolute before:tw-bottom-0 before:tw-left-0 before:tw-right-0 before:tw-top-0 before:tw-z-low c-image-card__link o-animated-link" href="/news/statement-response-new-funding-diamond-light-source">Enabling advances in research by co- funding Diamond Light Source with the UK government, the UK’s national synchrotron</a></h3><div class="c-date-and-time"><time dateTime="2023-09-06T00:00:00+01:00">5 September 2023</time><span aria-hidden="true" class="after:tw-text-amber-30 after:tw-ml-static-xs after:tw-mr-static-xs after:tw-content-['/']"></span>1-minute read</div></div></article><article class="c-image-card c-image-card--standard" itemscope="" itemType="https://schema.org/Article"><div class="tw-mb-responsive-xxs sm:tw-hidden"><span class="c-meta-label"><span class="tw-inline-block c-meta-label__label"><span>News</span><span aria-hidden="true" class="after:tw-text-amber-30 after:tw-ml-static-xs after:tw-mr-static-xs after:tw-content-['/']"></span></span><dl class="c-image-card__meta-item c-image-card__meta-item--author c-image-card__authors"><dt class="tw-sr-only">Author</dt><dd class="c-image-card__author" itemProp="author">Luigi Martino</dd><dd class="c-image-card__author" itemProp="author">Marion Mercier</dd></dl></span></div><div class="c-image-card__figure"><figure class="c-image-card__image"><img alt="" itemProp="image" loading="lazy" width="420" height="280" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="o-image o-image--responsive" style="color:transparent" sizes="(min-width: 1500px) 420px, (min-width: 1024px) calc(30vw - 40px), (min-width: 768px) 25vw, 100vw" srcSet="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.wellcome.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fimage_card%2Fpublic%2F2023-09%2Fbioimaging_zebrafish_header.jpg%3Fitok%3D0R0cWndO&w=256&q=75 256w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.wellcome.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fimage_card%2Fpublic%2F2023-09%2Fbioimaging_zebrafish_header.jpg%3Fitok%3D0R0cWndO&w=384&q=75 384w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.wellcome.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fimage_card%2Fpublic%2F2023-09%2Fbioimaging_zebrafish_header.jpg%3Fitok%3D0R0cWndO&w=640&q=75 640w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.wellcome.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fimage_card%2Fpublic%2F2023-09%2Fbioimaging_zebrafish_header.jpg%3Fitok%3D0R0cWndO&w=750&q=75 750w, 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src="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.wellcome.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fimage_card%2Fpublic%2F2023-09%2Fbioimaging_zebrafish_header.jpg%3Fitok%3D0R0cWndO&w=2048&q=75"/></figure></div><div class="c-image-card__body"><div class="tw-mb-responsive-xxs tw-hidden sm:tw-block"><span class="c-meta-label"><span class="tw-inline-block c-meta-label__label"><span>News</span><span aria-hidden="true" class="after:tw-text-amber-30 after:tw-ml-static-xs after:tw-mr-static-xs after:tw-content-['/']"></span></span><dl class="c-image-card__meta-item c-image-card__meta-item--author c-image-card__authors"><dt class="tw-sr-only">Author</dt><dd class="c-image-card__author" itemProp="author">Luigi Martino</dd><dd class="c-image-card__author" itemProp="author">Marion Mercier</dd></dl></span></div><h3 class="c-image-card__title" itemProp="name"><a class="before:tw-absolute before:tw-bottom-0 before:tw-left-0 before:tw-right-0 before:tw-top-0 before:tw-z-low c-image-card__link o-animated-link" href="/news/unblocking-barriers-progress-bioimaging">Convening technology developers and users to advance bioimaging and tackle barriers in discovery research</a></h3><div class="c-date-and-time"><time dateTime="2024-01-24T00:00:00+00:00">24 January 2024</time><span aria-hidden="true" class="after:tw-text-amber-30 after:tw-ml-static-xs after:tw-mr-static-xs after:tw-content-['/']"></span>5-minute read</div></div></article><article class="c-image-card c-image-card--standard" itemscope="" itemType="https://schema.org/Article"><div class="tw-mb-responsive-xxs sm:tw-hidden"><span class="c-meta-label"><span class="tw-inline-block c-meta-label__label"><span>Work in progress</span><span aria-hidden="true" class="after:tw-text-amber-30 after:tw-ml-static-xs after:tw-mr-static-xs after:tw-content-['/']"></span></span><dl class="c-image-card__meta-item c-image-card__meta-item--author c-image-card__authors"><dt class="tw-sr-only">Author</dt><dd class="c-image-card__author" itemProp="author">Bradley Roberts</dd><dd class="c-image-card__author" itemProp="author">Sophie Hawkesworth</dd></dl></span></div><div class="c-image-card__figure"><figure class="c-image-card__image"><img alt="" itemProp="image" loading="lazy" width="420" height="280" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="o-image o-image--responsive" style="color:transparent" sizes="(min-width: 1500px) 420px, (min-width: 1024px) calc(30vw - 40px), (min-width: 768px) 25vw, 100vw" srcSet="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.wellcome.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fimage_card%2Fpublic%2F2023-03%2FDR%2520ideas_LMIC%2520researchers_final-01.png%3Fitok%3D_VNk05UC&w=256&q=75 256w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.wellcome.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fimage_card%2Fpublic%2F2023-03%2FDR%2520ideas_LMIC%2520researchers_final-01.png%3Fitok%3D_VNk05UC&w=384&q=75 384w, 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c-image-card__meta-item--author c-image-card__authors"><dt class="tw-sr-only">Author</dt><dd class="c-image-card__author" itemProp="author">Bradley Roberts</dd><dd class="c-image-card__author" itemProp="author">Sophie Hawkesworth</dd></dl></span></div><h3 class="c-image-card__title" itemProp="name"><a class="before:tw-absolute before:tw-bottom-0 before:tw-left-0 before:tw-right-0 before:tw-top-0 before:tw-z-low c-image-card__link o-animated-link" href="/news/supporting-discovery-research-across-globe">Supporting discovery research across the globe</a></h3><div class="c-date-and-time"><time dateTime="2023-03-06T09:00:00+00:00">6 March 2023</time><span aria-hidden="true" class="after:tw-text-amber-30 after:tw-ml-static-xs after:tw-mr-static-xs after:tw-content-['/']"></span>6-minute read</div></div></article><article class="c-image-card c-image-card--standard" itemscope="" itemType="https://schema.org/Article"><div class="tw-mb-responsive-xxs sm:tw-hidden"><span class="c-meta-label"><span class="tw-inline-block c-meta-label__label"><span>Research story</span><span aria-hidden="true" class="after:tw-text-amber-30 after:tw-ml-static-xs after:tw-mr-static-xs after:tw-content-['/']"></span></span><dl class="c-image-card__meta-item c-image-card__meta-item--author c-image-card__authors"><dt class="tw-sr-only">Author</dt><dd class="c-image-card__author" itemProp="author">Havi Carel</dd></dl></span></div><div class="c-image-card__figure"><figure class="c-image-card__image"><img alt="" itemProp="image" loading="lazy" width="420" height="280" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="o-image o-image--responsive" style="color:transparent" sizes="(min-width: 1500px) 420px, (min-width: 1024px) calc(30vw - 40px), (min-width: 768px) 25vw, 100vw" srcSet="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.wellcome.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fimage_card%2Fpublic%2F2023-12%2FEpistemic-injustice-in-healthcare-header.jpg%3Fitok%3D5katFo_2&w=256&q=75 256w, 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story</span><span aria-hidden="true" class="after:tw-text-amber-30 after:tw-ml-static-xs after:tw-mr-static-xs after:tw-content-['/']"></span></span><dl class="c-image-card__meta-item c-image-card__meta-item--author c-image-card__authors"><dt class="tw-sr-only">Author</dt><dd class="c-image-card__author" itemProp="author">Havi Carel</dd></dl></span></div><h3 class="c-image-card__title" itemProp="name"><a class="before:tw-absolute before:tw-bottom-0 before:tw-left-0 before:tw-right-0 before:tw-top-0 before:tw-z-low c-image-card__link o-animated-link" href="/news/epic-studying-epistemic-injustice-healthcare">Understanding how epistemic injustice impacts peoples experiences of healthcare across society</a></h3><div class="c-date-and-time"><time dateTime="2023-12-06T00:00:00+00:00">6 December 2023</time><span aria-hidden="true" class="after:tw-text-amber-30 after:tw-ml-static-xs after:tw-mr-static-xs after:tw-content-['/']"></span>7-minute 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