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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-start-4 md:tw-col-end-10"><div class="c-scaffold-grid-item tw-pb-scaffold"><div class="c-cta"><a class="ds-btn ds-btn--primary" href="https://wellcome.org/who-we-are/history-wellcome"><span class="ds-btn__text">Read more about our history</span></a></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">What do we stand for?<span id="what-do-we-stand-for?-bee0" 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--text" data-gtm="grid"><div class="tw-col-span-full tw-max-w-full md:tw-col-start-4 md:tw-col-end-10"><div class="c-scaffold-grid-item tw-pb-scaffold"><div class="c-text"><div class="c-rich-text"><p>Our perspective on health and how to improve it spans science, innovation, and society.  </p> <p>We foster collaborative and supportive research environments that give researchers across a range of disciplines – including physical and social sciences, and the humanities – the time and resources they need to be creative and make new discoveries. </p></div></div></div></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--mid-page-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-start-4 md:tw-col-end-10"><div class="c-scaffold-grid-item tw-pb-scaffold"><div class="c-card-listing"><article class="c-card" id="b4258f70-a69c-46a2-a989-38f62fda6435" itemscope="" itemType="https://schema.org/Article"><figure class="c-card__image"><img alt="" itemProp="image" loading="lazy" width="420" height="280" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="o-image o-image--cover" style="color:transparent" sizes="(min-width: 1494px) 420px, (min-width: 1024px) 27vw, (min-width: 768px) 37vw, 90vw" srcSet="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.wellcome.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fimage_card%2Fpublic%2F2020-09%2Fgetty_diversity_inclusion_1600x578.jpg%3Fitok%3DwBHtU4jl&w=256&q=75 256w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.wellcome.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fimage_card%2Fpublic%2F2020-09%2Fgetty_diversity_inclusion_1600x578.jpg%3Fitok%3DwBHtU4jl&w=384&q=75 384w, 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/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.wellcome.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fimage_card%2Fpublic%2F2020-09%2Fgetty_diversity_inclusion_1600x578.jpg%3Fitok%3DwBHtU4jl&w=1920&q=75 1920w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.wellcome.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fimage_card%2Fpublic%2F2020-09%2Fgetty_diversity_inclusion_1600x578.jpg%3Fitok%3DwBHtU4jl&w=2048&q=75 2048w" src="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.wellcome.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fimage_card%2Fpublic%2F2020-09%2Fgetty_diversity_inclusion_1600x578.jpg%3Fitok%3DwBHtU4jl&w=2048&q=75"/></figure><div class="c-card__content"><h3 class="c-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-card__link o-animated-link" href="/who-we-are/diversity-and-inclusion">Diversity and inclusion: helping more ideas thrive</a></h3><div class="c-card__description" itemProp="abstract"><p>Science and health research should be open to anyone with a great idea.</p></div></div></article><article class="c-card" id="fe0ca426-469b-4a10-b2d3-5e9cd26d6ba6" itemscope="" itemType="https://schema.org/Article"><figure class="c-card__image"><img alt="" itemProp="image" loading="lazy" width="420" height="280" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="o-image o-image--cover" style="color:transparent" sizes="(min-width: 1494px) 420px, (min-width: 1024px) 27vw, (min-width: 768px) 37vw, 90vw" srcSet="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.wellcome.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fimage_card%2Fpublic%2F2021-04%2Fresearch-culture-putting-change-into-action.png%3Fitok%3Dia38tWUT&w=256&q=75 256w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.wellcome.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fimage_card%2Fpublic%2F2021-04%2Fresearch-culture-putting-change-into-action.png%3Fitok%3Dia38tWUT&w=384&q=75 384w, 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1200w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.wellcome.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fimage_card%2Fpublic%2F2021-04%2Fresearch-culture-putting-change-into-action.png%3Fitok%3Dia38tWUT&w=1920&q=75 1920w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.wellcome.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fimage_card%2Fpublic%2F2021-04%2Fresearch-culture-putting-change-into-action.png%3Fitok%3Dia38tWUT&w=2048&q=75 2048w" src="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.wellcome.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fimage_card%2Fpublic%2F2021-04%2Fresearch-culture-putting-change-into-action.png%3Fitok%3Dia38tWUT&w=2048&q=75"/></figure><div class="c-card__content"><h3 class="c-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-card__link o-animated-link" href="/news/research-culture-putting-change-action-ourselves">Research Culture</a></h3><div class="c-card__description" itemProp="abstract"><p>Diversity and inclusion are essential to achieving our aims, as is involving people with lived experience of the health issues we are exploring.</p></div></div></article><article class="c-card" id="88335c6e-716e-4260-b9ae-83833052efc8" itemscope="" itemType="https://schema.org/Article"><figure class="c-card__image"><img alt="" itemProp="image" loading="lazy" width="420" height="280" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="o-image o-image--cover" style="color:transparent" sizes="(min-width: 1494px) 420px, (min-width: 1024px) 27vw, (min-width: 768px) 37vw, 90vw" srcSet="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.wellcome.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fimage_card%2Fpublic%2F2022-10%2FWellcome-logo-listing-image-Mental-Health-01.jpg%3Fitok%3DNsElt_xq&w=256&q=75 256w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.wellcome.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fimage_card%2Fpublic%2F2022-10%2FWellcome-logo-listing-image-Mental-Health-01.jpg%3Fitok%3DNsElt_xq&w=384&q=75 384w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.wellcome.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fimage_card%2Fpublic%2F2022-10%2FWellcome-logo-listing-image-Mental-Health-01.jpg%3Fitok%3DNsElt_xq&w=640&q=75 640w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.wellcome.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fimage_card%2Fpublic%2F2022-10%2FWellcome-logo-listing-image-Mental-Health-01.jpg%3Fitok%3DNsElt_xq&w=750&q=75 750w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.wellcome.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fimage_card%2Fpublic%2F2022-10%2FWellcome-logo-listing-image-Mental-Health-01.jpg%3Fitok%3DNsElt_xq&w=828&q=75 828w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.wellcome.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fimage_card%2Fpublic%2F2022-10%2FWellcome-logo-listing-image-Mental-Health-01.jpg%3Fitok%3DNsElt_xq&w=1024&q=75 1024w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.wellcome.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fimage_card%2Fpublic%2F2022-10%2FWellcome-logo-listing-image-Mental-Health-01.jpg%3Fitok%3DNsElt_xq&w=1200&q=75 1200w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.wellcome.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fimage_card%2Fpublic%2F2022-10%2FWellcome-logo-listing-image-Mental-Health-01.jpg%3Fitok%3DNsElt_xq&w=1920&q=75 1920w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.wellcome.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fimage_card%2Fpublic%2F2022-10%2FWellcome-logo-listing-image-Mental-Health-01.jpg%3Fitok%3DNsElt_xq&w=2048&q=75 2048w" src="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.wellcome.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fimage_card%2Fpublic%2F2022-10%2FWellcome-logo-listing-image-Mental-Health-01.jpg%3Fitok%3DNsElt_xq&w=2048&q=75"/></figure><div class="c-card__content"><h3 class="c-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-card__link o-animated-link" href="/who-we-are/positions-and-statements">Positions and statements</a></h3><div class="c-card__description" itemProp="abstract"><p>Positions and statements on issues of relevance to Wellcome and our role as a global charitable foundation.</p></div></div></article></div></div></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--text" data-gtm="grid"><div class="tw-col-span-full tw-max-w-full md:tw-col-start-4 md:tw-col-end-10"><div class="c-scaffold-grid-item tw-pb-scaffold"><div class="c-text"><div class="c-rich-text"><p>Everyone who works here has a valuable role to play. We each help to advance <a href="https://wellcome.org/who-we-are/strategy" title id="" target="_self">Wellcome's strategy</a> and shape our working culture.</p></div></div></div></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--mid-page-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-start-4 md:tw-col-end-10"><div class="c-scaffold-grid-item tw-pb-scaffold"><div class="c-card-listing"><article class="c-card" id="1cd1b47e-baa1-43dc-b42e-68745d7b48b1" itemscope="" itemType="https://schema.org/Article"><figure class="c-card__image"><img alt="" itemProp="image" loading="lazy" width="420" height="280" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="o-image o-image--cover" style="color:transparent" sizes="(min-width: 1494px) 420px, (min-width: 1024px) 27vw, (min-width: 768px) 37vw, 90vw" srcSet="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.wellcome.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fimage_card%2Fpublic%2Fjobs-our-principles-20191008-440x238.jpg%3Fitok%3DypYpWL-u&w=256&q=75 256w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.wellcome.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fimage_card%2Fpublic%2Fjobs-our-principles-20191008-440x238.jpg%3Fitok%3DypYpWL-u&w=384&q=75 384w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.wellcome.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fimage_card%2Fpublic%2Fjobs-our-principles-20191008-440x238.jpg%3Fitok%3DypYpWL-u&w=640&q=75 640w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.wellcome.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fimage_card%2Fpublic%2Fjobs-our-principles-20191008-440x238.jpg%3Fitok%3DypYpWL-u&w=750&q=75 750w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.wellcome.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fimage_card%2Fpublic%2Fjobs-our-principles-20191008-440x238.jpg%3Fitok%3DypYpWL-u&w=828&q=75 828w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.wellcome.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fimage_card%2Fpublic%2Fjobs-our-principles-20191008-440x238.jpg%3Fitok%3DypYpWL-u&w=1024&q=75 1024w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.wellcome.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fimage_card%2Fpublic%2Fjobs-our-principles-20191008-440x238.jpg%3Fitok%3DypYpWL-u&w=1200&q=75 1200w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.wellcome.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fimage_card%2Fpublic%2Fjobs-our-principles-20191008-440x238.jpg%3Fitok%3DypYpWL-u&w=1920&q=75 1920w, /_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.wellcome.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fimage_card%2Fpublic%2Fjobs-our-principles-20191008-440x238.jpg%3Fitok%3DypYpWL-u&w=2048&q=75 2048w" src="/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.wellcome.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fstyles%2Fimage_card%2Fpublic%2Fjobs-our-principles-20191008-440x238.jpg%3Fitok%3DypYpWL-u&w=2048&q=75"/></figure><div class="c-card__content"><h3 class="c-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-card__link o-animated-link" href="/jobs/our-beliefs-and-values">Our beliefs and values</a></h3><div class="c-card__description" itemProp="abstract"><p>These beliefs and values set out what we expect from each other, at every level of the organisation, every day.</p></div></div></article></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">How are we governed?<span id="how-are-we-governed?-24dd" 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--text" data-gtm="grid"><div class="tw-col-span-full tw-max-w-full md:tw-col-start-4 md:tw-col-end-10"><div class="c-scaffold-grid-item tw-pb-scaffold"><div class="c-text"><div class="c-rich-text"><p>Our <a href="https://wellcome.org/about-us/governance/board-governors" target="_self">Board of Governors</a> guides and oversees Wellcome in achieving our mission to improve health for everyone.</p> <p>The Board is responsible for all of our activities, but focuses on our mission, professionalism and people. It regularly and robustly assesses whether we have been successful, and how we got there. </p> <p>We are accountable to society for delivering our aims, while using our political independence for public benefit.</p></div></div></div></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--call-to-action" 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-start-4 md:tw-col-end-10"><div class="c-scaffold-grid-item tw-pb-scaffold"><div class="c-cta"><a class="ds-btn ds-btn--primary" href="https://wellcome.org/who-we-are/governance"><span class="ds-btn__text">Read more about our governance</span></a></div></div></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--text" data-gtm="grid"><div class="tw-col-span-full tw-max-w-full md:tw-col-start-4 md:tw-col-end-10"><div class="c-scaffold-grid-item tw-pb-scaffold"><div class="c-text"><div class="c-rich-text"><h3>How is Wellcome funded? </h3> <p>Wellcome is an independent charitable foundation. We are funded by the returns from our investment portfolio. To find out more, visit our investments page.</p></div></div></div></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--call-to-action" 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-start-4 md:tw-col-end-10"><div class="c-scaffold-grid-item tw-pb-scaffold"><div class="c-cta"><a class="ds-btn ds-btn--primary" href="https://wellcome.org/who-we-are/investments"><span class="ds-btn__text">Read more about our investments</span></a></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">Who works here?<span id="who-works-here?-3680" 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--text" data-gtm="grid"><div class="tw-col-span-full tw-max-w-full md:tw-col-start-4 md:tw-col-end-10"><div class="c-scaffold-grid-item tw-pb-scaffold"><div class="c-text"><div class="c-rich-text"><p>There are hundreds of people from a range of backgrounds who make up our team at Wellcome, each with their own unique perspectives and skills.</p> <p>Learn more about the people leading our work, <a href="https://wellcome.org/who-we-are/teams" id="" target="_self" title>and discover our 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