Beth Thompson
@drbeththompson.bsky.social
Turning science into real world impact. Chief Strategy Officer, WellcomeTrust. Board of HubbubUK and Protas. Sometimes soprano. She/her
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Remembering our friend Alessandro Coatti
Sandy Starr and Sophia McCully write a moving tribute in BioNews. Ale, he was an expert in science and policy aspects of genome editing - and a much moved friend.
www.progress.org.uk/remembering-...
#genetics #genomtics #geneediting #Obituary #DNA
Sandy Starr and Sophia McCully write a moving tribute in BioNews. Ale, he was an expert in science and policy aspects of genome editing - and a much moved friend.
www.progress.org.uk/remembering-...
#genetics #genomtics #geneediting #Obituary #DNA
Remembering our friend Alessandro Coatti | PET
Following the death of Alessandro Coatti – an expert in science and policy aspects of genome editing, who was much loved by his friends and colleagues – Sandy Starr and Sophia McCully pay tribute...
www.progress.org.uk
April 8, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Remembering our friend Alessandro Coatti
Sandy Starr and Sophia McCully write a moving tribute in BioNews. Ale, he was an expert in science and policy aspects of genome editing - and a much moved friend.
www.progress.org.uk/remembering-...
#genetics #genomtics #geneediting #Obituary #DNA
Sandy Starr and Sophia McCully write a moving tribute in BioNews. Ale, he was an expert in science and policy aspects of genome editing - and a much moved friend.
www.progress.org.uk/remembering-...
#genetics #genomtics #geneediting #Obituary #DNA
@wellcometrust.bsky.social & UK Government are investing up to £600m to deliver a new Health Data Research Service, simplifying secure access to health data to speed up research to understand and treat diseases.
wellcome.org/news/nationa...
wellcome.org/news/nationa...
National data service will simplify access to health data for research | Wellcome
Wellcome is partnering with the UK Government to establish a £600 million health data research service. It will simplify secure access to health data for research.
wellcome.org
April 7, 2025 at 6:09 PM
@wellcometrust.bsky.social & UK Government are investing up to £600m to deliver a new Health Data Research Service, simplifying secure access to health data to speed up research to understand and treat diseases.
wellcome.org/news/nationa...
wellcome.org/news/nationa...
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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 economy in the G7
🏫 Fix the funding environment for UK universities to support their financial sustainability
📈 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 economy in the G7
🏫 Fix the funding environment for UK universities to support their financial sustainability
cms.wellcome.org
February 11, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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 economy in the G7
🏫 Fix the funding environment for UK universities to support their financial sustainability
📈 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 economy in the G7
🏫 Fix the funding environment for UK universities to support their financial sustainability
🔥New report out now from @wellcometrust.bsky.social @nestauk.bsky.social, supported by @randeurope.org:
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...
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...
From research to reality | Reports | Wellcome
This report sets out a vision for science to be embedded at the heart of the UK National Health Service (NHS).
wellcome.org
February 5, 2025 at 8:53 AM
🔥New report out now from @wellcometrust.bsky.social @nestauk.bsky.social, supported by @randeurope.org:
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...
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...
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“The news of university job losses is a stark reminder of the precarious financial situation facing the sector. This instability not only threatens the UK’s role as a leader in science but also the country’s ambitions for long-term economic growth” @drbeththompson.bsky.social at Wellcome
Durham and Cardiff universities to cut hundreds of jobs
The Russell Group universities, which also plan to cut courses such as nursing and music, are struggling with a funding shortfall
www.thetimes.com
January 29, 2025 at 12:08 PM
“The news of university job losses is a stark reminder of the precarious financial situation facing the sector. This instability not only threatens the UK’s role as a leader in science but also the country’s ambitions for long-term economic growth” @drbeththompson.bsky.social at Wellcome
News of job losses at Durham and Cardiff is a stark reminder of the precarious financial situation facing UK universities.
More from @wellcometrust.bsky.social in today's Times --
www.thetimes.com/uk/education...
More from @wellcometrust.bsky.social in today's Times --
www.thetimes.com/uk/education...
Durham and Cardiff universities to cut hundreds of jobs
The Russell Group universities, which also plan to cut courses such as nursing and music, are struggling with a funding shortfall
www.thetimes.com
January 29, 2025 at 11:59 AM
News of job losses at Durham and Cardiff is a stark reminder of the precarious financial situation facing UK universities.
More from @wellcometrust.bsky.social in today's Times --
www.thetimes.com/uk/education...
More from @wellcometrust.bsky.social in today's Times --
www.thetimes.com/uk/education...
Our annual report is out today, with highlights from an exciting year at Wellcome 👇🏻
Last year, we spent £1.6 billion supporting science to solve the urgent health challenges facing everyone.
Find out more in our annual report ⤵️
wellcome.org/reports/well...
Find out more in our annual report ⤵️
wellcome.org/reports/well...
January 14, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Our annual report is out today, with highlights from an exciting year at Wellcome 👇🏻
Thank you University College London Hospitals for hosting Wellcome Voices choir for carols 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 @wellcometrust.bsky.social year 🎄🎵
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 @wellcometrust.bsky.social year 🎄🎵
December 18, 2024 at 2:00 PM
Thank you University College London Hospitals for hosting Wellcome Voices choir for carols 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 @wellcometrust.bsky.social year 🎄🎵
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 @wellcometrust.bsky.social year 🎄🎵
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Fantastic opportunity to join the @instituteforgov.bsky.social as a researcher - please flag to all the brilliant people you know! www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/about-us/car...
Researcher | Institute for Government
We are inviting applications for researchers, to start as soon as notice periods allow.
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk
December 12, 2024 at 10:58 AM
Fantastic opportunity to join the @instituteforgov.bsky.social as a researcher - please flag to all the brilliant people you know! www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/about-us/car...
ABPI's annual report on UK industry clinical trials out today.
A mixed review:
📈number of trials up for the second year in a row
📉participants in interventional trials are down
More, including actions for improvement - bit.ly/49urBSd
A mixed review:
📈number of trials up for the second year in a row
📉participants in interventional trials are down
More, including actions for improvement - bit.ly/49urBSd
UK clinical trials performance improves but remains in intensive care
A new report finds the UK’s global rankings for industry clinical trial delivery are improving but further challenges must be overcome.
bit.ly
December 11, 2024 at 1:19 PM
ABPI's annual report on UK industry clinical trials out today.
A mixed review:
📈number of trials up for the second year in a row
📉participants in interventional trials are down
More, including actions for improvement - bit.ly/49urBSd
A mixed review:
📈number of trials up for the second year in a row
📉participants in interventional trials are down
More, including actions for improvement - bit.ly/49urBSd
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Hello to everyone on Bluesky 👋
We’re a global charitable foundation. We believe science and research are essential to solving the world’s health challenges – and everyone should benefit from them.
Find out more about us ⤵️
wellcome.org/what-we-do?u...
We’re a global charitable foundation. We believe science and research are essential to solving the world’s health challenges – and everyone should benefit from them.
Find out more about us ⤵️
wellcome.org/what-we-do?u...
What we do | Wellcome
Wellcome improves health for everyone by funding research, leading policy and advocacy campaigns, and building global partnerships.
wellcome.org
November 28, 2024 at 1:28 PM
Hello to everyone on Bluesky 👋
We’re a global charitable foundation. We believe science and research are essential to solving the world’s health challenges – and everyone should benefit from them.
Find out more about us ⤵️
wellcome.org/what-we-do?u...
We’re a global charitable foundation. We believe science and research are essential to solving the world’s health challenges – and everyone should benefit from them.
Find out more about us ⤵️
wellcome.org/what-we-do?u...