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Jeff Uren
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Data @ Wellcome Trust, father of 2 amazing kids, Canadian abroad, nerd, and book hoarder.
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Vaccines are powerful. But we’re missing a chance to use them to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

Our latest report examines how they can reduce AMR and where more evidence is needed to guide policy.

Read the report: wellcome.org/reports/vacc...
Vaccination to prevent antimicrobial resistance: new evidence, future priorities and policy implications | Reports | Wellcome
This report explores how vaccines can help reduce antimicrobial resistance (AMR), summarising new evidence from 11 Wellcome-funded projects and outlining what’s needed to strengthen policy decisions w...
wellcome.org
May 29, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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Increasing temperatures can seriously affect our health, wellbeing and work.

The good news? There are things we can do about it.

Tune in to our livestream at the World Health Assembly on 21 May to learn how we can prepare and protect against extreme heat: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/4ff5ec...
May 20, 2025 at 9:55 AM
I wrote this a while ago, it's not fiction, but thought it was something worth putting down somewhere. Forgive the ML-generated photos, but they're as close to what it's like on a lake in winter in Northern Canada as you can get. jdu.github.io/posts/2024-i...
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May 19, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Our new Mental Health Award is all about longitudinal data.

Mental health conditions are complex, involving many different factors. Longitudinal datasets can help us understand them.

This could be key to transforming early intervention. [1/3]
May 9, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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We’re accepting applications for our Accelerator Awards.

This opportunity aims to support researchers of Black, Bangladeshi and Pakistani heritage in the UK to undertake activities that help them build a stronger profile to make successful career transitions within academia.

Find out more ⤵️
Accelerator Awards | Grant funding | Wellcome
Eligibility and applications details for the Wellcome Accelerator Awards, which will support Black, Bangladeshi, and Pakistani researchers in the UK to make successful career transitions.
wellcome.org
May 12, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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Looking for climate and health funding?

Our Climate Impacts Awards will support projects that can drive climate policy action at scale by making the impacts of climate change more visible.

💰 Level: Up to £2.5 million
💡 Duration: Up to 3 years
🗓️ Deadline: 30 April 2025

Learn more ⤵️
Climate Impacts Awards - Grant Funding | Wellcome
The aim of this scheme is to make the impacts of climate change on physical and mental health visible to drive urgent climate policy action at scale.
wellcome.org
March 21, 2025 at 12:24 PM
3rd of March for a webinar on our Climate Impact Award funding. wellcome.org/grant-fundin...
Climate Impacts Awards - Grant Funding | Wellcome
The aim of this scheme is to make the impacts of climate change on physical and mental health visible to drive urgent climate policy action at scale.
wellcome.org
February 21, 2025 at 10:57 PM
The love I have for "ugly" type faces is nuts. Well written article.
The hardest working font in Manhattan
A story of a 150-year-old font you have never heard of – and one you probably saw earlier today.
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February 21, 2025 at 10:51 PM