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Biomedical science

Career Tracker: wave 3, 2011
Career Tracker: Wave 3, 2011 The career tracker survey enables us to evaluate and track the career destinations of key cohorts of Wellcome-funded researchers over time.This summary gives findings from the second wave of the Wellcome Trust Career Tracker. DownloadDownload summary briefing [PDF 546KB]
Assessment Framework Report 2011/12 This report includes qualitative and quantitative data from across the Trust, describing outputs and achievements associated with Trust activities, and presents a series of research profiles. DownloadDownload report summary [PDF 176KB]
Human Functional Brain Imaging 1990-2009: Portfolio review Designed to help us evaluate the impact of our funding and inform future directions, this portfolio review takes a macro and long-term view of the role of the Wellcome Trust in this area. The review combines retrospective and prospective analysis of human functional brain imaging, looking back over a 20-year period and considering future challenges and opportunities. DownloadDownload full report [PDF 2MB]
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Public health workshop report: Department of Health White Paper - Healthy Lives, Healthy People This report outlines key themes identified at a public health workshop held at the Wellcome Trust in March 2011 to discuss the Department of Health White Paper: 'Healthy Lives, Healthy People'. DownloadDownload workshop report [PDF 192KB]
Assessment Framework Report 2010/11 This report includes qualitative and quantitative data from across the Trust, describing outputs and achievements associated with Trust activities, and presents a series of research profiles. DownloadDownload report summary [PDF 1.6MB]
Career Tracker: wave 2, 2010
Career Tracker: Wave 2, 2010 The career tracker survey enables us to evaluate and track the career destinations of key cohorts of Wellcome-funded researchers over time.This summary gives findings from the second wave of the Wellcome Trust Career Tracker. DownloadDownload summary briefing [PDF 1MB]
Precompetitive Drug Boundaries: Open Innovation in Drug Discovery and Development This Frontiers Meeting report outlines some of the key issues surrounding drug discovery and bringing drugs to market.Sessions at the meeting in June 2010 focused on differing perspectives in the precompetitive space, the role of intellectual property, lessons from the not-for-profit sector and public-private partnerships, and the barriers to cross-sector working. DownloadDownload meeting report [PDF 648KB]
Human Genetics 1990-2009: Portfolio review Taking a macro and long term view of the impact of research funding, this report presents an analysis of the development and key landmarks in human genetics over the last two decades - and attempts to identify the role of the Wellcome Trust within this. The review combines both retrospective and prospective analysis, looking forward to where the future research priorities for human genetics research might lie. DownloadDownload full report [PDF 2.14MB]
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Career Tracker: Wave 1, 2009
Career Tracker: Wave 1, 2009 As part of our efforts to strengthen our evaluation activity, we have developed a prospective approach to career tracking. In 2009 we launched the Wellcome Trust Career Tracker - an online survey tool that enables us to track the career destinations of key cohorts of Wellcome-funded researchers over time.This summary gives findings from the first wave of the Wellcome Trust Career Tracker. DownloadDownload summary briefing [PDF 200KB]
Assessment Framework Report 2009/10 This report - contained in two volumes - includes qualitative and quantitative data from across the Trust, describing outputs and achievements associated with Trust activities, and presents a series of research profiles. DownloadDownload report summary [PDF 10B]
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Towards Consensus for Best Practice: Use of patient records from general practice for research
 This best practice guidance was developed during a national consensus meeting held in 2008 with GPs, researchers and patient groups. Endorsed by the British Medical Association and the Royal College of GPs, it is intended as the first step in a process to ensure that patients and GPs have confidence in the processes used to access patient information for research. DownloadDownload full report [PDF 668KB]
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MRC/Wellcome Trust workshop: Regulation and biomedical research This reports a workshop of Medical Research Council and Wellcome Trust biomedical experts who convened in London in May 2008 to consider how research involving human participants may be simplified, using comparative experiences from other areas of regulation.  DownloadDownload full report [PDF 584KB]
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Medical Research: What's it worth? This report provides the first quantitative estimates of the economic benefits of public and charitably funded medical research in the UK. 21/11/08 DownloadDownload full report [PDF 2MB]
From Biobanks to Biomarkers
From Biobanks to Biomarkers This reports the proceedings of a conference organised to promote the translation of the outputs from research on population genetics into direct health benefits for European citizens. 26/06/06 DownloadDownload full report [PDF 1.7MB]
Use of Electronic Patient Records for Research and Health Benefit
Use of Electronic Patient Records for Research and Health Benefit This Frontiers meeting report shows how patient information in the NHS Care Records Service could be used for health benefit and medical research in the UK. 07/08/07 DownloadDownload report [PDF 700KB]
Medical research: assessing the benefits to society
Medical Research: Assessing the benefits to society Better evidence is needed to demonstrate the impact of UK medical research on national health and prosperity, according to this report. 02/06/06 DownloadDownload report [PDF 2MB]
Costs and business models in scientific research publishing
Costs and Business Models in Scientific Research Publishing This report provides evidence that an author-pays model offers a viable alternative to subscription journals. 01/04/04 DownloadDownload  report [PDF 640KB]
Public Health Sciences: Challenges and Opportunites
Public Health Sciences: Challenges and opportunities A report of the Public Health Sciences Working Group convened by the Wellcome Trust. 01/03/04 DownloadDownload report [PDF 256KB]
Addressing Genetics, Delivering Health
Addressing Genetics, Delivering Health The Public Health Genetics Unit, commissioned by the Wellcome Trust and the Department of Health, ran a series of workshops and meetings that led to the publication of 'Addressing Genetics, Delivering Health'.  01/09/03  DownloadDownload executive summary [PDF 48KB]
Economic analysis of scientific research publishing
Economic Analysis of Scientific Research Publishing This report provides a comprehensive analysis of an industry that generates some £22 billion annually. 01/01/03 DownloadDownload report  [PDF 1.3MB]
Radical Thinking, Creative Solutions
Radical Thinking, Creative Solutions The problems faced by the UK's academic research community (such as insufficient rewards, lack of career structure and poor people management) have been well documented. The Wellcome Trust attaches considerable importance on the careers of the individuals it supports and has taken a number of steps to combat these problems. 20/09/01 DownloadDownload report [PDF 1.9MB]
Putting NHS Research on the Map
Putting NHS Research on the Map In conjunction with the London Regional Office of the NHS Executive, the Wellcome Trust has mapped the current state of research in the National Health Service. 01/04/01 DownloadDownload report [PDF 311KB]
Review of Wellcome Trust PhD Research Training: The Supervisor Perspective
Review of Wellcome Trust PhD Research Training: The supervisor perspective Supporting the training of the research population through PhD awards is a key feature of the Trust's funding programme, but how effective is this training? 01/03/00 DownloadDownload report [PDF 630KB]
Review of Wellcome Trust PhD Research Training: The Student Perspective
Review of Wellcome Trust PhD Research Training: The student perspective The purpose of this study was to explore the experience and expectations of current Wellcome Trust-funded PhD students receiving training on either the new four-year PhD training programmes or via the more traditional three-year studentships. 01/03/00  DownloadDownload report [PDF 1.8MB]
Review of Wellcome Trust PhD Research Training: Career Paths of a 1998-1990 Prize Student Cohort
Review of Wellcome Trust PhD Research Training: Career paths of a 1998-1990 Prize Student cohort All members of a cohort of Wellcome Trust-funded PhD students who received Prize Studentships between 1988 and 1990, allocated through a quota system to selected UK universities, were traced in spring 1999, and provided information on completion of their PhD and on their research careers since graduation. 01/03/00 DownloadDownload report [PDF 169KB]
Neuroscience: An Audit of Research Activity
Neuroscience: An audit of research activity Neuroscience is one of the fastest growing areas of biomedical research. In this report, prepared by the Wellcome Trust Policy Unit, the UK's neuroscience research activity in a worldwide context is assessed. 01/03/99 DownloadDownload report [PDF 1.3MB]
Who Applies for Research Funding?
Who Applies for Research Funding? In the UK, research has found no evidence for direct gender discrimination in assessment of grant applications, but has revealed that women tended to apply for fewer grants than men. 01/01/99 DownloadDownload full report [PDF 725KB]
Mapping the Landscape
Mapping the Landscape How strong is UK science? Though often asked, the question is difficult to answer, particularly in a rigorous, quantitative manner. 01/06/98 DownloadDownload report [PDF 1.7MB]
Women and Peer Review
Women and Peer Review The Wellcome Trust has examined whether there is inadvertent sex discrimination in its grant-giving practices. 01/12/97 DownloadDownload report  [PDF 1.6MB]
Report of the Committee of Enquiry into Veterinary Research
Report of the Committee of Enquiry into Veterinary Research  This committee, set up by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, set out to "assess the current state and provision for veterinary science and research and to develop a strategy, from which funding priorities can be determined, to ensure UK veterinary research and research training are at the forefront internationally and meet the nation's needs in the future." 01/11/97 DownloadDownload report [PDF 2.2MB]
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