Strategy

The Wellcome Trust supports research of the highest quality with the aim of improving human and animal health, and our Strategic Plan provides the framework for how we intend to evolve our support to be even more effective in achieving this aim.

Strategic Plan 2010-20

Our decision to develop a ten-year Strategic Plan for 2010-20 [PDF 967KB] reflects the long-term view we take in supporting research and the complex and global nature of the challenges that we face.

In this video Sir Mark Walport, Director of the Trust, introduces the Strategic Plan.

Running time: 3 m 11 s
Read the transcript [PDF 88KB]

Foreword

Vision

Our vision is to achieve extraordinary improvements in human and animal health.

Mission

Our mission is to support the brightest minds in biomedical research and the medical humanities.

Focus areas Our funding focuses on:
1. Supporting outstanding researchers
2. Accelerating the application of research
3. Exploring medicine in historical and cultural contexts.

Challenges

Our five major challenges are:
1. Maximising the health benefits of genetics and genomics
2. Understanding the brain
3. Combating infectious disease
4. Investigating development, ageing and chronic disease
5. Connecting environment, nutrition and health.

Outcomes

Monitoring our progress

Maximising our resources