About us

The Wellcome Trust is an independent charity funding research to improve human and animal health. Established in 1936 and with an endowment of around £13 billion, it is the UK's largest non-governmental source of funds for biomedical research.

What we do

We spend over £600 million every year both in the UK and internationally achieving our mission. Find out more.

Publications

Browse a wealth of publications covering all aspects of the work we fund.

Wellcome Trust websites

Explore a range of sites covering key biomedical topics and our public engagement activities.

Policy

Here you can find our policies and positions, spotlights on topics of strategic importance and written responses to external consultations.

Strategy

Find out about the strategic aims and objectives through which we further our mission and explore how we develop strategy.

Organisation

Find out how the Trust is governed and discover more about our divisions and the departments within them, including key staff and contact details.

History
Investigate the Trust's history and find out about its founder, Sir Henry Wellcome (1853-1936).
Jobs
View our current vacancies and find out about our comprehensive benefits package.

Contact us

Wellcome Trust
Gibbs Building
215 Euston Road

London NW1 2BE
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+44(0)20 7611 8888
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+44(0)20 7611 8545

Travel information
Email contacts

Our headquarters

What you will find if you visit our headquarters in Euston, London, including the exciting art of our changing window displays.

Current window installation at the Wellcome Trust headquarters
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