Neuroscience and Mental Health welcomes new head

7 March 2010

John Williams has been appointed Head of Neuroscience and Mental Health at the Wellcome Trust; his predecessor Richard Morris becomes Senior Neuroscience Adviser.

John remains Head of Clinical Activities, a role in which he has helped to expand our support for clinicians at all career stages.

"I'm delighted that a neuroscientist of such international renown as Richard will remain working with the Trust," says John. "His considerable experience and insight will help me push the Trust towards fulfilling one of its major challenges in understanding the brain. My commitment to supporting clinical academics in the UK will continue, and I look forward to combining both my roles to take a broader look at how we carry out translational research across all our funding areas."

Richard's new role takes him away from day-to-day responsibilities for funding committees and grant applications and will enable him to focus on strategic issues, including the Sainsbury-Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour, which is being established at University College London. He also continues to run a very active laboratory in Edinburgh, where he serves as Director of the Centre for Cognitive and Neural Systems.

For information on our Neuroscience and Mental Health funding, email nmh@wellcome.ac.uk.

Image: John Williams