Policy Team

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Works with governments, charities, commercial organisations and other funders to influence UK, EU and global policy developments.

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We aim to influence policy developments so that researchers can be as effective as possible, and health can be improved.

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We work with a wide range of partners – including governments, research funders, learned societies, charities and commercial organisations – in the UK, Europe and globally. 

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Beth Thompson
Associate Director, Policy

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We want to help the world overcome Covid-19. We’re calling for urgent international action to get lifesaving tests, treatments and vaccines from the laboratory to the front line, so they reach those most in need around the world.

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Covid-19: supporting global research and development
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Current practices prioritise outputs over people’s wellbeing. We want to help build a better research culture – one that is creative, inclusive and honest.

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Research culture: let's reimagine how we work together
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How Wellcome is working to ensure that research evidence is used to influence policy and practice.

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Supporting the use of research evidence in policy and practice
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Research is an essential part of being ready for and responding to public health emergencies, like Covid-19 and Ebola.

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Data sharing in public health emergencies
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Wellcome is working with the World Health Organization (WHO) to take on big challenges in global health

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Wellcome’s partnership with the World Health Organization
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Randomised clinical trials are essential to advancing evidence-based medicine and improving human health. But new guidelines are needed, which is why we've launched the Good Clinical Trials Collaborative. 

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Good Clinical Trials Collaborative
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Everyone should have access to the life-changing benefits of medicines and other healthcare interventions, like vaccines, diagnostics and therapies.

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Access to healthcare interventions
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We want the research we fund – like publications, data, software and materials – to be open and accessible, so it can have the greatest possible impact.

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Open research
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Knowledge and understanding don’t stop at borders. We're working with the UK government and others to achieve a Brexit settlement that allows research to thrive in the UK and Europe.

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Brexit and the EU
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Emerging science and technologies, such as human genome editing and gene drive, could provide new solutions to health problems.

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Patient data is hugely valuable for research. But the value of that data can only be unlocked if concerns about patient privacy are taken seriously.

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Patient data in research
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We want to secure the investment in research promised by the UK government to overcome the biggest challenges in the world, such as climate change and epidemics.

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The R&D decade: making the case for government investment
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Almost every major breakthrough in human and veterinary medicine has depended on the use of animals to research, develop or test new therapies.

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Research involving animals
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