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Beth Thompson

@drbeththompson.bsky.social
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Turning science into real world impact. Chief Strategy Officer, WellcomeTrust. Board of HubbubUK and Protas. Sometimes soprano. She/her

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Wellcome Trust @wellcometrust.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Our global health system will change significantly. This is inevitable. But what the future system will look like is still uncertain. That’s why from August to November 2025, Wellcome supported regional partners to lead five dialogues. [1/5]
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Wellcome Trust @wellcometrust.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Science can transform lives, but only if it reaches the people who need it most. That's why, last year, we invested £1.9 billion combining discovery with solutions and real-world action. Explore the impact in our annual report: wellcome.org/insights/rep...
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Wellcome Annual Report 2025 | Reports | Wellcome
Find out about Wellcome’s impact in 2024/25, with notes from our Chair and CEO, reports on what we did last year and reviews of our finances and investments.
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Progress Educational Trust (PET) @pet-bionews.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Remembering our friend Alessandro Coatti Sandy Starr and Sophia McCully write a moving tribute in BioNews. Ale, he was an expert in science and policy aspects of genome editing - and a much moved friend. www.progress.org.uk/remembering-... #genetics #genomtics #geneediting #Obituary #DNA
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Remembering our friend Alessandro Coatti | PET
Following the death of Alessandro Coatti – an expert in science and policy aspects of genome editing, who was much loved by his friends and colleagues – Sandy Starr and Sophia McCully pay tribute...
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Beth Thompson @drbeththompson.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Our partnership will enable the service to be set up at speed and with patient benefit at its heart. We are excited to get started on delivery, built on a foundation of patient and user engagement.
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Beth Thompson @drbeththompson.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
@wellcometrust.bsky.social & UK Government are investing up to £600m to deliver a new Health Data Research Service, simplifying secure access to health data to speed up research to understand and treat diseases. wellcome.org/news/nationa...
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National data service will simplify access to health data for research | Wellcome
Wellcome is partnering with the UK Government to establish a £600 million health data research service. It will simplify secure access to health data for research.
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Martin Smith @martinrsmith.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Welcome’s submission to the UK Spending Review: 📈 Increase R&D intensity - invest £22bn in R&D in 2026/27 and set a longer-term ambition to become the most R&D intensive economy in the G7 🏫 Fix the funding environment for UK universities to support their financial sustainability
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Beth Thompson @drbeththompson.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
🔥New report out now from @wellcometrust.bsky.social @nestauk.bsky.social, supported by @randeurope.org: A vision for a research and innovation powered NHS Read more on why these changes are so important and how we can make them happen 👇🏻 wellcome.org/reports/from...
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From research to reality | Reports | Wellcome
This report sets out a vision for science to be embedded at the heart of the UK National Health Service (NHS).
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Martin Smith @martinrsmith.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
“The news of university job losses is a stark reminder of the precarious financial situation facing the sector. This instability not only threatens the UK’s role as a leader in science but also the country’s ambitions for long-term economic growth” @drbeththompson.bsky.social at Wellcome
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Durham and Cardiff universities to cut hundreds of jobs
The Russell Group universities, which also plan to cut courses such as nursing and music, are struggling with a funding shortfall
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Beth Thompson @drbeththompson.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
News of job losses at Durham and Cardiff is a stark reminder of the precarious financial situation facing UK universities. More from @wellcometrust.bsky.social in today's Times -- www.thetimes.com/uk/education...
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Durham and Cardiff universities to cut hundreds of jobs
The Russell Group universities, which also plan to cut courses such as nursing and music, are struggling with a funding shortfall
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Beth Thompson @drbeththompson.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Our annual report is out today, with highlights from an exciting year at Wellcome 👇🏻
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Beth Thompson @drbeththompson.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Thank you University College London Hospitals for hosting Wellcome Voices choir for carols today. We had a wonderful audience at the Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals! Bringing festive cheer through song is the perfect way to end the @wellcometrust.bsky.social year 🎄🎵
13 people standing in front of a Christmas tree, with copies of 100 Carols for Choirs
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Hannah White @drhannahwhite.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Fantastic opportunity to join the @instituteforgov.bsky.social as a researcher - please flag to all the brilliant people you know! www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/about-us/car...
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Researcher | Institute for Government
We are inviting applications for researchers, to start as soon as notice periods allow.
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Beth Thompson @drbeththompson.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
ABPI's annual report on UK industry clinical trials out today. A mixed review: 📈number of trials up for the second year in a row 📉participants in interventional trials are down More, including actions for improvement - bit.ly/49urBSd
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UK clinical trials performance improves but remains in intensive care
A new report finds the UK’s global rankings for industry clinical trial delivery are improving but further challenges must be overcome.
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Wellcome Trust @wellcometrust.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Hello to everyone on Bluesky 👋 We’re a global charitable foundation. We believe science and research are essential to solving the world’s health challenges – and everyone should benefit from them. Find out more about us ⤵️ wellcome.org/what-we-do?u...
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What we do | Wellcome
Wellcome improves health for everyone by funding research, leading policy and advocacy campaigns, and building global partnerships.
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