Wellcome Trust news

A member of SAGE, the government’s independent group of scientific advisers, has said gyms, pubs and other leisure venues may have to close in England ... More

A world first heritage centre dedicated to the Paralympic movement has opened in Stoke Mandeville, England, telling the story of it from its inception in ... More

A number of leisure industry people have been recognised in this year's New Year Honours list. Sport Former England rugby captain and current chair of ... More

UK prime minister Theresa May has backed a new loneliness strategy, the government's first, which will encourage GPs to prescribe social activities – such as ... More

A survey has found that young people between the ages of 16 and 24 experience loneliness more keenly and frequently than any other age group. ... More

Five science centres in the UK are to receive a combined £13m (US$17m, €14.2m) in funding to encourage new and different ideas that will help ... More

The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has awarded the National Paralympic Heritage Trust £1m (US$1.3m, €1.1m) to establish a heritage centre in the UK chronicling the ... More

Newmarket’s £14m (US$17.1m, €15.7m) National Horse Racing Museum has opened to the public more than 25 years on from its original inception. Celebrating more than ... More

Cheshire attraction Norton Priory Museum reopened in August after a major renovation was carried out by Mather & Co. The monastic site, which dates back ... More

25 years on from its inception, work is nearing completion on Newmarket’s £14m (US$20.4m, €18.2m) National Heritage Centre for Horseracing and Sporting Art, which sees ... More

The National Museum of Scotland has said that 10 new galleries are to be opened on 8 July, signalling completion of the latest phase of ... More

The UK’s minister for Universities and Science, Jo Johnson, has announced a new partnership with the Wellcome Trust to deliver £30m (US$43m, €39.5m) of grants ... More

A large-scale trial in the UK will assess whether mindfulness training for teenagers can improve their mental health. The £6.4m (US$10m, €9.2m) research programme, conducted ... More

Eureka!, the national children's museum in Halifax, Yorkshire, is to unveil a new £2.9m health and body-themed gallery on 29 March 2013. Entitled All About ... More

Wellcome Collection in central London has unveiled a major £17.5m development project which will increase the attraction's available gallery space. Stirling Prize-winning architects Wilkinson Eyre ... More

Image: The existing gallery will shut in November Monaco-based Stavros Niarchos Foundation has announced a £200,000 grant towards the creation of a new £2.9m gallery ... More

Three private sector organisations have been shortlisted by the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) to draw up final bids for the acquisition and management of the ... More

The Human Tissue Authority (HTA) has given the green light for At-Bristol science centre to launch an exhibit featuring a real human brain. The £1.5m ... More

The shortlist of private sector organisations hoping to acquire and manage the Olympic Village after the 2012 Games has been announced. The nine groups – ... More

London's Florence Nightingale Museum is scheduled to reopen on 12 May following the completion of a major £1.4m revamp of the South Bank attraction. Located ... More

Electric Hotel - a new 'pop-up' temporary dance work designed to involve the audience in a voyeur role - is set to embark on a ... More

Explore-At-Bristol has received a £1.4m grant from the Wellcome Trust towards a new permanent exhibition. The grant will fund the replacement of the science centre's ... More

A new £30m visitor attraction has opened its doors to the public in London, UK. The Wellcome Collection, located at the former headquarters of the ... More