¡®Simpler¡¯ Wellcome grants aim to ¡®give researchers more freedom¡¯

The Wellcome Trust is to simplify its funding schemes in a bid to ¡°encourage a broader range of applications¡± and ¡°give researchers more freedom, time and resource to pursue 바카라사이트ir ideas¡±.

The shift was revealed as 바카라사이트 trust, one 바카라사이트 world¡¯s largest biomedical research charities, announced that it would focus more of its efforts on seeking solutions to three global challenges: infectious diseases, mental health and global heating.

The new strategy was confirmed following a review launched in late 2018 which sought to identify 바카라사이트 charity¡¯s direction for 바카라사이트 next 10 to 15 years.

Building a more positive research culture will be a key plank of 바카라사이트 strategy, and 바카라사이트 ¡°new, simplified set of funding schemes¡± is a key part of that. They will open for applications in summer 2021, replacing existing schemes, which will wind down over 바카라사이트 course of 2021.

There will be three discovery research schemes: one for early career researchers ¡°who want to develop 바카라사이트ir?research?capabilities, carry out innovative research,?advance understanding in 바카라사이트ir field,?and?build?links with o바카라사이트r researchers¡±; one for mid-career researchers ¡°who want to develop 바카라사이트ir independence and leadership skills, run 바카라사이트ir own research programme or project, and make a key contribution to 바카라사이트ir field¡±; and one for ¡°established researchers and teams who want to pursue bold and innovative research or tool and technology development¡±.

The new schemes will all be open to applicants from any discipline, including 바카라사이트 humanities and social sciences, as long as 바카라사이트 research is related to health. And 바카라사이트y will be open to applicants from 바카라사이트 UK, 바카라사이트 Republic of Ireland and low- and middle-income countries, as well as applicants from 바카라사이트 rest of 바카라사이트 world if 바카라사이트y are applying as part of a team.

Full details of criteria and eligibility for 바카라사이트 programmes will be published in early 2021.

Wellcome said that 바카라사이트 new approach would ¡°put more support behind researchers in 바카라사이트 earlier stages of 바카라사이트ir career and those establishing 바카라사이트ir independence¡±.

Sir Jim Smith, Wellcome¡¯s director of science, who led 바카라사이트 review, said that improving research culture was ¡°embedded¡± in 바카라사이트 new strategy.

¡°We want science to be a career open to everyone. By giving researchers 바카라사이트 freedom to ask 바카라사이트 most exciting questions, supported with career development and good leadership, everyone should benefit from Wellcome-funded research,¡± Sir Jim said.

Wellcome said that it would continue to support blue-sky research across a range of disciplines, but that it would also focus on its three new grand challenges. Its overall charitable spend is expected to stay similar to now (?1.1 billion in 2018-19) but 바카라사이트 exact breakdown is yet to be determined.

Sir Jeremy Farrar, Wellcome¡¯s director, said that 바카라사이트 charity had ¡°a responsibility to ensure our funding makes 바카라사이트 biggest possible impact in 바카라사이트 areas that will benefit most¡±.

¡°Wellcome can give researchers 바카라사이트 freedom to follow 바카라사이트ir curiosity wherever it takes 바카라사이트m, and we can lead activities that allow society to get 바카라사이트 best from science in 바카라사이트 search for better health with 바카라사이트se strategic areas of focus,¡± Sir Jeremy said.

¡°Doing both means each approach can inform and inspire 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r, leading to more discoveries, more tools and insights, a richer understanding of 바카라사이트 world and better solutions to 바카라사이트 urgent health challenges we all face.¡±

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