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May 15
Last night we launched the Wellcome Prize for Mental Health Science, with @Nature.
A very proud moment for a landmark initiative.
I can’t wait to see the exciting innovations that will be nominated and awarded in June 2027.
nature.com/immersive/wellcom… @wellcometrust
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Jun 10
Half of mental health problems begin before 18.
We need interventions designed for young people.
Apply now to our Mental Health Award:
🔬 Mechanistic trials
🏃 Physical activity sleep interventions
🗓️ Deadline 14 July
wellcome.org/research-fundin…
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May 14
The world's largest #MentalHealth science prize is here. The Wellcome Prize for Mental Health Science with Nature will support breakthroughs in anxiety, depression & psychosis: $1M to the winner; $250K each to 3 finalists. @NaturePortfolio
nature.com/immersive/wellcom…
#MindTheScience #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek
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Anum Farid retweeted
May 6
Researchers of Black, Bangladeshi or Pakistani heritage are underrepresented in the UK and face barriers to career progression.
Our Accelerator Awards, now open for a third round, are designed to help change that.
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Apr 20
The funding focuses on two intervention areas with the potential to scale – physical activity and circadian-based approaches
🌍 Research must take place in the UK or Africa.
📅 Join our webinar on 28 April
🗓️ Apply by 14 July
Learn more: wellcome.org/research-fundin…
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Apr 20
📢New funding alert!
We want to transform early intervention for young people experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, anxiety and depression.
Our new Mental Health Award will help generate evidence on interventions that are safe and effective for young people.
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27 Aug 2025
Log Kya Kahenge? – unlearning silence and shame.
Assistant psychologist @MohammedTayib16 reflects on how a small sentence can have such a large impact on British South Asian communities.
bps.org.uk/psychologist/log-…
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29 Jul 2025
New mental health funding open for applications!
We’re supporting teams to accelerate the evaluation and roll out of social and psychological interventions for anxiety, depression and psychosis in young people.
Wellcome’s Kim Donoghue explains more ⤵️
wellcome.org/research-fundin…
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8 Jul 2025
Our new mental health funding award opens soon!
We’re supporting teams to accelerate the development and roll out of psychological or social interventions for anxiety, depression and psychosis in young people.
Applications open July 28. Find out more ⤵️
wellcome.org/research-fundin…
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18 Jun 2025
Can you help Wellcome design a new Major Prize in Mental Health Science?
The biggest Mental Health Prize ever?
If the answer is yes - submit your EOI by 24th June!
wellcome.org/about-us/work-w…
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13 Jun 2025
We’re launching a major new prize in mental health — and we’re looking for a supplier to help us run it.
Interested suppliers must be able to run a global prize that is inclusive, impactful, academically rigorous and technically robust.
Learn more ⤵️
wellcome.org/about-us/work-w…
ALT Miranda Wolpert, Director of Mental Health at Wellcome, says: "Work with us on this major prize to celebrate breakthroughs and inspire action towards a world where no one is held back by mental health problems."
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13 Jun 2025
We're looking for a supplier to help design & facilitate the first cycle of a major new prize in mental health science.
Interested suppliers must be able to run a global prize that is inclusive, impactful, academically rigorous & technically robust.
Submit your EOI by 24 June!⬇️
13 Jun 2025
We’re launching a major new prize in mental health — and we’re looking for a supplier to help us run it.
Interested suppliers must be able to run a global prize that is inclusive, impactful, academically rigorous and technically robust.
Learn more ⤵️
wellcome.org/about-us/work-w…
ALT Miranda Wolpert, Director of Mental Health at Wellcome, says: "Work with us on this major prize to celebrate breakthroughs and inspire action towards a world where no one is held back by mental health problems."
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10 Jun 2025
🚨New Contract Opportunity in Mental Health🚨
And it's a big one! Read on for more info and details
Can your organisation help us build a depressed mood mission map?
EOI: 02/07
Full Applications: 08/08
Register for our live webinar on 19th June: tinyurl.com/mw9c47rt
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10 Jun 2025
We want to build & disseminate a mission map for depressed mood that will define research priorities, enable strategic collaboration, & accelerate progress in mental health research.
We’re looking for a supplier who can help us run this exciting project.
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10 Jun 2025
Access the opportunity here
Wellcome Mental Health Catalyst: towards new and better treatments for depressed mood
wellcome.org/about-us/work-w…
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9 Jun 2025
Some exciting contract opportunities launching very soon in Wellcome MH - keep an eye out for them and your calendars clear...
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6 Jun 2025
📣 Our Department of @GHSMatKCL at King's College London invites applications for a Lecturer in Global Health and Social Medicine. This is a 2-year fixed term post. Please share widely 🙏 kcl.ac.uk/jobs/117125-lectur…
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29 Apr 2025
Head of Innovation in Mental Health @wellcometrust
Salary: £158,500
Closing date: Thursday, 29 May 2025
Help find and a scale new and improved pharma, digital and non-pharma interventions globally - including in low resource contexts
lnkd.in/exuE5yry
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28 Apr 2025
📢 @DatamindUK is organising a one-day workshop at #HEALTAC2025!
🧠 Mental Health & the New NLP
They’ll be talking about LLMs, generative AI & what it all means for mental health care, research & therapy.
🗓️ 16 June | Glasgow
Info: healtac2025.github.io/worksh…
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