Mark Henderson
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Director of Corporate Affairs, @wellcometrust. Views mine not Wellcome’s. Run @DulwichCCGirls and tweet a lot about cricket.
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Joined April 2009
This is my 1st American op-ed; my backstory and evolutionary biology’s understanding of tribalism can help explain why simply telling people to ‘believe the science’ won’t work. I’m an evolutionary biologist. I’m also a former creationist.
washingtonpost.com
The moment I finally admitted that Darwin was right didn’t feel liberating. It felt like grief.
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Every single actor in #Andor from lead to supporting to guest does exceptional work but what these six were able to accomplish was nothing short of astonishing and in a fair world they would get nominated for every award in the industry
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Andor season 2 episode 3 — the best piece of television for a very long time
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RIP George Otis Lee Crenshaw "George Foreman Grill" from the DVD "Hell No I Ain't H... https://t.co/E7rmNjvL69 via @YouTube
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Very sad to hear that Tim Radford, former Science Editor of the Guardian, has died. A wonderful writer, kind colleague and good man. His “manifesto for a simple scribe” remains as sound a guide to writing today as it ever was. https://t.co/hRGveacE77
theguardian.com
Former Guardian science editor, letters editor, arts editor and literary editor Tim Radford has condensed his journalistic experience into a handy set of rules for aspiring hacks
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Announcing three new members of the executive committee of @wellcometrust. Very pleased to be welcoming (or wellcoming) Maggy Chan, @CharlotteHWatts and @McKendryLab
wellcome.org
Professor Rachel McKendry has been appointed as Executive Director of Discovery, Professor Charlotte Watts the Executive Director of Solutions, and Maggy Chan as Wellcome’s Chief Operating Officer.
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Tech could improve mental health. @mirandarwolpert @wellcometrust on new opportunities from digital interventions. "... the new generation of techniques promises to be more targeted, more scalable and potentially transformative for patients."
ft.com
From video games to personal avatars, researchers are looking to develop a new generation of digital tools that do not involve taking a drug or therapy
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Global health community braces for impact of U.S. election. @wellcometrust believes global health will still be an important priority for the US government and we are looking forward to establish good dialogues with the next administration
science.org
Scientists worry Trump will leave WHO and make deep cuts in programs that aim to control diseases worldwide
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Bo-Katan totally lives here
I have never wanted a door more than I want this hand-carved owl door from Denmark. The beak is the door knocker 🦉
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We at @wellcometrust have joined many UK science organisations in signing a letter to the chancellor ahead of the budget at the end of the month. It is crucial that the UK has stable, predictable investment in R&D, not wasteful stop-start funding. https://t.co/S1LXYDI4Md via @ft
ft.com
Tight finances made worse by bill to rejoin EU programme Horizon
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Today @wellcometrust announces US$25mn for climate and health as part of US$50mn commitment to World Health Organisation’s 2025-28 strategy @WHO
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A global revolution in funding mental health care is coming, says @mirandarwolpert at @wellcometrust
https://t.co/g2DE5xUwgX via @statnews
statnews.com
In five years’ time, the mental health treatment landscape will look radically different. We need funding to keep up with innovation, writes Wellcom's Miranda Wolpert.
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