Prof Miranda Wolpert
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Director Mental Health at Wellcome- funding science from cell biology to sociology to transform mental health outcomes. Retweets not endorsement. she/her
England, United Kingdom
Joined November 2013
“We are prepared to take risks... If none of the projects we fund fail, then we are not being brave enough. We are open to bold ideas from those working in the field, and beyond, that can bring us a step closer to effective early intervention for anxiety, depression and psychosis
Read about how you can partner with @wellcometrust and access funding to help create a step change in early intervention for anxiety depression or psychosis in June edition of World Psychiatry
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In 2024, WHO provided life-saving psychotropic medicines to 2.1 million people with severe mental illness in conflict settings like Sudan, Chad and Ethiopia; and helped rebuild mental health system in Myanmar, Syria, Lebanon & other countries. Yet in early 2025, country
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🧵New Paper Alert Frontiers | Adolescents' experiences of risk and protective factors. A thread. 1. One of the major questions in resilience research is: "Why do some young people develop poor mental health when exposed to adversity, while others don't?"
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Impressive results for a new app to support people with schizophrenia, given the study features a rigorous digital control group, from @Boehringer. Disclosure - I am a clinical advisor/ excited to see such advances in digital health https://t.co/yGygdQGcp3
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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 ���️ https://t.co/LBe5ATjP0J
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Very important and absolutely fascinating report on youth mental health trends and their drivers by @EducationUoM and @FBMH_UoM colleagues out today. Absolutely essential reading!
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Very important report out today from @YF_Foundation exploring factors accounting for escalating mental health problems in young people. Lead by fantastic colleagues from the University of Manchester. Full report here: https://t.co/8dxlGdMn2l
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Applications to our Accelerator Awards are now closed. Thank you to everyone who applied! Learn more about this scheme that will support researchers of Black, Bangladeshi or Pakistani heritage in the UK to advance their careers ⤵️ https://t.co/E1wRrJd0nH
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Eligibility and applications details for the Wellcome Accelerator Awards, which will support Black, Bangladeshi, and Pakistani researchers in the UK to make successful career transitions.
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Digital health tools need user engagement to work well. In this new review/consensus statement, we 1) lack of agreed-upon metrics for engagement, 2) lack of evidence on how better engagement improves outcomes, and 3) lack of standards for user involvement. https://t.co/jR5GFghhhh
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It's a huge honor to be among the five global thought leaders commissioned by @wellcometrust to develop proposals that will help reshape a global health system built on equity, inclusivity, and long-term sustainability.
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Only a week left to apply for our Mental Health Award ⏰ We’re funding researchers to use longitudinal data to find early signs of anxiety, depression and psychosis. Find out more and apply by 22 July ⤵️ https://t.co/wMTIOCBEMy
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Wellcome are funding research teams to analyse longitudinal data to help identify mental health conditions early. See eligibility information and find out how to apply.
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#MeetTheAMARI_Fellows. In our 1st spotlight we feature @EMavindidze, an AMARI-II PhD fellow working on enhancing referral systems for persons with substance use disorders, linking them to rehabilitation interventions that build skills, support jobs & improve their livelihoods.
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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
This award will fund projects that robustly test the real-world effectiveness, conduct a full health economic evaluation and assess implementation and scaling strategies of psychological or social...
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Congratulations to Professor Philipp Kukura on receiving a @wellcometrust Discovery Award for his project on single molecule mass measurement—advancing how we observe biomolecular processes in action. #WellcomeDiscovery #MassPhotometry #Biophysics #KavliOxford
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We’re excited to bring together @wellcometrust grantees and researchers from the NIH’s DS-I Africa Consortium for a landmark meeting focused on "Data for Health in Africa" in August in Accra.
Dear Partners and Friends, Please find the press release for the upcoming Data for Health in Africa Meeting and 5th DS-I Africa Consortium Meeting to take place from the 23– 29 August 2025 at the Cedi Conference Centre, University of Ghana @UnivofGh , Accra. 📰 Theme: Data
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We were really excited to attend the @TenderUK Annual Awards last night. A great evening with actors like Olivia Colman presenting and celebrating the great work being done by #teachers #youngpeople and #school
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Our latest webinar is available on YouTube, looking in depth at data from our extensive sleep questionnaire. Discover what’s included, how the data were collected, and how they could support your next research project: https://t.co/ksScgyySGJ
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Excited to announce that I have been appointed to Principal Research Fellow within @UCL_SBB . It’s an honor to work at such a great university with wonderful colleagues and a fantastic team. Very much looking forward to all the new social prescribing work we have planned
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25 years ago today, the first draft of the human genome was announced, a breakthrough that changed science forever 🧬 Read more about this achievement and the future of genomics over the next 25 years, here ⤵️ https://t.co/VisTKDKYCk
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It's 25 yrs to the day since the Human Genome Project & Craig Venter declared joint victory in sequencing the human genome - an ideal time for @wellcometrust to annouce their new project, involving our lab, to begin work towards synthesising human genomes
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Scientists are developing technology to create the first synthetic human chromosome. The ability to write large genomes could transform our understanding of health.
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Our Director, Matt Hurles, was on BBC Breakfast this morning sharing his thoughts on a new @wellcometrust funded project that aims to develop the tools, technology and methods needed to synthesise human genomes. 🎥 Starts at 1 hour and 29 minutes https://t.co/ZoDmKpVKK9
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The latest news, sport, business and weather from the BBC's Breakfast team.
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