Wellcome: updated funding approach and strategy
28 February 2018
Wellcome have released their updated Science Strategy.
 maps out their intentions over the next five years under four pillars:
- creating knowledge
- strengthening research capacity
- using knowledge effectively
- promoting an environment in which research can flourish.
Professor Jim Smith (Director of Science, Wellcome Trust) has published blog posts about issues under each pillar - these can be found in .
The updated strategy follows on from Wellcome Director Jeremy Farrar's , involving Primary and Reserve Funds, that aims to protect core support for science and research against market volatility.