Reports

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Transforming UK translation [PDF 99KB]

• July 2017

Eight commitments from the Academy of Medical Science, Royal Academy of Engineering, Royal Society and Wellcome to create a culture that allows research and translation to thrive.

Regulation and governance of health research: five years on [PDF 652KB]

• June 2017

Report of a joint Academy of Medical Sciences, Cancer Research UK and Wellcome workshop on the regulation and governance of health research in the UK.

The Impact of Collaboration: the value of UK medical research to EU science and health [PDF 395KB]

• May 2017

Joint report on the value of UK medical research to EU science and health.

Building and sustaining data infrastructures [PDF 531KB]

• October 2016

This commissioned review looks at the data infrastructure provision available to Wellcome-funded researchers and suggests areas where improvements could be helpful.

Interoperability standards [PDF 288KB]

• October 2016

We commissioned a review looking at interoperability standards for digital research outputs.

Developing skills for managing research data and software in open research [PDF 365KB]

• October 2016

We explore potential gaps in data management skills and capacity, and how these needs can be met in future.

Embedding cultures and incentives to support open research [PDF 271KB]

• October 2016

This commissioned review focuses on how cultures and incentives can be embedded to support open research.

Ensuring global equity in global research [PDF 338KB]

• October 2016

A commissioned review looking at how to make sure data sharing benefits research globally.

Evidence for action on antimicrobial resistance [PDF 3.1MB]

• September 2016

We propose concrete interventions to combat the real and growing threat of antimicrobial resistance.

Public attitudes to commercial access to health data [PDF 2.8MB]

• March 2016

We commissioned Ipsos MORI to undertake research into public attitudes towards commercial organisations accessing health, medical and genetic data.

Factors affecting public engagement by researchers [PDF 1.5MB]

• December 2015

A national survey, on behalf of a consortium of UK public research funders, into the factors that affect public engagement by researchers across the UK.

Four diagnostic strategies for better-targeted antibiotic use [PDF 1.8MB]

• July 2015

We examined the potential use of diagnostic tools to guide antibiotic use in a range of common clinical scenarios.

Governance of data access [PDF 748KB]

• June 2015

Report by the Expert Advisory Group on Data Access giving recommendations on improvements to governance of data access for funders.

Assessing the research potential of access to clinical trial data [PDF 4.3MB]

• March 2015

We commissioned independent consultants Technopolis to study the types of clinical research that use data from trials.

Enabling data linkage to maximise the value of public health research data [PDF 1.7MB]

• March 2015

On behalf of the Public Health Research Data Forum, we commissioned research to explore the opportunities and challenges around data linkage in public health research.

Scholarly communication and peer review [PDF 487KB]

• March 2015

Commissioned by Wellcome, this report by the Research Information Network examines the current status and possible future direction for the peer review of research papers.

The UK’s innovation ecosystem [PDF 497KB]

• November 2014

We commissioned Bain & Company to look at the barriers that prevent life sciences research from being effectively translated into treatments, technologies and products.

Enhancing discoverability of public health and epidemiology research data - report [PDF 1009KB]

• July 2014

Report assessing the discovery and use of major data sets in the public health and epidemiology research domain.

Medical research: what’s it worth? Estimating the economic benefits of cancer-related research in the UK [PDF 2.1MB]

• June 2014

A study calculating the economic benefits of investment in cancer-related research by the taxpayer and charities in the UK.

Establishing incentives and changing cultures to support data access [PDF 698KB]

• May 2014

Report by the Expert Advisory Group on Data Access examining the factors that help and hinder individual researchers in making their data accessible.

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