19 posts
By Jack Nash
27 August 2025
In May 2021, Wellcome Open Research launched the Tree of Life Gateway. This Gateway serves as an open publishing hub for the Darwin Tree of Life, Aquatic Symbiosis Genomics, and 25 Genomes for 25 Years projects, all supported by the Wellcome Sanger Institute. The primary goal of the Gateway is to publish the genome sequences […]
By Jack Nash
12 December 2023
As we approach the end of 2023, we’re reflecting on some of the achievements of Wellcome Open Research and its authors over the year. We’re also exploring the five most-read articles of the year and showcasing some of the research being covered by news publications and policies around the world.
By Jack Nash
03 July 2023
We speak to Dr. Richard Challis about his Wellcome Open Research Software Tool Article, which introduces a new search engine for genomic and sequencing project metadata across the full tree of life.
By Jack Nash
24 April 2023
To celebrate six years of Wellcome Open Research, we explore the role of the Platform in supporting Wellcome-funded researchers around the world and some of the key publishing highlights from the last six years.
By Jack Nash
20 February 2023
In honour of 1000 articles passing peer review on Wellcome Open Research, we’re exploring the 1000th article in more depth and what our innovative peer review model means for researchers.
By Jack Nash
14 December 2022
As we approach the end of 2022 and a new year, we’re reflecting on some of the achievements of Wellcome Open Research and its authors in 2022, as well as this year’s most read articles.
By Jack Nash
19 May 2022
We have published our first 100 genomes as part of the Tree of Life programme! This blog shares key details of the project and highlights a few examples of the latest genomic research featured in the Gateway.
By Jack Nash
22 March 2022
2021 marked another successful year for Wellcome Open Research. In this blog, Hannah Hope, Open Research Lead at Wellcome Trust, provides an overview of the Platform’s publishing activity over the past year, and the initiatives we plan to implement in 2022.