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Published online 1 July 2009 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news.2009.607

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Funding boost for African science

Wellcome Trust grants £30 million to help build research capacity.

The Wellcome Trust, the largest charity in the United Kingdom, has pledged £30 million (US$50 million) to support health research at more than 50 African institutions.

The charity unveiled the grant package on 2 July.

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