Is Wellcome’s £250 million fund the leap forward science needs?

Any plan that frees grants from the sinking ship that is our underfunded, over-managed university system here in the UK is worth a try. Innovative thinking, especially in global public health, may very well flourish in less-developed countries. The Trust has had an unfortunate reputation in recent years of destroying what it cannot control, and falls prey to the shifting whims of its own managers. In this, it is not alone among funders. Surely new, worldwide outreach is worth the relatively small risk this new plan offers.