UK Covid Advisers Received Large Grants From The Wellcome Trust
When the world shut down in 2020, governments leaned heavily on the UK’s scientific advisory groups — especially the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) and the modelling teams around Imperial College London and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
These advisers weren’t just shaping British policy. Their projections and recommendations set the tone for Europe, the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the World Health Organisation.
Now it turns out that many of these same UK advisers received tens of millions of pounds in grants from the Wellcome Trust — one of the largest biomedical funders on the planet — none of which they declared on the official advisory register.
Below are the facts, not opinions. And the world deserves to see them clearly.
The UK Advisers Who Took Millions While Steering Pandemic Policy
Neil Ferguson — Imperial College London
- Global impact: His modelling triggered the UK lockdown and was copied by governments around the world.
- Funding: ~£5.6 million in Wellcome-linked grants (2018–2026), including a £1.25 million viral modelling grant.
- Declared? No.
Neil Ferguson, whose modelling triggered lockdowns worldwide, flagrantly broke the very rules he promoted — including inviting his lover to his home — exposing the exaggerated “danger” he claimed while he and others received millions tied to the same pandemic policies.
Gavin Screaton — University of Oxford
- Role: Senior figure in UK vaccine research; Oxford’s work influenced global AstraZeneca rollout.
- Funding: £26+ million in Wellcome grants.
- Declared? No.
John Edmunds — The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
- Role: One of the strongest public advocates of long restrictions; widely quoted internationally.
- Funding: Part of the Wellcome-funded adviser group.
- Declared? No.
Graham Medley — Chair of Scientific Pandemic Influenza Modelling Group
- Role: Led key modelling group used by UK government and referenced worldwide.
- Funding: Included in Wellcome grant recipients.
- Declared? No.
Jeremy Farrar — Director of Wellcome Trust (now at WHO)
- Role: Sat on SAGE while his Organisation funded many other advisers. Later moved to a top WHO scientific role.
- Conflict: The funder was sitting on the advisory body.
- Declared? No.
Demis Hassabis — DeepMind
- Role: Tech executive attending pandemic strategy meetings.
- Funding link: Listed among those associated with Wellcome-related funding.
- Declared? No.
Susan Michie — Professor of Health Psychology; Director of the Centre for Behaviour Change (CBC), University College London
- Role: SAGE adviser
- Finding link: £3.8 million from the Wellcome Trust.
- Declared? No.
Michie claimed that restrictions such as social distancing and face masks should stay forever to reduce long-term pressure on the NHS.
At least £210 million in Wellcome Trust grants to 26 advisers. None declared.
Why This Matters Globally
Because these were not local advisers shaping local decisions.
- The US CDC, European governments, Australia, New Zealand, and the WHO leaned heavily on UK modelling.
- The earliest, strongest arguments for lockdowns came from the UK groups above.
- Their projections were treated as “gold standard” worldwide.
- Their policy positions influenced billions of people.
So when the same advisers hold undisclosed financial ties to a major biomedical funder, it becomes a global accountability issue, not a British one.
A Brief Reminder: COVID Money Flowed Everywhere in the Medical System
While people lost jobs, mental stability, businesses, and social life, large amounts of money moved through the system:
- Hospitals in multiple countries received extra payments for COVID-labelled care.
- Clinics and doctors received COVID-specific reimbursements.
The Financial Incentives Behind COVID-19 Vaccination: Ethical Concerns and Global Practices
- Vaccine research and rollout moved billions through universities, pharmaceutical companies, contract research networks, and health systems.
- World Health Organization has relied heavily on corporate and anonymous funding, giving Big Tech, pharma, and other private interests influence over COVID health policies.
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These financial incentives shaped the response in ways the public was never told.
The Real Questions the World (and the UK Covid Enquiry) Should Ask
- Why were UK advisers — whose work was used to justify restrictions around the world — hiding their funding?
- Why is a funder (Wellcome) allowed to sit inside a government advisory group while distributing millions to fellow members?
- How much of global COVID policy was shaped by financial interests, not public health?
- Who is accountable for the human cost — isolation, mental breakdowns, educational collapse, social fragmentation — which
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