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Poet and author Penny Pepper has vivid memories of childhood beach trips when her father was still alive, enthusiastically encouraging her curiosity and love of nature.

Sexism and homophobia in football prompted Lara Goodwin to stop playing the sport at 19. Today, while discrimination in the game is still rife, Lara has found hope – and like-minded players – in an inclusive east London club.

After cuddling a teddy bear cured her insomnia, Elspeth Wilson was inspired to speak to four other autistic and disabled adults, who praise the roles soft toys play in their lives.

Genetic counsellor Sasha Henriques harnessed her energy and resolve to tackle the racial biases she saw in her profession – with positive and promising results.

After years of longing for a cure for her type 1 diabetes, Daisy Watson Shaw, partly due to medical advances in managing the condition, has reached a state of acceptance. Her wishes now are for greater understanding.

Jaydee Seaforth charts her journey from eating her favourite, flavourful Caribbean foods to the restrictive blandness of an IBS-friendly diet.

When Sabrina Tirvengadum tried to sign her skin colour as ‘Brown’ in BSL, her tutor insisted she use ‘Black’ instead. The experience led Sabrina to question why sign language couldn’t reflect her identity.

Like millions of people across West Africa, Tracy Egbele’s family has no access to safe tap water, and buys plastic-packaged water instead. She highlights the serious problems facing this fragile system, and the daily health risks people are forced to take as a result.

Like everyone, sex workers sometimes need medical or mental health support. But shame and stigma seriously affect attitudes and access.

Jess Thom spent years trying to ignore and suppress the tics of Tourette’s syndrome. Read what happened when she decided to celebrate them instead.

Bored during lockdown, David Jesudason started bin diving at night. Then a chance discovery set him on a new path: to tell the story of a forgotten female surgeon.

Her upbringing taught Jaydee Seaforth that she could never show pain or weakness, even when her internal distress was extreme. Find out how she learned to listen to her body.

Discover the life and legacy of artist and campaigner Audrey Amiss in the first museum exhibition dedicated to her work at Wellcome Collection.

Join Professors William Tullett and Cecilia Bembibre Jacobo as they explore the sensory history of the 19th century and the 'Great Stink', and how our sense of smell impacts daily life, both at a personal and public level.

Join our Visitor Experience and Engagement team for a drop-in object-handling session, where you can get up close to items in our collection.

Explore our ‘Being Human’ exhibition in British Sign Language (BSL) with Deaf performance artist Chisato Minamura and uncover unique stories about what it means to be human from a Deaf perspective.

This autumn, Wellcome Collection presents ‘Expecting: Birth, Belief and Protection’, a new display connecting protective practices and beliefs in medieval childbirth with contemporary responses to pregnancy and maternal health.

We can loan books and supply copies of articles to other libraries, both in the UK and abroad, through the inter-library loans system.

This free permanent exhibition in central London reunites a cross-section of extraordinary objects about science, medicine, health and the body from Henry Wellcome’s collection.

Join our library team for a hands-on workshop about E-resources in our collection.