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As many people will already know, on March 31, the Wellcome Trust abruptlyannounced that it intended to withdraw its funding from the Wellcome TrustCentre for the History of Medicine at UCL, which would be closed completelyon September 30, 2012. A similar statement followed from UCL.You are invited to sign the petition against closure that is now online at &#60;http://www.petitiononline.com/WTCHOM/petition.html&#62;and to pass details of it on to others known to you who might also supportour cause.Further information is available on our website and the opportunity tocomment on the closure can be found on*http://friendsofwtchom.blogspot.com*&#60;http://friendsofwtchom.blogspot.com/&#62;With thanks for your support,Vivian NuttonEmeritus Professor of the History of Medicine