Trust in Science Falls as COVID-Era Confidence Fades, Global Survey Finds

Global trust in science lower than before Covid pandemic, report finds

The proportion of people expressing at least some trust in science has fallen 5 per cent since 2018

Trust in science falls as Covid-era confidence fades, finds global survey

According to the Wellcome Global Monitor, which surveyed more than 140,000 adults worldwide, 72% of people expressed at least some trust in science in 2025, down from 80% in 2020.

Trust in science falls: Global survey

Global trust in science falls after Covid, with the steepest drop among people facing financial hardship, a Wellcome survey finds. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Trust in science falls as COVID-era confidence fades, global survey finds

The retreat has potentially far-reaching consequences for public health as vaccination rates decline and preventable diseases resurge.

Britain's trust in science plunges as Covid response comes under scrutiny

Britain's trust in science has plummeted with a major new survey revealing a 12-percentage-point fall in strong public confidence in just five years.Despite the “follow the science” mantra during the Covid pandemic, those ‘very confident in science” have fallen by 12 percentage points since 2020.Only 51 per cent of Britons now say they trust science "a lot", compared with 63 per cent in 2020, according to the world’s largest survey of public tru…

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The Wellcome Global Monitor 2026 reveals a widening credibility crisis shaped not only by misinformation, but also by inequality, weak institutions and the failure of scientific progress to translate into visible improvements in people’s lives as Trust in Science slides. Public confidence in science has fallen below its pre-pandemic level, raising fresh concerns about the …