The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Improving health worldwide

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is renowned for its research, postgraduate studies and continuing education in public and global health.

LSHTM has an international presence and collaborative ethos. It is uniquely placed to help shape health policy and translate research findings into tangible impact.

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Mother with children sat on bed with Interceptor® G2 (IG2) net, Tanzania. Credit: Malaria No More UK.

News

WHO recommends new malaria nets based on research by LSHTM and partners

Tuesday 14 March 2023

Public engagement project skin installation

Lecture

SERIES -

Inaugural Lectures

Skin and beyond - learning from data

Tue 28 Mar 2023

LSHTM, Keppel Street, London, United Kingdom

Student stories

Life at LSHTM

Want to find out what it’s really like to study at LSHTM? Our student blogs are the perfect way to hear about the student experience and postgraduate life across our programmes.

News

Somalia drought deaths ‘could exceed’ 2017-18 levels, forecasts show

Monday 20 March 2023

Amid converging global crises, how might school meals offer a solution?

Friday 17 March 2023

UK drops in new global ranking for life expectancy

Thursday 16 March 2023

Maternal Strep B vaccination could prevent "tens of thousands of newborn deaths and stillbirths"

Wednesday 15 March 2023

Events

Lecture

The Stephen Lawn Memorial Lecture 2023

Thu 23 Mar

LSHTM, Keppel Street, London, United Kingdom

Conference

World TB Day Symposium 2023

Fri 24 Mar

LSHTM, Keppel Street, London, United Kingdom

HPRU in Environmental Change and Health Annual Conference

Mon 27 Mar

LSHTM, Keppel Street, London, United Kingdom

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3,300

staff working in over 100 countries across the world

Study at LSHTM

Our world-leading teaching and research activities share a collective purpose to improve health worldwide. If you're curious and passionate about public and global health, join our student community.

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LSHTM Scholarship Fund

With your help, we can widen access to education at LSHTM through the provision of scholarships. Scholarships are transformational, have the capacity to change the lives of the students who receive them, and alleviate the financial burden of study for talented and motivated recipients.

£180m+

Annual research income for LSHTM

in the world for public health (Shanghai Ranking 2022)

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The latest updates on our commitment and actions to advance anti-racism and address inequalities.

Equity, diversity and inclusion