There are a number of courses available though LSHTM and external partners relating to vaccines and immunity. This page will be updated with courses and opportunities as they arise. 

LSHTM short courses

Epidemiological evaluation of vaccines:efficacy, safety and policy

Details:   2 week course on advanced epidemiological tools for vaccine evaluation

Teaching mode: face-to-face

Course dates: 4 - 15 July 2022

Location: London

Application Deadline: Closed for 2022

More information available on the course page.

Building trust, managing risk around vaccines: from trials to delivery

Details: 3.5-day course, developed by the Vaccine Confidence Project^TM 

Teaching mode: Online 

Course dates: 20 - 23 July

Location: London

Application Deadline: Closed for 2022

More information available on the course page.

Current PhD funding and opportunities

See main LSHTM page for additional scholarships and research funding opportunities. 

2021-22 HPRU Vaccines and Immunisation Studentships

NIHR-funded PhD studentships in applied health protection research at LSHTM in collaboration with Public Health England. More details are available on the NIHR website.

The deadline for applications has closed for 2022.

More details on the LSHTM funding and scholarships page.

Other LSHTM courses related to vaccines and immunity

Online courses

• Disease Outbreaks in Low- & Middle-Income Countries
• Ebola in Context: Understanding Transmission, Response and Control

Short courses

• Essentials of Clinical Trials
• Improving the Health of Women, Children and Adolescents: from Evidence to Action
• Introduction to Infectious Disease Modelling and Its Applications
• Model fitting and inference for infectious disease dynamics
• Modern Techniques for Modelling Infectious Disease Dynamics

Msc Programmes

• MSc Control of Infectious Diseases 
• MSc Immunology of Infectious Diseases 
• MSc Reproductive & Sexual Health Research

Past courses

• Vaccinology for Public Health and Clinical Practice in the 21st century *Hong Kong*
• Vaccinology in Africa Master's Course - Jenner Institute Oxford/MRC Gambia @ LSHTM *the Gambia*

External courses

International vaccinology courses

• ADVAC Advanced Course of Vaccinology - Uni of Geneva, 2 weeks course from 9 - 20 May 2022 *Annecy, France*
• African Advanced Vaccinology course (Afro-ADVAC) 10 day course, unconfirmed 2022 dates  *Johannesburg*
• Clinical Vaccine Development and Biomanufacturing, Uni of Oxford, unconfirmed 2022 dates *Oxford*
• Vaccinology: Epidemiology and Public Health, Institut Pasteur 4 weeks, unconfirmed 2022 dates *Paris*

• Summer School on Vaccinology, Uni of Antwerp, 4 - 11 July 2022 *Antwerp*

Current MSc students

The Centre will help to "matchmake" MSc students with opportunities to do vaccine related summer research projects with an annual event where students will be given a list of project opportunities and chance to ask questions. For more information, please contact vaccines@lshtm.ac.uk

Become a Student Liaison Officer (SLO) for the Vaccine Centre 

SLOs can contribute to the Centre in a number of ways, depending on your particular set of skills/capabilities and preferences. Find out more.

How to apply

To apply, please complete the expression of interest form.

• Form for intensive study students (deadline: Monday 9th October 2023, 11am)

• Form for distance learning students (deadline: Monday 23rd October 2023, 11am UK time)