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News and expert comment from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) one of the world's leading #PublicHealth universities. https://linktr.ee/lshtm

Graphic with white text on dark blue background reading: 'Online short course, Real-World Evidence in Oncology: Evaluation, Interpretation, Applications and Execution'. Inset image shows white gloved hand holding a clear vial.
Yellow graphic with black text reading: “Rather than using these results as an excuse for inaction it’s critical that governments rise to the challenge.” Dr Matt Gibson, Research fellow, LSHTM
Green graphic with white text reading: “This new Lancet Commission builds on, and expands the scope of, over a decade of learning in the LSHTM’s Vaccine Confidence Project.” Heidi Larson, Professor of Anthropology – Risk and Decision Science, LSHTM. Inset: photo of Heidi Larson.
Graphic with white text on purple background reading: Short course, Global; adolescent health. Inset image shows man stood measuring height of young child.
Infographic with a yellow background titled: Estimated heat-related deaths during the 2026 May and June heatwaves in England and Wales. The graphic shows a square made up of 100 icons in the shape of a person’s head and shoulders. 42 of these icons are orange and 58 black. On the left a dotted line links to the orange icons with the text: 42% of estimated heat deaths due to human-induced climate change. At the bottom small text reads: 2,736 total estimated heat-related deaths.
Photo of Mocja Kristan, wearing glasses and a dark top, leant over a bowl labelled 'Ae vexans' while transferring mosquito larvae in a white laboratory environment.
Pink graphic with black text reading: Online short course: Real-World Evidence in Pharmacoepidemiology. Inset image shows hands holding a clear plastic bag of red and blue pills.
Purple graphic with white text reading: New episode: Polio: Forgotten but not gone. On the right is a simple illustration showing the circular outline of a virus in yellow with the text: LSHTM Viral.
Light green graphic with black text reading: Apply now, Programme applications close soon. Inset image shows three students sitting next to each other chatting.
Light blue graphic with black text reading: “Lasting improvement will depend on learning with families as equal partners, alongside clinicians, managers and researchers.” Cally Tann, Professor of Neonatal Medicine and Child Health, LSHTM. On the right is a photo of Cally Tann with long blonde hair half-smiling.
Yellow graphic with black text reading: “Mitigation and adaptation are not going to be cheap, but if we wait longer, the cost of inaction will only increase in the future.” Malcolm Mistry, Assistant Professor, LSHTM. A small illustration in the bottom right shows the earth, the sun and a thermometer.
Photo showing a close-up of the hands of two teenagers holding mobile phones.
Illustration of Ebola virus showing long thin curving light blue filament with two loops and wing-like structure on lefthand side and righthand end curving upwards against dark blue background.
Dark blue graphic with white text reading: Online short course, Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR): A Multidisciplinary Approach. Inset image shows researcher in white lab coat and blue cap and gloves in a lab transferring samples using a pipette.
Green graphic with black text reading: Short course, Advanced Course in Epidemiological Analysis. Inset image shows a woman sat looking at a computer screen.
Pink graphic with black text reading: "I'd like to thank all the wonderful colleagues whose enthusiasm and commitment have made this possible." Kaye Wellings, Professor of Sexual and Reproductive Health, LSHTM. Inset photo of Kaye with short dark hair and a navy blouse smiling and looking to the left.
Orange graphic with black text reading: Amrit Kaur Purba, Assistant Professor, Wellcome Fellow, Lead Digital Determinants of Health Hub Health, LSHTM: “A ban should be viewed as one step within a broader public health strategy, not the final destination.”
Light green graphic with black text reading: Short course, Model Fitting and Inference for Infectious Disease Dynamics. Inset image shows a male student in a library taking notes.
Layla McCay smiling with glasses, holds a copy of a book entitled 'The Queer Bookshelf'. She is wearing a dark jacket over a dress with a design showing shelves holding multi-coloured books and is against a yellow background.
Royal blue graphic with white text reading: "I am humbled to receive this prize alongside Jean-Jacques Muyembe, whose leadership and friendship continues to inspire me." Peter Piot, Professor of Global Health, LSHTM. Inset image of Professor Piot with grey glasses, a short grey beard and pale pink shirt looking at the camera.
Dark purple graphic with white text reading: PG Cert/PG Dip/MSc, Join our webinars for distance learning with inset image of female student sat in a library working at a laptop.
Portrait photo of Jeongeun Har, Vice President for Welfare & EDI on LSHTM’s Students' Representative Council.
Graphic with black text against a light green background reading: Short course: Modern techniques in infectious disease modelling. An inset image shows a hand typing at a computer keyboard.
Graphic with white text on a blue background reading: MRes Information Webinar Thursday 28 May 2026 14:00-15:00 (UK time) Online with an inset image of two women in white lab coats and purple gloves handling specimen vials.
Illustration of Ebola virus showing long thin curving light blue filament with two loops and wing-like structure on lefthand side and righthand end curving upwards against dark blue background.
Purple graphic with white text reading: Short course: Professional Diploma in Tropical Nursing. Inset photo of smiling nurse in dark blue scrubs.
Illustration showing spherical light green hantavirus with irregular stalks protruding from the surface with each stalk ending in four white lobes. Shown against a dark green background with 'Hantavirus' in black lettering.
Graphic with black text reading: Short course: Professional Diploma in Tropical Medicine & Hygiene on a green background with an inset image of a man in a blue lab coat and gloves holding up a sample vial.
“Hantavirus is not generally considered easily transmissible between people. Infections are uncommon and the wider public risk is generally low.” Roger Hewson, Professor in Molecular Virology, LSHTM
Two men wearing suits and ties and two women in dresses stand together smiling as LSHTM staff accept a blue winner's trophy at the Nursing Times awards.
Graphic with black text reading: Cancer survival: Principles, methods and applications against an orange background.
Graphic with black text reading: Short course: Professional Diploma in Tropical Medicine & Hygiene Refresher on a pink background and inset image of a seated man in a white lab coat and green gloves looking down a microscope.
Graphic with black text reading: Online short course: Outbreak Analytics and Applied Modelling in R against a yellow background on the left and on the right an inset image of the back of a health worker with hands raised wearing yellow and white PPE and blue gloves.
Green graphic with the text reading: Book your place: 12 May 2026 Open Evening with inset photo of students in white lab coats looking through microscopes.
His Majesty King Charles III stands on the left in a dark blue uniform exchanging words with Professor Liam Smeeth stood on the right in a blue suit with the red ribbon of his CBE worn around his neck.
Graphic with white text reading: New programme, MRes Infectious & Tropical Diseases on a royal blue background. An inset image shows two female researchers in white coats and purple gloves standing in a laboratory placing specimen vials into a machine.
Graphic titled 'meningitis' showing top down view of human brain in grey with outside border of righthand inflamed side in pink against a yellow background with orange blobs representing bacteria and neutrophils.
Light blue graphic with black text reading: "Meningitis is now very rare in the UK in the era of vaccination but there are still cases every year." Eliza Gil, Clinical Lecturer, LSHTM
Rectangular blue graphic with inset image of hand with surgical glove holding test vial. Text reads: Online short course: Real-world Evidence in Oncology: Evaluation, Interpretation, Applications and Execution.
“For the first time, governments and the public can see how serious dengue is in different parts of the world.” Oliver Brady, Professor of Spatial Epidemiology, LSHTM
Purple graphic with white text reading: "This is a worrying time for parents and the immediate priority is to ensure that all children catch-up on any missed vaccinations." Ben Kasstan-Dabush, Assistant Professor of Global Health & Development, LSHTM
Micrograph of transparent-looking chigger outlined in black against a white background with red dots inside its body. Outline shows its six jointed legs and sharp biting mouthparts.