Want to make a real impact in #humanitarian crises?
Study Health in Humanitarian Crises at @lshtm.bsky.social & gain practical skills to support displaced & vulnerable communities
🌍 Flexible online learning
🧠 Evidence-based decision-making
🤝 Global experts
➡️ www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/course...
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Welcome to the Centre on Climate Change & Planetary Health (CCCPH) at @lshtm.bsky.social.
We bring together 200+ researchers across LSHTM to help shape a new era of public health for a changing planet.
Follow us and find out more👉️ www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...
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Happy #FollowFriday!
Want to find out more about LSHTM and #PublicHealth? 🤔
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Welcoming new addition 🎉🌍
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🦟 New research @lshtm.bsky.social found dengue patients had (up to) 30-times at greater risk of developing Guillain-Barré syndrome
As the first study to link the two conditions with large-scale health records, it has important clinical implications
Find out why 🔽
www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...
🎉 @lshtm.bsky.social has been shortlisted for two Student Nursing Times Awards 2026!
'Nurse Education Provider of the Year (post-registration) – Professional Diploma in Tropical Nursing' and 'University Educator of the Year' – KatieBeck!
👏Huge congrats to Katie and the PDTN team, and best of luck!
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.
Learn #outbreak analytics 😷
Our Outbreak Analytics and Applied Modelling in R online short course (6-31 July 2026) will help you develop practical skills in analysing outbreak #data & modelling transmission in R.
Apply by 6 June 2026 👉 bit.ly/3MtEgOo
#PublicHealth
US research finds #AI chatbots misdiagnose 80% of early medical cases
Sanjay Kinra tells @financialtimes.com systems can't match how doctors “rely heavily on the look and feel of the patient.”
But "may have a role to play" where access to doctors is limited."
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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.
Learn #outbreak analytics 😷
Our Outbreak Analytics and Applied Modelling in R online short course (6-31 July 2026) will help you develop practical skills in analysing outbreak #data & modelling transmission in R.
Apply by 6 June 2026 👉 bit.ly/3MtEgOo
#PublicHealth
US research finds #AI chatbots misdiagnose 80% of early medical cases
Sanjay Kinra tells @financialtimes.com systems can't match how doctors “rely heavily on the look and feel of the patient.”
But "may have a role to play" where access to doctors is limited."
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
Leading the way in global public health #nursing: expert-led, 100% online
This @lshtm.bsky.social diploma equips nurses & health professionals to address inequalities, deliver care in under-resourced systems & strengthen practice in diverse communities
Learn more ➡️ www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/course...
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.
Want to make a difference to health worldwide?
Join our Open Evening in London on 12 May 2026 to learn how LSHTM's #postgraduate programmes can help you build the skills and networks to create real impact.
Find out more/book your place: www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/visit-...
#PublicHeath
Ten @lshtm.bsky.social runners are taking on the London Landmarks Half Marathon on 12 April to support scholarships! 🏃♂️
Alum & runner Vincenzo Cologna (MSc Public Health for Global Practice, 2020) shares why it matters:
“Scholarships matter because talent is everywhere, but opportunity is not.”
🏛️ Join us later this month for a day-long symposium on #InfectiousDisease dynamics
@lshtm.bsky.social will host leading researchers to discuss the impact of social factors e.g. inequalities on transmission dynamics
More details 🔽
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
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.
Want to make a difference to health worldwide?
Join our Open Evening in London on 12 May 2026 to learn how LSHTM's #postgraduate programmes can help you build the skills and networks to create real impact.
Find out more/book your place: www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/visit-...
#PublicHeath
LSHTM: where your 'what ifs' become your reason why...
This #WorldHealthDay find out how you could become part of our community, tackling the complex challenges of global & #PublicHeath with clarity, compassion and conviction.
Join us: explore our programmes: www.lshtm.ac.uk/study?utm_so...
LSHTM: where your 'what ifs' become your reason why...
This #WorldHealthDay find out how you could become part of our community, tackling the complex challenges of global & #PublicHeath with clarity, compassion and conviction.
Join us: explore our programmes: www.lshtm.ac.uk/study?utm_so...
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.
His Majesty King Charles III is LSHTM's new patron, heralding a new chapter in our longstanding royal connection.
Read more: www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...
📈 Want to learn about infectious disease modelling?
Our @lshtm.bsky.social @ukhsa.bsky.social course teaches the basics for modelling #InfectiousDisease outbreaks and control programmes in #PublicHealth
Runs from 15-27 June 2026 with online & in-person spots
Join 🔽
www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/course...
We ❤️ #LSHTMgrads 🎓
At our recent graduation LSHTM's Director Liam Smeeth said:
“The world is facing many challenges, but when I look out here and see your faces I do have faith and I do have hope..."
Join our @lshtmalumni.bsky.social family: www.lshtm.ac.uk/aboutus/alumni
ICYMI: recent research from @lshtm.bsky.social shows how typhoid is both a health and economic issue
Recent study finds typhoid cases cost India ~$1.5 billion in 2023, with millions of cases and rising antibiotic resistance
Read more 🔽
www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...
#Polio virus detected in London
Kathleen O’Reilly tells @theguardian.com it's “too soon to tell” if the source was from travel or local spread but that positive sewage sample “doesn’t correspond to a paralytic case”
UK authorities will be on "extra alert" 👇
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
#Polio virus detected in London
Kathleen O’Reilly tells @theguardian.com it's “too soon to tell” if the source was from travel or local spread but that positive sewage sample “doesn’t correspond to a paralytic case”
UK authorities will be on "extra alert" 👇
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
❔ Pregnant women can be safely included in clinical trials, so why aren’t they?
Christopher Rentsch of @lshtm.bsky.social explores the culture of distrust that's led to this gap & how pregnant women can be better included in clinical trials #PublicHealth
Read 🔽
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
UK #meningitis outbreak:
Eliza Gil tells BBC questions remain: "the individual circumstances don't seem particularly exceptional...
"there will be a rush to understand this particular bacteria and whether there's something new about the type... in this outbreak."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK #meningitis outbreak:
Eliza Gil tells BBC questions remain: "the individual circumstances don't seem particularly exceptional...
"there will be a rush to understand this particular bacteria and whether there's something new about the type... in this outbreak."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Introducing the #MRes in Infectious & Tropical Diseases
LSHTM’s exciting new #postgraduate degree putting you at the heart of our world-leading research:
→ Learn from the experts
→ Build your network
→ Study in a unique environment
Applications now open 👉
www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/course...
We're celebrating #FollowFriday! 🎉
Do you have questions about #PublicHealth? Interested in #careers? Want to learn more about LSHTM? 🤔
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We're celebrating #FollowFriday! 🎉
Do you have questions about #PublicHealth? Interested in #careers? Want to learn more about LSHTM? 🤔
Follow our centres, projects and groups for exclusive news, events & research insights.
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🚨 Fully funded PhD opportunity 🚨
NIHR PhD at @lshtm.bsky.social on food systems & #obesity prevention – study how pricing & the out-of-home food sector shape diets and inform policy
Fees + stipend | London | Apply by 20 April 2026
👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/fees-a...
🚨 Fully funded PhD opportunity 🚨
@lshtm.bsky.social offering a UK-funded PhD on lung cancer care for 2026/27 🎓
💰 Tuition + stipend covered
📍 London-based
This 4-year research degree is part of our @crukpolicy.bsky.social funded programme (2025 - 2030).
Apply now👇
www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/fees-a...
