Image of a bunny sitting in a basket of decorated Easter eggs
The library desk will be closed during the Easter weekend (Friday 3rd - Monday 6th April inclusive). The main study space will remain available for studying in for the duration.
The team would like to wish everybody a relaxing long weekend and if passing through this week hunt out the chocolate!
On #WorldTBDay check out the library's display of new TB book titles both in the Mary Kingsley study space and online (LSTM users only)
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Library staff are out networking in LSTM's Pembroke House for the Open Research Network launch. Pop and see them now.
Steel railway spike with a T shaped head. Shank is square in cross section. Metal spike recovered from the Burma-Thai Railway.
#HeritageTressures This spike came from the Burma-Thai Railway, built by Far East Prisoners of War in WWII. LSTM later became a centre for FEPOW tropical disease research, treating the long-term physical and psychological health issue which arose from their experiences during captivity.
Pen and ink drawing of anopheles mosquito by Alwen Evans
Photograph of Alwen Myfanwy Evans in a white lab coat sat with a microscope
#HeritageTressures Pen and ink drawing of anopheles mosquito by Alwen Myfanwy Evans. Alwen was LSTM’s first female lecturer in Entomology. She began her work at LSTM in 1918 with the study of tsetse flies but went on to specialise in tropical insects, in particular mosquitos.
Images of Portable microscope and wooden carrycase.
#HeritageTressures In the earlier years of LSTM’s history portable microscopes played a vital role in researching tropical diseases, special wooden carrycases were designed to keep the instruments safe during transport on research expeditions in West Africa and South America.
Copy of the Nobel Medal Awarded to Dr Ronald Ross, he is widely known as the first British Nobel laureate. He received the Nobel Prize in 1902 for his work on malaria. Ross became LSTM’s first lecturer in 1899 and went on to hold various senior positions with LSTM #HeritageTressures
Did you know that LSTM has heritage collections? Heritage Treasures Day 2026 gives us the opportunity to showcase some of the amazing objects that can be found in our collection, take a look… #HeritageTreasures
Picture of a decorated Christmas tree located in a library setting with seats and shelves of books
After today the library desk will be closed for the Christmas festive period until the 5th January but our users can still study in the main Mary Kingsley study space throughout this time.
The Library team would like to wish everyone a happy and relaxing festive season. We will see you in 2026!
Register now for our In-Person Open Event, taking place Wednesday 19 November 2025, 1-4pm.
Thinking of studying with us? Join us at our Liverpool campus and find out why we are ranked 1st overall in the UK for student satisfaction (PTES 2025).
Register now for your free place: lstm.ac/OpeneventNov25
The team from the library would like to welcome all the new Masters and Diploma students to LSTM. Come and see us in our lovely new space in the hub!
We are delighted to have been shortlisted in two categories at the Times Higher Education Awards 2025!
We are nominated for Specialist Institution of the Year and Outstanding Estates Team in the 21st annual #THEAwards that celebrate excellence across UK and Irish higher education.
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We are delighted to be ranked first overall in the latest Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey (PTES).
PTES, co-ordinated by AdvanceHE, is the only UK higher education survey to gain insight from postgraduate students about their teaching and learning experience.
Read more: lstm.ac/PTES25.
Four people who are standing in front of a wall with the logo of Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine displayed on it.
A recent visit from our library colleague Teddie Chima based at one of our global hubs MLW, Malawi who was in Liverpool for a week to share best practice and ideas.
4 people stood in front of book shelves holding 2 books. this is a celebration of a new edition of a book being published.
Book cover with the title A classification for medical libraries and veterinary libraries written by Cyril C Barnard and revised by Eloise Carpenter. It is the 3rd edition
A big thank you to our colleagues David Archer & Eloise Carpenter from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine for hand delivering the new edition of Barnard's classification scheme which we use in the library.
Barnard was the first LSHTM librarian.
#Barnard
Picture of different types of furniture in a seating area in front of library shelving full of books
Picture of different types of furniture in a seating area in front of library shelving full of books
Picture of a library enquiry desk with seats and shelves of books in the distance.
Two individual enclosed study booths
What better time to come and check out the new library and study space than #LibrariesWeek. We have lots of different areas for you to study in and you'll also find the library desk and student support desk for all your queries.
A man stood in front of display cabinets talking about their contents
A man stood in front of display cabinets talking about their contents to a small audience.
A small audience of people listening to a presentation from an out out-of-shot man.
Our fabulous Archivist Ian presenting some LSTM heritage materials to visitors from the international library conference LibPMC
#LibPMC2025
Display of various Tropical Medicine related books on a table top.
Happy World Book Day!
Whether you read a book for research or read for pleasure, the main thing today is just read a book📖
Happy reading😍
#worldbookday2025
Picture of the LSTM Library entrance door
The main library study space will be closed on Thursday & Friday (27th/28th February) due to internal building works as part of the Mary Kingsley refurbishment. But you can still study in the IT room just inside the entrance and the staff will still be there if you need us😀
Today is International Day of Women & Girls in Science, an annual celebration of the contribution of women in science. Professor Hilary Ranson, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research Culture & Integrity, pays tribute to the vital research at LSTM that could not happen without the work of female staff.
2/ The HUGS team will be sharing their research findings at an upcoming Royal Society event on 3 – 4 Feb. 📅
Don't miss it! Sign up here: https://buff.ly/3EskuOE
1/ Schistosomiasis research is a major focus of @CNTD_LSTM. #WorldNTDDay
Prof @StothardRuss and @HUGS_LSTM regularly publish new research, including this paper from PhD student @johnarcher088 ➡️ https://buff.ly/4ggxEM3
Visit the HUGS webpage ➡️ https://buff.ly/40B65ar
Happy Lunar New Year to all those celebrating!
As we enter the year of the snake 🐍 let's celebrate all the snakebite research and advocacy being undertaken by the CSRI in LSTM.
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#LunarNewYear #YearoftheSnake #ChineseNewYear
Find out more about studying for a Diploma in Tropical Nursing at LSTM in our online information session, taking place 2-3pm on Tuesday 4th February. Hear from course director Terry Kana and ask any questions you may have in our live Q&A.
Register for your place here: https://buff.ly/40DQ2bS
#Congratulations, our own Sarah Lewis-Newton has had a paper published with our colleague Martha Judith Chinouya from Global Health Education entitled "Boys and Men": the Making of Senegambian and Congolese Masculinity in Tropical Africa: A Reflection
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Collage of historical tropical medicine related books on library shelving
Its #NationalLibraryShelfieDay! What better day to showcase a small slice of our Historical collection shelves.
“[Liverpool] has a long history with tropical medicine and is now home to one of the largest biotech clusters in Europe.”
Great piece in The Observer about the ambitions of the @lpoolcityregion.bsky.social in life sciences, infectious disease research and vaccine development.
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Stay safe in the wintry weather ❄️Just a reminder that the library is open Monday-Friday from 9.00am-5.00pm
