Today, March 7th, marks University Mental Health Day 2019. This year’s theme is “Use Your Voice”, so we’re using ours to highlight the need for good mental health care in the university setting, to highlight the work of our Student Advice & Counselling team, and to share some…
By Varsha Hande, MSc Public Health
BRRRRINNNGGGGG: My alarm jolts me out of my sleep and my favourite dream; receiving the LSHTM master’s certificate on graduation day! I groggily walk to my sink to brush my teeth. As I brush, I think about the day ahead of me. It…
Maria Luisa Tejada de Rivero Sawers from Mexico is in the fourth year of her MSc Public Health and recently completed two modules at the School by blended learning. We caught up with Maria Luisa to find out about her experience.
To begin, tell us a little about yourself
I…
One of the most exciting things about studying at the School is getting to spend time living in London, where any interest can be followed. In this blog, MSc Public Health student Mounika Parimi shares her passion for London’s classical music scene.
The perfect break from my studies at…
Esther Taks from the Netherlands is studying the MSc Immunology of Infectious Diseases. In this blog, Esther shares her top five tips for studying in London and at the School.
1. Take advantage of the opportunities offered by the School – The classes are really interesting and even subjects that don…
Brittany from the USA studied the MSc Medical Parasitology in 2014/15 (check back for Brittany’s blogs during her studies). Here, Brittany remembers her time at the School from the moment she received her offer to landing a great job.
I cried. There I was, a senior at university…
For this summer’s photo competition, we once again invited current students to send us photos representing the theme of A student of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.
With dozens of fantastic photos to choose from, it was not an easy decision for the judges, however in…
Murallitharan is a medical doctor from Malaysia and currently a Chevening scholar studying the MSc Health Policy, Planning & Financing, taught jointly by the School and LSE.
What do an American medic (Cameron Stainken), a British physiologist (James Plunkett), a Guyanese emergency physician (Quincy Jones) and a Malaysian public health…
Murallitharan is a medical doctor from Malaysia and currently a Chevening scholar studying the MSc Health Policy, Planning & Financing, taught jointly by the School and LSE.
If you have walked upstairs at the School Library (up those narrow submarine-like stairs) you will have found yourself at the Wellcome…
Murallitharan is a medical doctor from Malaysia and currently a Chevening scholar studying the MSc Health Policy, Planning & Financing, taught jointly by the School and LSE.
“Autumn…the year’s last, loveliest smile.”― William Cullen Bryant
Arriving this September, the weather in London was still warm and sunny. In…
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