Ayub Mpoya and Moses Waweru, both from Kenya, recently completed the MSc Clinical Trials by distance learning. We caught up with Ayub (AM) and Moses (MW) as they celebrated their graduation day, and took a look back on their time as LSHTM students.
How does it feel to be a…
Kelsey Yaremko, Global Health Policy by distance learning student from Canada, talks to us about her programme, studies and career.
Hi Kelsey, can you start by letting us know a bit about your background?
I am from Calgary, Canada. I studied at the University of Alberta where I received a…
Aye Thar Aye, from Myanmar and living in the UK, is studying Infectious Diseases by distance learning with LSHTM. In this interview, Aye Thar tells us about her experiences of the programme so far.
Hi Aye Thar, please could you start by telling us about your professional background?
Yes, I…
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…
This summer we introduced a new photo competition, inviting staff & students to submit photos across three categories, representing a typical day working or studying at the School; showing research and projects in the field; or of adolescents, women, newborns and children.
Each category was judged by a separate panel…
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…
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…
Advice from afar: students share their tips for studying via distance learning
July 9, 2019
“I feel like I can really shape my experience to work perfectly for what I want and need from it”
July 9, 2019
To PhD or not to PhD: did Shakespeare die of cancer?
July 5, 2019
A week in Cape Town with the Executive Programme for Global Health Leadership Fellows
July 3, 2019
Because mental health matters: raising awareness of mental health in Bangladesh
May 29, 2019
