Start your journey with us!
Welcome to all new and returning students from Library, Archive & Open Research Services (or LAORS, for short)!
As you gear up for the new academic year, we’ve curated a special book display in the Library Reading Room. It features a selection of titles from your reading lists to help you get started with your studies at LSHTM.
Whether you’re visiting the Library for registration, seeking a quiet, comfortable study space, or just exploring, we invite you to check out our book display and see what’s available.
Beyond the display, we offer a wealth of print and electronic resources to support both your academic work and your leisure and wellbeing time – don’t miss our ever-growing book swap collection!
You can easily search and explore all our resources using Discover, LAORS’ discovery tool. For practical tips on how to use it, check out our quick video: How to use Discover in under 5 minutes!
We can’t wait to welcome you, and we wish you all the best for an exciting new academic year!
The titles featured in the Welcome Week 2024 book display are:
Alcamo, J. & Bennett, E. M. (2003) Ecosystems and human well-being : a framework for assessment. Washington, DC: Island Press.
Beeching, N. & Gill, G. V. (eds.) (2014) Tropical medicine : lecture notes. Seventh edition. Chichester, West Sussex, UK: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Buse, K. et al. (2024) Making Health Policy. Third edition / Kent Buse, Nicholas Mays, Manuela Colombini, Alec Fraser, Mishal Khan and Helen Walls. Maidenhead: Open University Press.
Creswell, J. W. & Creswell, J. D. (2018) Research design : qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches. Fifth edition. Thousand Oaks, California: SAGE Publications, Inc.
Danis, M. et al. (2002) Ethical dimensions of health policy. Oxford ; Oxford University Press.
Dixey, R. (2013) Health promotion : global principles and practice. Wallingford, Oxfordshire: CABI.
Durand, M. A. & Chantler, T. (eds.) (2014) Principles of social research. Second edition. Maidenhead, England: Open University Press.
Gillam, S. et al. (2012) Essential public health : theory and practice. 2nd ed. Cambridge ; Cambridge University Press.
Green, J. & Tones, K. (2010) Health promotion : planning and strategies. 2nd ed. Los Angeles: SAGE.
McPake, B. et al. (2013) Health economics : an international perspective. Third edition. London: Routledge.
Morris, S. (Stephen) & Morris, S. (Stephen) (2012) Economic analysis in health care. 2nd ed. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons.
Petrie, A. & Sabin, C. (2020) Medical statistics at a glance. Fourth edition. Hoboken, NJ, USA: Wiley Blackwell.
Polgar, S. & Thomas, S. A. (2020) Introduction to research in the health sciences. Seventh edition. Edinburgh: Elsevier.
Tolley, E. E. et al. (2016) Qualitative methods in public health : a field guide for applied research. Second edition. San Francisco, CA: Wiley.
Wills, J. & Naidoo, J. (2022) Foundations for health promotion. Fifth edition / Jane Wills, MA, MSC, PGCE. London: Elsevier.
