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Effective Literature Searching: relevant for MSc Projects – Term 3 booking now available (all sessions on Zoom).

These sessions take place on:Part 1 – step by step literature searching: relevant to all types of MSc Project.Monday 18th May 10:00 to 11:30.Friday 22nd May 15:00 to 16:30.Weds 27th May 15:00 to 16:30.Mon 22nd June 13:00 to 14…

Policy Commons – a new grey literature resource available from Senate House Library

Senate House Library has recently subscribed to Policy Commons, one of a number of grey literature resources produced by Coherent Digital. This resource is now also available to all LSHTM staff and students through LSHTM’s affiliation with the University of London.

What is Policy Commons?

Policy Commons is a…

SUNSHINE: how Sir Leonard Hill promoted access to the open air and sunshine in England in the 1920s. LSHTM Rare Book Blogs No. 15. February 2026

From the Sun King (Louis XIV) in 17th century France, who chose the sun as his personal emblem, to strains of The Temptations’ 1964 song ‘My Girl’ — “I’ve got sunshine on a cloudy day” — the sun has long been recognised for giving life to all things and its positive…

Effective Literature Searching: relevant for MSc Projects – booking now available (all sessions on Zoom).

These take place on:Part 1 – step by step literature searching: relevant to all types of MSc Project.Mon 9th Feb 15.00 to 16.30.Mon 16th Feb 14.30 to 16.00.Tues 17th Feb 10.30 to 12.00.Thurs 19th Feb 15…

Discovering Dame Valerie Beral’s Legacy and the Million Women Study via LSHTM Library Resources. LSHTM Library Rare Book Blogs No. 14. December 2025.

Medical advances in the second half of the twentieth century brought two great improvements to women’s lives: development of oral contraceptives (the pill) and Menopausal Hormonal Therapy (MHT also known as HRT or Hormone Replacement Therapy). The pill gave women freedom to choose whether or when to have children…

World Health Day, 7 April 2025

Healthy beginnings, hopeful futures

“World Health Day, celebrated on 7 April 2025, will kick off a year-long campaign on maternal and newborn health. The campaign, titled Healthy beginnings, hopeful futures, will urge governments and the health community to ramp up efforts to end preventable maternal and newborn deaths, and…

Effective Literature Searching: relevant for MSc Projects – booking now available (Summer Term, all sessions on Zoom).

These take place on:Part 1 – step by step literature searching: relevant to all types of MSc Project.Monday 19th May 10:00 to 11:30Friday 23rd May 15:00 to 16:30Tuesday 27th May 15:00 to 16:30Mon 23rd June 13:00 to 14:30Thursday 26th June 10…

Alternative sources of US Federal Government Information

(and information about what is happening within the STEM information landscape)

With the transition to the new government in the United States, we are seeing some major changes in the US federal information landscape.

This blog post aims to bring together information for LSHTM staff and students on alternative sources…

Book Display: Eating Disorders Awareness Week (24 February – 2 March 2025)

Eating Disorders Can Affect Anyone

“Eating Disorders Can Affect Anyone” is the theme of this year’s Eating Disorders Awareness Week (EDAW), taking place in the UK from Monday, 24 February to Sunday, 2 March 2025. EDAW is an annual campaign dedicated to raising awareness, challenging misconceptions, and advocating for…

World Leprosy Day 2025

(Image source: ilepgeneva)

World Leprosy Day takes place on 26 January 2025. In India, World Leprosy Day is celebrated on 30 January, marking the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. 

“The theme for World Leprosy Day 2025 is “Unite. Act. Eliminate.”. The theme is a call to action aiming to…