Blog by Decolonising the Archive (DTA) and LSHTM Archives Service Team
Help us decolonise the archive and reimagine how medical histories are preserved, shared and understood.
In 2024, the Archives Service was awarded funding from The National Archive’s Research and Innovation fund to reframe access…
World Hunger Day 2026 falls on Thursday, May 28 and is a global initiative aimed at raising awareness about hunger, food insecurity, and sustainable solutions to end poverty and malnutrition worldwide. The day emphasizes that hunger is not inevitable but is created by systems of inequity, which can be changed…
In support of Mental Health Awareness Week 2026 (11-17 May) (Mental Health Awareness Week), we have assembled a display of books from our collection, written from a variety of view points such as self awareness, health promotion and policy. They may be found on the long table at the…
11th to 17th May is Mental Health Awareness Week nationally and at LSHTM. The Mental Health Foundation has been organising Mental Health Awareness Week for the last twenty-five years. They focus on preventing poor mental health and building and protecting good mental health. They research, develop, and campaign for…
The phrase ‘From the cradle to the grave’ was popularised by Winston Churchill, the British Prime Minister, in 1943 to describe the ambition of a welfare state that would provide security from birth to death.
With the School’s mission supporting the aims of a national health service, it is…
Since the creation of the most successful vaccine – the polio vaccine – by Dr Edward Jenner in the late 18th century, vaccines have been, and continue to, be a most powerful weapon against fighting diseases. (https://www.who.int/news-room/spotlight/history-of-vaccination/a-brief-history-of-vaccination)
For…
World Malaria Day is observed each year on April 25th, highlighting the efforts required to control and eventually eliminate malaria. The 2026 theme; “Now We Can. Now We Must” serves as a time to recognize progress made in saving lives and…
We’re delighted to announce the launch of the first LSHTM Open Research Awards! This award is intended to recognise LSHTM staff and Research Degree students who are embedding openness, transparency, and reproducibility in their research.
What is Open Research
Open Research, sometimes referred to as ‘open science’ and ‘open…
The 24th of March 2026 is World TB (Tuberculosis) Day. The theme this year is “Yes we can end TB”. This day was designed to bring public awareness to what is still considered an epidemic in much of the world and was chosen to be on this date to commemorate…
Mary Gibson
It is with sadness that we share the news of the passing of Mary Gibson on 16 February 2026, who retired from her role as Assistant Librarian (Bibliographer) at LSHTM in 1998.Mary joined LSHTM in 1963 as a professional cataloguer, and was known to be a firm…
