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…
By Ella Tomlin, Archives Apprentice
March 21st 2026 is World Poetry Day—to celebrate, we’ve taken a look at some of the poetry and adjacent material within our collections, exploring the roles these ‘creative’ records can play in a decolonial medical archive.
“The old definition of poetry stood firm…
The aim of Nutrition and Hydration week is to promote the value of food and drink in maintaining health and well being in health and social care.
LSHTM has long promoted the study and teaching of nutrition, as well as water supply, quality and related socio-economic issues and this…
The social media landscape is changing. Concerns about governance and moderation on some social media platforms has brought many users in universities and other public sector and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to consider alternative networks. Recognising this changing environment, we have paused our activity on X and established a presence…
For International Women’s Day, we celebrate a selection of books authored/co-edited/co-authored by some of our women colleagues. These books will be on display in the Reading Room of LSHTM Library for a couple of weeks beginning 2 March.
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Professor Anne Mills:
Emeritus Professor of…
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…
An image of the book display, a list of the titles is avaliable at the bottom of this article.
Right now, at least 1.25 million people in the UK are living with an eating disorder, and millions more who support them feel the impact too. Eating disorders can be…
Orange background with mature man. Text is United by Unique
Cancer is a disease that occurs when changes in a group of normal cells within the body lead to uncontrolled, abnormal growth forming a lump called a tumour. If left untreated, tumours can grow and spread into the surrounding normal…
For the book display to mark Cervical Cancer Prevention Week, we have picked out a selection of books and pamphlets from our collections.
Almost 38 years ago, in March 1988, UK television broadcaster TV-AM produced a pamphlet on cervical cancer. Assisted by BACUP, CancerLink and Women’s National Cancer…
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…
