The theme of Black History Month this year is Reclaiming Narratives – it is not just about telling stories; it’s about taking control of the narrative itself. It’s about ensuring that Black History is told with the respect, dignity, and accuracy it deserves, we hope to do this with…
125 years ago today, on 2nd October 1899, the School opened its doors to its first students. Here is a short history of how the School was established and what happened in our early years.
Seamen’s Hospital Society
The London School of Tropical Medicine, as it was called until…
VeriXiv (pronounced Very-Kive) is a newly launched preprint server, through a collaboration between the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and F1000 publishers. The main drive from the BMGF to create this platform is to align with their new open access policy. From the 1st January 2025, the Foundation…
A very warm welcome to all those starting this week – it’s great to see so many of you in the Library already!
To help you get started using our resources and services, we hope you can attend one of our Induction sessions.
Next week (Week 1) we’re offering…
As we welcome new students to the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, it seems appropriate that we reflect on the students who attended 100 years ago, the class of 1924.
The 76th session ran from September to December. 73 students attended the School, of these 63 were…
Photo showing books displayed in the Library Reading Room with the bust of Richard Doll.
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…
The celebration of Postdoc Appreciation Week (PAW) was recently announced in Talent Development e-bulletin: 248 (03/09/2024). For more details, see https://uk-postdoc-appreciation-week.webnode.co.uk/teaching-methods/
In anticipation of PAW the Library has put together a display of books to aid postdoctoral staff…
Aristotle (Greek: Ἀριστοτέλης 384-322 BCE) was an Ancient Greek philosopher. In our collection is a copy of his “Complete works (Opera Omnia)”, comprising of chapters devoted to the study of animals. (The history of animals, Movement of Animals, and Parts of animals). The work is in Greek with a Latin…
4th September is World Sexual Health Day instigated by the World Association of Sexual Health (WAS). The theme for this day is “Positive Relationships”.
Building positive relationships with yourself, your partner, your community and health care providers, your friends and family fosters healthy and meaningful connections that…
We’re seeking your feedback on how we’ve been doing during this academic year. If you’re a student at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) you should have received an email from the Library asking you three questions:
Overall how satisfied are you with the…
