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Poster for the Welcome Week Book Display with the writing Books to get you started on your journey with us and a drawn image of three young students.

Book Display: Welcome Week 23-27 September 2024

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…

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Relationship goals

World Sexual Health Day

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…

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Photo of the library book display on World Hepatitis Day 2024. The photo shows the books selection from the library collections displayed in the Reading Room on the black table alongside the bust of Richard Doll.

Book Display: World Hepatitis Day – 28July 2024

This Sunday, 28th July is World Hepatitis Day and LSHTM Library, Archive & Open Research Services (LAORS) have prepared a book display to raise awareness on this important topic. Before showcasing some of the gems from our collections, let’s have a look at what the most recent figures about…

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Looking for Help with Your MSc Project?

Tackling your summer projects can be daunting. The library is here to support you every step of the way.  We currently have a new book display in the Reading Room at Keppel Street, focusing on several resources which can help you complete your Master’s dissertation with confidence.

Library…

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Book Display: World Environment Day 2024

World Environment Day, observed annually on 5 June, serves as a global platform for raising awareness and prompting action for environmental protection. Established by the United Nations in 1973, this day has become one of the most significant global events dedicated to environmental advocacy, engaging individuals, communities, and governments in…

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Historical Collection: The Victorian meat market, tainted meat, and public health crisis—a look at W. Wylde’s The Inspection of Meat. 

This is a blog post about the book “The Inspection of Meat: A Guide and Instruction Book to Officers Supervising Contract-Meat and to All Sanitary Inspectors Embodying the Teaching Imparted to the Army Service Corps.” By W. Wylde. This item is part of the London School of Hygiene and…

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The history of tuberculosis, cover of book "The greatest story never told"

World Tuberculosis Day 2024. Yes! We can end TB!

The theme of World TB Day 2024 is “Yes! We can end TB!”

The World Tuberculosis Report 2023 (World Health Organization) is available as a free download:

https://www.who.int/teams/global-tuberculosis-programme/tb-reports/global-tuberculosis-report-2023

The following references are a taste of the selection…

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Illustration depicting cardiologists examining heart with stethoscope and blood samples in lab tubes among pills and a heartbeat diagram.

Book Display: Hearts and Heart Health

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Given it’s Valentine’s Day on the 14th February, why not investigate what LSHTM Library has to offer on the topic of hearts and heart health? The current book display offers a number of our more eyecatching volumes, along with the covers…

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It’s ‘Dry January’ Month!

Devised by the Alcohol Change UK charity, ‘Dry January’ was created to encourage people to take a break from drinking alcohol for one month. The Alcohol Change UK works to reduce alcohol harm and to provide information and support around drinking. Taking a month off drinking allows people to start…

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Book Display: National Stress Awareness Day

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National Stress Awareness Day takes place this year on Wednesday 1st November 2023. Founded by the International Stress Management Association, it aims to raise awareness of workplace stress and ways to combat it. The Library stocks lots of titles on stress and mental health…

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