Murallitharan is a medical doctor from Malaysia and currently a Chevening scholar studying the MSc Health Policy, Planning & Financing, taught jointly by the School and LSE.
“Autumn…the year’s last, loveliest smile.”― William Cullen Bryant
Arriving this September, the weather in London was still warm and sunny. In…
Chloe Knox is a medical student from Brighton & Sussex Medical School who is intercalating at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, studying the MSc Reproductive and Sexual Health Research. Here, Chloe shares her advice about intercalating.
What is intercalating?
Intercalating means taking a year out of your…
Murallitharan is a medical doctor from Malaysia and currently a Chevening scholar studying the MSc Health Policy, Planning & Financing, taught jointly by the School and LSE.
Halfway through Reading Week, I sit back and think of the incredible journey that has culminated in my admission to the School as…
Ammi Shah has just started the MSc Control of Infectious Diseases at the School. Here she shares her experiences so far and thoughts she has gathered from other students:
Science, research and efficient healthcare management revolutionizes the lives of humankind and right from the start of the orientation week, new…
Sarah Borg, MSc Public Health (Health Promotion stream), shares her helpful advice for completing a Master’s summer project at the School:
Set an early date for your first draft
My supervisor told me early on she wanted my draft about a month before the due date. I work best…
By Jennifer Martin, MSc Control of Infectious Diseases
Zimbabwe is a beautiful country filled with kind and gentle people, but unfortunately since independence in 1980, due to a corrupt dictatorship the country is regressing. The capital Harare is littered with remnants of colonial times that signify a once fruitful and…
By Sarah Borg, MSc Public Health (Health Promotion stream)
My summer project entitled, Portrayal of contraceptive use and consequences of sex in sex scenes: an analysis of recent films popular with young people utilising mixed methods, looks at the safe sex messages in films and how this can influence the…
MSc Medical Parasitology student Brittany writes about her summer project research in Scotland:
Here comes a cliche excuse on why I haven’t been posting, but it is a legitimate one. I have had major ‘make it or break it’ exams that consisted of everything learned this year from October…
By Urvita Bhatia, MSc Global Mental Health
Having gained admission to the Global Mental Health Master’s degree at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and King’s College London, I moved to London from India in September 2014. Before moving to London I had completed my postgraduate…
By Georgina Miguel Esponda, MSc Global Mental Health alumna
During the MSc programme we had the opportunity to have a couple of informal gatherings with the academic staff and other guest speakers at lectures. As a result of networking through these gatherings, I had the opportunity to work as a…
Studying epidemiology and medical statistics in The Gambia
July 13, 2020
Pressure, pandemic and people: the first year of my PhD
September 15, 2020
COVID-19 Student Story: Ledor Igboh
July 2, 2020
COVID-19 Student Story: Sadaf Lynes
May 28, 2020
US Peace Corps Volunteers at LSHTM
May 19, 2020
