The Wellcome Trust recently announced a new scheme for small and medium-scale research projects based on archive collections that have received previous Research Resources funding. This is great news for the LSHTM archives as we have previously received four of … Continue reading
Two recent articles have been published in the BMJ Open: The objective of the first was to assess the progress made in meeting young people’s sex education needs in Britain by examining the current situation and changes over the past 20 years … Continue reading
Researched and written by Ian Walden, Archive volunteer. As we commemorate the centenary of the Gallipoli campaign, the School’s archives remind us that in warfare, the doctor’s struggle to understand and combat disease is as significant as the general’s strategy … Continue reading
by gerald wistow A high profile initiative to transform social care delivery demonstrates how the demand for rigorous evaluation can be difficult to fulfil alongside enthusiastic policy advocacy, explains former government advisor, Gerald Wistow Over 40 years ago, the eminent … Continue reading
Researchers at the School who are in receipt of funding from the Wellcome Trust and have had an open access fee paid have a number of requirements when publishing. They should license the research papers using the Creative Commons Attribution … Continue reading
Sir Patrick Manson, founder of the London School of Tropical Medicine, died 93 years ago today. Manson, known as the father of modern tropical medicine, studied medicine at Aberdeen University, passing M.B. and C.M. in 1865. In 1866 he became … Continue reading
by sally Brailsford Enhanced decision-making, blue-skies thinking and quick trials of hypotheses are all much easier if modelling is in your evaluation tool kit, explains Sally Brailsford Everyone thinks that they know what a model is. But we all have … Continue reading
This leaflet is from a series of seasonal recipes published by the Ministry of Food during the period of food rationing in Britain during and following the Second World War. This and many other Ministry of Food leaflets are available … Continue reading