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LSTM takes a whole-picture view on global health issues and works, in partnership, to develop genuine, sustainable, long-term solutions to save and improve lives in the world's most vulnerable communities. Est. 1898.
Research shapes what you learn. On the MRes Tropical Health and Infectious Disease Research, it also becomes what you do.
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September 18, 2026 at 7:24 AM
Research shapes what you learn. On the MRes Tropical Health and Infectious Disease Research, it also becomes what you do.
January 2027 entry.
Course details and how to apply lstm.ac/MResJan
January 2027 entry.
Course details and how to apply lstm.ac/MResJan
A 12-year LSTM study of endangered chimpanzees in Uganda has revealed persistent schistosomiasis infections and severe liver damage despite annual treatment.
The findings will inform conservation efforts and improve care for the chimps. Read more: lstmed.ac.uk/news/long-te...
The findings will inform conservation efforts and improve care for the chimps. Read more: lstmed.ac.uk/news/long-te...
Study reveals schistosomiasis threat to chimpanzees | LSTM
A 12-year LSTM study in Uganda reveals persistent schistosomiasis and progressive liver damage in endangered chimpanzees, despite annual treatment.
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August 27, 2026 at 12:00 PM
A 12-year LSTM study of endangered chimpanzees in Uganda has revealed persistent schistosomiasis infections and severe liver damage despite annual treatment.
The findings will inform conservation efforts and improve care for the chimps. Read more: lstmed.ac.uk/news/long-te...
The findings will inform conservation efforts and improve care for the chimps. Read more: lstmed.ac.uk/news/long-te...
El Niño is dominating UK headlines this morning, with the Met Office warning it could be the largest event in more than a century.
For health systems, the impact can be profound. Extreme heat, drought and flooding can place huge pressure on already stretched services.
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For health systems, the impact can be profound. Extreme heat, drought and flooding can place huge pressure on already stretched services.
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Why resilient health systems matter as El Niño risk rises
With a potentially record El Niño now developing, LSTM researchers are helping health systems in Malawi, Nepal, Zimbabwe and beyond prepare for climate shocks.
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August 21, 2026 at 8:55 AM
El Niño is dominating UK headlines this morning, with the Met Office warning it could be the largest event in more than a century.
For health systems, the impact can be profound. Extreme heat, drought and flooding can place huge pressure on already stretched services.
lstm.ac/elnino
For health systems, the impact can be profound. Extreme heat, drought and flooding can place huge pressure on already stretched services.
lstm.ac/elnino
Could new antivenom research transform the treatment of snakebite?
A new 10-minute film from Sky News explores the race to develop safer and more effective treatments for snakebite.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFrx...
A new 10-minute film from Sky News explores the race to develop safer and more effective treatments for snakebite.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFrx...
On the brink of a cure for world's deadliest snakebites
YouTube video by Sky News
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July 31, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Could new antivenom research transform the treatment of snakebite?
A new 10-minute film from Sky News explores the race to develop safer and more effective treatments for snakebite.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFrx...
A new 10-minute film from Sky News explores the race to develop safer and more effective treatments for snakebite.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFrx...
Last week, LSTM's Professor Imelda Bates and Dr Motto Nganda led the SCORE (Sickle Cell Outreach, Resource and Dissemination) dissemination event, bringing together Liverpool's sickle cell community to share the findings of this 15-month project and discuss how support could be improved.
July 29, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Last week, LSTM's Professor Imelda Bates and Dr Motto Nganda led the SCORE (Sickle Cell Outreach, Resource and Dissemination) dissemination event, bringing together Liverpool's sickle cell community to share the findings of this 15-month project and discuss how support could be improved.
What can Liverpool learn from the Global South about preventing violence against women and girls?
Professor Sally Theobald hosted the FCDO Education and Gender Inclusion Research Team in Liverpool for a learning event exploring evidence-based approaches to preventing gender-based violence.
Professor Sally Theobald hosted the FCDO Education and Gender Inclusion Research Team in Liverpool for a learning event exploring evidence-based approaches to preventing gender-based violence.
July 15, 2026 at 11:00 AM
What can Liverpool learn from the Global South about preventing violence against women and girls?
Professor Sally Theobald hosted the FCDO Education and Gender Inclusion Research Team in Liverpool for a learning event exploring evidence-based approaches to preventing gender-based violence.
Professor Sally Theobald hosted the FCDO Education and Gender Inclusion Research Team in Liverpool for a learning event exploring evidence-based approaches to preventing gender-based violence.
Researchers at LSTM are investigating cysteamine, a compound that could both boost antibiotic effectiveness and help the immune system clear tuberculosis infection.
The project could support the development of shorter, more effective TB treatments.
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The project could support the development of shorter, more effective TB treatments.
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LSTM scientists explore repurposed drug for faster TB treatment | Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
9 July 2026
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July 10, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Researchers at LSTM are investigating cysteamine, a compound that could both boost antibiotic effectiveness and help the immune system clear tuberculosis infection.
The project could support the development of shorter, more effective TB treatments.
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The project could support the development of shorter, more effective TB treatments.
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LSTM has secured new funding from ESCCAP UK & Ireland to strengthen One Health training and tick-borne disease research.
Students will gain experience in fieldwork, molecular diagnostics and disease surveillance while contributing to tick-borne pathogen research.
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Students will gain experience in fieldwork, molecular diagnostics and disease surveillance while contributing to tick-borne pathogen research.
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LSTM secures funding to strengthen One Health training and tick-borne disease research | Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
26 June 2026
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June 26, 2026 at 11:15 AM
LSTM has secured new funding from ESCCAP UK & Ireland to strengthen One Health training and tick-borne disease research.
Students will gain experience in fieldwork, molecular diagnostics and disease surveillance while contributing to tick-borne pathogen research.
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Students will gain experience in fieldwork, molecular diagnostics and disease surveillance while contributing to tick-borne pathogen research.
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A study of Tuberculosis (TB) in England has found that, between 2010 and 2022, an average of nearly one person each week was diagnosed with TB after they had died. The study, led by LSTM’s Centre for TB Research in collaboration with UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) found that (1/3)
June 24, 2026 at 3:01 PM
A study of Tuberculosis (TB) in England has found that, between 2010 and 2022, an average of nearly one person each week was diagnosed with TB after they had died. The study, led by LSTM’s Centre for TB Research in collaboration with UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) found that (1/3)
We're part of a £18m international research programme led by LSHTM as part of the UKHSA and LSHTM-led UK Public Health Rapid Support Team (UKPHRST).
The programme brings together institutions from the UK, Africa and Asia to strengthen epidemic response.
Read more: bit.ly/4vvJA59
The programme brings together institutions from the UK, Africa and Asia to strengthen epidemic response.
Read more: bit.ly/4vvJA59
LSTM joins £18m partnership to boost epidemic preparedness
LSTM joins a £18m UK-PHRST consortium led by LSHTM, leading mental health support work to strengthen epidemic preparedness across Africa, Asia and beyond.
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June 24, 2026 at 12:46 PM
We're part of a £18m international research programme led by LSHTM as part of the UKHSA and LSHTM-led UK Public Health Rapid Support Team (UKPHRST).
The programme brings together institutions from the UK, Africa and Asia to strengthen epidemic response.
Read more: bit.ly/4vvJA59
The programme brings together institutions from the UK, Africa and Asia to strengthen epidemic response.
Read more: bit.ly/4vvJA59
We joined the celebrations at Liverpool's Africa Oyé festival this weekend, where Professor Rachel Tolhurst and her International Public Health team worked with Pamoja Communications to run a creative public engagement stall.
Thank you to everyone who stopped by!
Thank you to everyone who stopped by!
June 23, 2026 at 3:01 PM
We joined the celebrations at Liverpool's Africa Oyé festival this weekend, where Professor Rachel Tolhurst and her International Public Health team worked with Pamoja Communications to run a creative public engagement stall.
Thank you to everyone who stopped by!
Thank you to everyone who stopped by!
A new article co-authored by LSTM’s Dr Shevin Jacob highlights the critical role that Ebola disease survivors can play in strengthening trust, improving community engagement, and supporting outbreak response.
Learn more: lstm.ac/ebola-surviv...
Learn more: lstm.ac/ebola-surviv...
June 23, 2026 at 10:37 AM
A new article co-authored by LSTM’s Dr Shevin Jacob highlights the critical role that Ebola disease survivors can play in strengthening trust, improving community engagement, and supporting outbreak response.
Learn more: lstm.ac/ebola-surviv...
Learn more: lstm.ac/ebola-surviv...
What has economics got to do with global health?
Quite a lot, as Professor Eve Worrall demonstrated in her inaugural lecture at LSTM.
Watch it back - lstm.ac/ProEveWorrall
Quite a lot, as Professor Eve Worrall demonstrated in her inaugural lecture at LSTM.
Watch it back - lstm.ac/ProEveWorrall
Inaugural Lecture: Professor Eve Worrall on Health Economics
Watch Professor Eve Worrall's inaugural lecture exploring how economics shapes global health policy, financing, decision-making and health outcomes.
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June 18, 2026 at 8:23 AM
What has economics got to do with global health?
Quite a lot, as Professor Eve Worrall demonstrated in her inaugural lecture at LSTM.
Watch it back - lstm.ac/ProEveWorrall
Quite a lot, as Professor Eve Worrall demonstrated in her inaugural lecture at LSTM.
Watch it back - lstm.ac/ProEveWorrall
Huge congratulations to Professor Hilary Ranson, our Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research Culture and Integrity, who has been awarded a CBE in the King's Birthday Honours for services to global health and equity in science.
Read more: lstm.ac/cbe
Read more: lstm.ac/cbe
June 13, 2026 at 6:57 AM
Huge congratulations to Professor Hilary Ranson, our Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research Culture and Integrity, who has been awarded a CBE in the King's Birthday Honours for services to global health and equity in science.
Read more: lstm.ac/cbe
Read more: lstm.ac/cbe
Three fully funded PhD opportunities available.
Applicants from a range of academic backgrounds are encouraged to apply, but these opportunities are only available to applicants with Home fee status.
Full details and how to apply: lstm.ac/studentships
Applicants from a range of academic backgrounds are encouraged to apply, but these opportunities are only available to applicants with Home fee status.
Full details and how to apply: lstm.ac/studentships
June 5, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Three fully funded PhD opportunities available.
Applicants from a range of academic backgrounds are encouraged to apply, but these opportunities are only available to applicants with Home fee status.
Full details and how to apply: lstm.ac/studentships
Applicants from a range of academic backgrounds are encouraged to apply, but these opportunities are only available to applicants with Home fee status.
Full details and how to apply: lstm.ac/studentships
The UN says there's an 80% chance El Niño conditions will develop between June and August.
What happens when climate shocks hit already stretched health systems?
Researchers at LSTM's Institute for Resilient Health Systems are working with partners around the world to find out.
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What happens when climate shocks hit already stretched health systems?
Researchers at LSTM's Institute for Resilient Health Systems are working with partners around the world to find out.
➡️ lstm.ac/elnino
June 2, 2026 at 7:54 PM
The UN says there's an 80% chance El Niño conditions will develop between June and August.
What happens when climate shocks hit already stretched health systems?
Researchers at LSTM's Institute for Resilient Health Systems are working with partners around the world to find out.
➡️ lstm.ac/elnino
What happens when climate shocks hit already stretched health systems?
Researchers at LSTM's Institute for Resilient Health Systems are working with partners around the world to find out.
➡️ lstm.ac/elnino
Prof Stephen Allen and Dr Benjamin Kadia were guest editors and contributors to an issue on childhood stunting published by the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B which brings together international evidence on the biological, biomedical and environmental factors that contribute (1/3)
May 20, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Prof Stephen Allen and Dr Benjamin Kadia were guest editors and contributors to an issue on childhood stunting published by the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B which brings together international evidence on the biological, biomedical and environmental factors that contribute (1/3)
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) continues to threaten efforts to end the global TB epidemic. A new study in Sierra Leone led by LSTM has highlighted a high mortality rate amongst people with MDR-TB, with around 1 in 10 dying within 12 months after successfully completing treatment. (1/3)
May 19, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) continues to threaten efforts to end the global TB epidemic. A new study in Sierra Leone led by LSTM has highlighted a high mortality rate amongst people with MDR-TB, with around 1 in 10 dying within 12 months after successfully completing treatment. (1/3)
There are a final few tickets remaining for the Pint of Science festival, taking place next week in Liverpool, bringing cutting-edge health research out of the lab and into the pub! Find out more: pintofscience.co.uk/event/health...
Health for All? Rethinking Access, Equity and Innovation
Join researchers from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine as they explore how health systems and technologies are being redesigned to be more inclusi…
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May 15, 2026 at 9:00 AM
There are a final few tickets remaining for the Pint of Science festival, taking place next week in Liverpool, bringing cutting-edge health research out of the lab and into the pub! Find out more: pintofscience.co.uk/event/health...
For more than 80 years, the DTMH has trained clinicians in tropical medicine. Now, the online DTMH opens that training to more people around the world without changing the qualification itself.
What changes is access and that change is long overdue.
Learn more: lstm.ac/DTMH-Online
What changes is access and that change is long overdue.
Learn more: lstm.ac/DTMH-Online
LSTM's Diploma in Tropical Medicine & Hygiene Online
Study LSTM's Diploma in Tropical Medicine & Hygiene online. 9 months, part-time, fully online. The same DTMH qualification, designed for working clinicians.
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May 15, 2026 at 8:20 AM
For more than 80 years, the DTMH has trained clinicians in tropical medicine. Now, the online DTMH opens that training to more people around the world without changing the qualification itself.
What changes is access and that change is long overdue.
Learn more: lstm.ac/DTMH-Online
What changes is access and that change is long overdue.
Learn more: lstm.ac/DTMH-Online
LSTM researchers have identified a previously unknown bacterium strongly associated with the devastating tropical disease noma. This discovery offers a vital insight that could transform the way one of the world's most neglected diseases is detected and treated in the future: lstm.ac/4bId3RO
May 14, 2026 at 11:02 AM
LSTM researchers have identified a previously unknown bacterium strongly associated with the devastating tropical disease noma. This discovery offers a vital insight that could transform the way one of the world's most neglected diseases is detected and treated in the future: lstm.ac/4bId3RO
This year’s theme for Mental Health Awareness week is action. We’re committed to driving practical change through our research and teaching.
Find out more about how we’ve taken action ⬇️
Find out more about how we’ve taken action ⬇️
May 13, 2026 at 3:15 PM
This year’s theme for Mental Health Awareness week is action. We’re committed to driving practical change through our research and teaching.
Find out more about how we’ve taken action ⬇️
Find out more about how we’ve taken action ⬇️
In the latest episode of the Guardian’s Science Weekly podcast, Professor Jonathan Ball speaks to Madeleine Finlay about suspected cases of hantavirus aboard a cruise ship travelling from Argentina to Cape Verde.
Listen here: www.theguardian.com/science/audi...
Listen here: www.theguardian.com/science/audi...
Hantavirus explained: how does it spread and who is most at risk? – podcast
Madeleine Finlay talks to Prof Jonathan Ball from Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine to find out more about the virus behind the outbreak on a luxury cruise ship
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May 6, 2026 at 3:09 PM
In the latest episode of the Guardian’s Science Weekly podcast, Professor Jonathan Ball speaks to Madeleine Finlay about suspected cases of hantavirus aboard a cruise ship travelling from Argentina to Cape Verde.
Listen here: www.theguardian.com/science/audi...
Listen here: www.theguardian.com/science/audi...
A cutting-edge laser system will be used for the first time in the UK to track and help identify invasive mosquito species.
Read more: lstmed.ac.uk/news/laser-t...
(image: The Entomological Scheimpflug Lidar in Sweden. A miniaturised version will be used in the new NERC-funded project)/
Read more: lstmed.ac.uk/news/laser-t...
(image: The Entomological Scheimpflug Lidar in Sweden. A miniaturised version will be used in the new NERC-funded project)/
April 30, 2026 at 2:01 PM
A cutting-edge laser system will be used for the first time in the UK to track and help identify invasive mosquito species.
Read more: lstmed.ac.uk/news/laser-t...
(image: The Entomological Scheimpflug Lidar in Sweden. A miniaturised version will be used in the new NERC-funded project)/
Read more: lstmed.ac.uk/news/laser-t...
(image: The Entomological Scheimpflug Lidar in Sweden. A miniaturised version will be used in the new NERC-funded project)/
A new story in The Guardian highlights research from Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine identifying a bacterium linked to noma, a deadly disease affecting children in extreme poverty.
A step towards earlier diagnosis, targeted treatment, and prevention.
Read: lstm.ac/NomaGuardian
A step towards earlier diagnosis, targeted treatment, and prevention.
Read: lstm.ac/NomaGuardian
‘Astonishing’ discovery could help save children from deadly disfiguring condition
A previously unknown species of bacteria found in noma patients could be key to creating treatments for the neglected tropical disease
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April 27, 2026 at 11:00 AM
A new story in The Guardian highlights research from Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine identifying a bacterium linked to noma, a deadly disease affecting children in extreme poverty.
A step towards earlier diagnosis, targeted treatment, and prevention.
Read: lstm.ac/NomaGuardian
A step towards earlier diagnosis, targeted treatment, and prevention.
Read: lstm.ac/NomaGuardian