LSHTM Library

📢 We're now on Bluesky 🦋 Please give us a follow here: bsky.app/profile/lshtm-… We look forward to seeing you over on 'the other place' soon 👋

Book Display: World Cancer Day falls on 4th February 2026. For more information visit worldcancerday.org LSHTM Library has a selection of books on display in the Reading Room and a blog at blogs.lshtm.ac.uk/library/2026/0…

The Barnard Room will be closed from 14:45-18:15 today due to teaching taking place in this room. Our apologies in advance for any disruption. The main Library Reading Room will be available as normal. You'll find our full opening hours here: bit.ly/LSHTMlibrary

📣New #DrPH thesis now live in Research Online! Changing rainfall patterns, household water use and health: risks and household responses in rural Gambia. / Indira Ellora Bose 🔓doi.org/10.17037/PUBS.… Funding from @ESRC @ubeldtp

📣New #DrPH thesis now live in Research Online! The human milk microbiome and the impact of intrapartum azithromycin prophylaxis among Gambian women / Chiao-Wei Lo 🔓doi.org/10.17037/PUBS.… Funding from @The_MRC @gatesfoundation @DFID_UK

📣New #DrPH thesis now live in Research Online! Epidemiology, AMR, and genomics of bacteria causing invasive human disease in The Gambia / Saffiatou Darboe 🔓doi.org/10.17037/PUBS.…

📣New #DrPH thesis now live in Research Online! Mechanistic understanding of vitamin D, calcium and bone metabolism during adolescent skeletal growth in children living with HIV / Tafadzwa Madanhire 🔓doi.org/10.17037/PUBS.… Funding from @NIH

📣New #DrPH thesis now live in Research Online! Towards Breastfeeding-Friendly Primary Care: A Behavioural Science Approach to Improving Provider Practices in a Fragile Setting / Melinda Jane McKay 🔗doi.org/10.17037/PUBS.… Funding from @JohnsHopkinsSPH @gatesfoundation

📣New #DrPH thesis now live in Research Online! Effect of Intrapartum Azithromycin on Early Childhood Microbiome Development A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial / @bsanyan9 🔓doi.org/10.17037/PUBS.… #OpenAccess Funding from @mrcunitgambia @gatesfoundation @UKRI_News

It's all new for 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣6️⃣ here @LSHTM! 🎇 Fantastic to get a sneak peek at the new Education Centre which opens next Monday at Tavistock Place 👀 You'll find more about it, including a virtual walkthrough of the building here: bit.ly/4aQb126

🎄Season's Greetings from all of us at LSHTM Library, Archive & Open Research Services! 🎅🐧❄️ Check out these fab gilded vectors, complete with scarves and festive hats, from our Christmas tree🎄 You can find more about the #GildedVectorsOfDisease here: bit.ly/4jjHbVY

🎄 Another source of cheer this festive season are these fab testimonies from former students about their time @LSHTM 🙌 These are just some examples of comments our amazing alumni have fed back about what it's like to study with us 👇😊🎓

🎄 With it being the festive season, we thought we'd post some nice things here on 'X' ... starting with this awesome gratitude board 🤩 Students here at LSHTM and others have been contributing to this since Thanksgiving 👇🙏

🎄 Christmas & New Year opening 🎄 Happy last day of term! 🙌⛄ We're closed this weekend but will be open Monday to Friday of next week (15-19 December). Here is a reminder of our full opening hours: bit.ly/LSHTMlibrary

#Flu in the UK - what you need to know Listen to LSHTM Viral podcast on flu: pod.link/1497329104/epi… Read more from our experts: lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/new…

🕐 Early closing 🕐 LSHTM Library will close at 13:00 tomorrow, Friday 12 December - and again at 13:00 on Wednesday 17 December for end of term events. Other study spaces at Keppel Street will remain open as normal. You'll find full opening hours here: bit.ly/LSHTMlibrary

Shopping for the holiday season? Visit LSHTM gift shop now!🎁 Browse our vector design merch including a rat mug, gilded vector socks & water bottle, other winter essentials & gift vouchers also available. All profits go to LSHTM #scholarship fund. 👉giftstore.lshtm.ac.uk

👋Want to take your #PublicHealth career to the next level in the new year? Applications are now open to study @LSHTM in 2026/27! From 1-year intensive taught programmes in London or online, distance learning programmes & research degrees. Apply now👉lshtm.ac.uk/study/courses

🎥 Filming in the Library 🎥 Our Barnard Room will be closed tomorrow (Friday 21 November) from 10:00-13:00 due to filming taking place. Sorry for any disruption. The main Reading Room will remain open as normal.

🎉LSHTM #1 in the UK for #PublicHealth for 9th year running in the 2025 @ShanghaiRanking We have also been ranked #3 in the world for public health in recognition of our prestigious research & study programmes in public and #GlobalHealth🌍 lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/new…