💊 Build your knowledge of drug safety with LSHTM’s modular training in pharmacoepidemiology & pharmacovigilance: ✅ Choose full Professional Certificate or individual blocks ✅ Runs 9 November 2026 – 30 June 2027 ✅ Reduced fees available More/apply 👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/course...

Build your knowledge of drug safety with @lshtm.bsky.social’s modular training in pharmacoepidemiology and pharmacovigilance. Choose the full Professional Certificate or individual blocks to fit your needs. Runs 9 Nov 2026 – 30 Jun 2027, reduced fees available. www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/course...

🔥Heatwaves, drought and wildfires are taking a growing toll in the UK @the-independent.com discusses the health impact of heat, citing LSHTM’s rapid analysis estimating ~2,700 heat-related deaths in the May & June 2026 heatwaves and the UKHSA's latest figures www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...

Drought, heatwaves, wildfires, deaths: The toll of UK’s extreme summer

Climate change is making extremes such as heat and drought more intense and more likely.

independent.co.uk

Just gave a talk to the @cmmid-lshtm.bsky.social ECR group on how I llm (of course as is fitting written by an llm hoard) samabbott.co.uk/how-I-llm/

ICYMI: New study with @mvigneri.bsky.social is the first to show a quantitative link between political violence & violence against young people #PublicHealth Findings show why humanitarian funding needs to extend to longer-term, post-conflict programmes Read more 🔽 www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...

🤖 Want to learn about #AI advances in #PublicHealth? We’re bringing our @lshtm.bsky.social course online for healthcare professionals & researchers to learn the technical ethical aspects of using AI in health Runs from 24-27 Nov 2026 #HealthData Apply by 17 Oct 🔽 www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/course...

🤖 Want to learn about #AI advances in #PublicHealth? We’re bringing our @lshtm.bsky.social course online for healthcare professionals & researchers to learn the technical ethical aspects of using AI in health Runs from 24-27 Nov 2026 #HealthData Apply by 17 Oct 🔽 www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/course...

🗣️Yes, mRNA vaccine are safe & effective. VaC Co-Directors comment on the findings of a Lancet Review into the vaccine type, co-authored by @profheidilarson.bsky.social and others💉 Read the full story 👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...

🌐 Join our @lshtm.bsky.social hybrid short course on modern modelling techniques for #InfectiousDisease where you’ll learn to model transmission in populations & evaluate impact of control programmes #Episky Runs from 1-4 Sept 2026 #PublicHealth Apply by 3 August 🔽 www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/course...

Research Fellow post at LSHTM. Come and work with Njeru Njagi, Matteo Quartagno, Wende Clarence Safari, Aurélien Belot, Bernard Rachet and myself on extending multiple imputation methods, in particular for analyses of electronic health records in cancer. jobs.lshtm.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

Job Opportunity at LSHTM: Research Fellow in Statistics

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is one of the world’s leading public health universities. Our mission is to improve health and health equity in the UK and worldwide; working i...

jobs.lshtm.ac.uk

What’s stopping researchers from sharing high-quality data — and how can it change? A Technology Network article by Elsa Loissel, with contribution from Gareth Knight, Research Data Manager in LSHTM's Library, Archive & Open Research Services

Data Management: Between Pain Points and Opportunities

As funders and journals push for open science, researchers face growing pressure to share reusable data. This article explores the cultural, technical, and infrastructural challenges holding back prog...

technologynetworks.com

🌍 What can we learn from bringing the global Shigella research community together? In this blog, @lshtm.bsky.social ’s Assistant Professor @msmicrobiocode.bsky.social shares insights from the inaugural EMBO Workshop and her team’s research into bacteriophages that infect Shigella. 👉 bit.ly/45hIqyt

Insights from the inaugural EMBO workshop | LSHTM

Insights from the inaugural EMBO workshop | LSHTM

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📊 Interested in improving how healthcare research handles missing data? Join LSHTM’s Inequalities in Cancer Outcome Network as a Research Fellow in Statistics and contribute to an NIHR-funded project developing new methods to strengthen health research. 📍 LDN 📅 24.08.2026 🔗Apply 👉 bit.ly/3T9rk3f

🌐 New study from CMMID & @lshtm-vaccines.bsky.social members on measles' basic reproduction number #EpiSky Revised estimates shows wide range of measles R0 across LMICs, which need to be considered for modelling for epidemics and #PublicHealth interventions Read 🔽 journals.plos.org/globalpublic...

Additionally we explicitly explored the impact of a large scale change in behaviour (COVID-19 restrictions) on invasive meningococcal disease dynamics, exploring the pre-, during- and post-COVID eras. A pleasure to work on this study! Thank you to all involved! #EpiSky #IDSky #MicroSky #MedSky 🧪

Charlene Rodrigues @cmcrodrigues.bsky.social · 2w ago

Delighted to share our paper-17 years of meningococcal genomic surveillance, looking at changes in diversity, distribution and demographics in Scotland. The positive impact of vaccines and what is now circulating following COVID-19/restrictions period url.uk.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/lJN8CM1Gzc...

New @lshtm.bsky.social research led by PhD student @kokishimizu.bsky.social suggests variation between NHS trusts may contribute to inequalities in acute myeloid leukaemia treatment. People living in more deprived areas were less likely to receive intensive chemotherapy. Read more 👉 bit.ly/4hnpoOt

Build practical skills in real-world evidence for oncology Join our online short course led by @lshtm.bsky.social experts and learn to evaluate data sources, assess study quality and generate robust evidence for treatment decisions. Running 10 Sept–12 Nov Apply: www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/course...

Next Thursday (23rd July), joins us online or at LSHTM for a @lshtm-dash.bsky.social seminar by Mia Tackney (MRC BSU) on her work 'Capturing the curve: Functional data analysis for validated digital outcome measures'. More details here: www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...

Capturing the curve: Functional data analysis for validated digital outcome

The use of digital health technologies to measure outcomes in clinical trials opens new opportunities as well as methodological challenges. Digital outcome measures can provide more convenient data

lshtm.ac.uk

More than 2,700 people are estimated to have died from heat-related causes during May & June 2026 heatwaves in England & Wales, a new rapid analysis finds Around 42% of these deaths were due to the additional heat caused by human-induced climate change More 👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...

🔬 Apply: MRes in Infectious & Tropical Diseases Designed to train the next generation of researchers, our new @lshtm.bsky.social programme provides rigorous training and hands-on research experience to tackle most pressing health challenges of our time Apply 🔽 www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/course...

Ready to study at LSHTM this autumn? Applications for our 2026/27 taught programmes close soon. Join us to improve health worldwide! Deadlines: Students requiring a visa: 26 July 2026 Non-visa students: 31 August 2026 Distance learning students: 14 September 2026 www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/course...

🌡️Why is Europe particularly vulnerable to extreme #heat? Malcolm Mistry tells @time.com: "In some sense Europe is facing the brunt of the overall global warming much faster than the rest of the world." 🔗 time.com/article/2026... @malmistry1977.bsky.social @lshtm.bsky.social

Why Is Europe So Ill-Equipped to Handle Heat Waves?

Europe is warming twice as fast as the rest of the world. But it's infrastructure was built for a cooler climate.

time.com

RAPID REACTION: Europe & UK see record temperatures 🌡️ Malcolm Mistry discusses the factors behind the current #heatwave, dangerous health impacts, and what countries should do to adapt Read more: www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n... @malmistry1977.bsky.social @lshtm-planet.bsky.social #PublicHealth

Has Europe learned lessons from 2003 #heatwave? Pierre Masselot tells @theguardian.com: “Climate scientists have been saying for a long time we’ll have a lot more 2003s... Now it’s become painfully obvious this is the case.” @lshtm-planet.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘A sad inevitability’: after decades of climate warnings, why is Europe so unprepared for rising heat?

Scorching summer of 2003 triggered first efforts to deal with the problem but heatwaves still have devastating impact

theguardian.com

Study shows Australian under-16s continue to access #SocialMedia despite ban Amrit Kaur Purba writes in @bmj.com: "Platforms, users, and technologies adapt... Australia’s experience suggests that implementation may matter as much as legislation." Read more👉 www.bmj.com/content/393/...

After a 2003 heatwave led to 70,000 deaths across Europe countries took steps to prepare But can the continent keep up with the accelerating pace of #heatwaves? Pierre Masselot tells @nytimes.com "We have adapted, but it is far from enough for what is coming..." www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/c...

Europe Created Heat-Wave Protections. Now Comes the ‘Crash Test.’

nytimes.com

🏥 As we reach 10 years since the Brexit referendum, @martinmckee.bsky.social reflects on its impact on the UK's cancer care systems, and the problems that still need tackling Read our @lshtm.bsky.social article 🔽 www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...

Europe: tourism feels the heat Malcolm Mistry tells @theipaper.com: “As extreme weather becomes more frequent – particularly in Southern Europe around the Mediterranean – we may see a fundamental shift in seasonal heat advisories and alerts altering tourist behaviour." inews.co.uk/news/summer-...

End of summer holidays to Spain as temperatures could hit 50°C in next decade

Temperatures in southern Europe and the Mediterranean are soon getting too hot for tourists

inews.co.uk

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Develop your epidemiological analysis skills on our intensive 2-week course. Learn classical methods including logistic, Poisson and Cox regression, with practical #Stata or R training to analyse real-world health #data. Runs in London or online 7-18 September 2026 Apply now 👉 bit.ly/4oclrhb