The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is a world-leading centre for research and postgraduate education in public and global health, with 3,500 students and more than 1,000 staff working in over 100 countries. The School is one of the highest-rated research institutions in the UK, and was recently cited as one of the world’s top universities for collaborative research.
Seeking to offer challenge, choice and individual learning, the School is particularly noted for the excellence of its postgraduate medical training. The teaching programme includes a combination of laboratory-based biological courses and non-laboratory social scientific courses to cover all areas of public and population health, epidemiology, control of infectious diseases and tropical medicine.
The courses are recognised by national and international employers attracting highly motivated students and experienced professionals. On completion of their studies, students go on to work in a range of capacities in NGOs, ministries of health, health services in the UK and overseas, academia, charities and private industry.