LSHTM
The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is one of the world’s leading centres for postgraduate teaching and research in public health and tropical medicine. The School provides a national and international focus of collaboration in teaching and research which integrates laboratory, clinical, population and social sciences to address the broad issues of health. The range and depth of the School’s expertise is unique in Europe, and it is this critical mass and multidisciplinary strength which makes it a world leading centre in its field. The quality and relevance of its work are demonstrated by the impact of its research publications and its contribution to policy and practice across the world, including the UK.
Vision
The School will continue to enhance its position as a global leader in research, focusing on work of the highest, internationally-competitive standard. Our research will be methodologically rigorous, conceptually innovative, focused on important scientific questions, responsive to existing and emerging health priorities, influential in the development and implementation of policy and practice, and financially sustainable.
The School’s teaching programme of postgraduate taught courses and research degrees will provide education and training of the highest quality for future leaders, practitioners, and researchers in public health and tropical medicine within London, the UK and internationally. Recognising the changing needs of learners, the programme will offer considerable flexibility in study opportunities facilitated by strategic partnerships and the use of appropriate technology.
The School will seek to maximise its impact on scientific knowledge and to inform policy and practice in countries at all levels of development. This will be achieved through engagement with research users throughout the research process, maintaining strategic relationships with key stakeholders, and enhancing the School’s communications capacity.
Mission
To contribute to the improvement of health worldwide through the pursuit of excellence in research, postgraduate teaching and advanced training in national and international public health and tropical medicine, and through informing policy and practice in these areas.
Values
- Dedication to reducing inequalities in health and global disease burdens through research and education.
- Excellence in research, education, and stakeholder engagement, which will be achieved by attracting and retaining high calibre, committed and diverse staff and students.
- Engagement in the translation of knowledge into health-related policy and practice.
- Strong relationships with partners and other stakeholders, which are based on mutual respect, honesty and openness.
- Sharing expertise to support the development of capacity in other research and public health institutions, particularly those in lower income countries.
- Equal opportunities with respect to gender, race, sexuality, age, disability, religion, political affiliation, marital or parental status, and socio-economic background within and through all activities.
- Commitment to environmental sustainability.
Services
- Research in public health and tropical medicine.
- Post-graduate and short-course education in subjects such as public health, epidemiology, medical statistics and demography.
- Engagement with stakeholders.