London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, University of London

Students, academics, and professionals come to the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) from all over the world because of its international presence, collaborative ethos, research excellence and prestigious study programmes in public and global health.
With a rich history of 120 years of world-leading research and teaching, LSHTM has built a strong and diverse international network of academics, alumni, students and partners. They all contribute to its mission of improving health worldwide, and have helped to establishing its place as one of the top public health institutions in the world.
Part of the University of London, LSHTM delivers research-led educational programmes to future health leaders, managers and researchers across the world. It has more than 1,000 master’s and doctoral students, 3,000 studying by distance learning and 1,000 each year on professional development programmes. Its programmes are dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in the fields of public and global health and are recognised by employers around the world.
LSHTM has more than 20,000 alumni in over 180 countries working in government, academia, international agencies and health services.
LSHTM consistently ranks highly in various global university league tables, and has a strong academic and media presence worldwide.

3rd in the world for Public Health – Shanghai Ranking 2018
Ranked 1st in the UK for the proportion of academic research with women listed as authors-2019 CWTS Leiden Ranking.
13th in the world, 9th in the UK in social sciences and public health - US News Best Global Universities Ranking 2019
27th in the world for medicine - 2019 QS World University Rankings
Queen's Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education in 2017
1st in Europe for research impact in sciences - top 1% most frequently cited publications according to 2018 CWT Leiden Ranking
Named ‘University of the Year 2016/17’ by Times Higher Education awards

It has 3,000 staff based all around the world with core hubs in London and at the MRC Units in The Gambia and Uganda, which joined LSHTM in February 2018. Its outstanding, diverse and committed staff make an impact where it is most needed - deploying research in real time in response to crises, developing innovative programmes for major health threats, or training the next generations of public and global health leaders and researchers.