Our Bacterial Special Interest Group (BSIG) has a dedicated platform to help promote communication between microbiologists and clinicians involved in the diagnosis and treatment of STIs. Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/3WsOmRf

It's #WelcomeWeek at LSHTM and we're busy welcoming the new students and enthusing the next generation of STI researchers.

Save the date for our next STIRIG webinar: Understanding the costs and benefits of the HPV vaccination in South Africa 🗓️Thur 2nd Oct 🕥1-2pm UK time 👤Prof Edina Sinanovic Further details 👇 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e... #HPV #cervicalcancer #vaccines

Save the date for our next STIRIG webinar: Understanding the costs and benefits of the HPV vaccination in South Africa 🗓️Thur 2nd Oct 🕥1-2pm UK time 👤Prof Edina Sinanovic Further details 👇 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e... #HPV #cervicalcancer #vaccines

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Among the STIs at risk, #gonorrhoea tops WHO’s AMR priority list with worrying resistance to almost every available treatment. We welcome this timely report from Impact Global Health which reflects GARDP's own observations on #AMR advancing faster than product development. 🔗http://bit.ly/46hdSNv

Join us on 16th September for a webinar discussing preliminary findings from a national cross-sectional study, mapping reproductive tract infections among Ghanaian youth #STI #STIs #STISky

At a time when STI rates are rising, US cuts to STI programs are impacting everything from doxyPEP studies to point-of-care syphilis testing, undermining efforts to prevent congenital syphilis. Powerful article highlighting some of the devastating impact of the cuts. 👇 #STIs #syphilis #HIV

Join us in September for a webinar discussing preliminary findings from a national cross-sectional study, mapping reproductive tract infections among Ghanaian youth #STI #STIs #STISky

The rollout of a gonorrhoea vaccination programme marks an important step forward for sexual health in England. It provides a powerful new tool to tackle record-high rates that are disproportionately impacting on some communities. 🔗 Find out more: bit.ly/3UeaXj5

Looking for the latest on #PublicHealth? Follow LSHTM centres, projects & groups to get the inside story. Welcoming new additions: @lshtm-crises.bsky.social @tb-lshtm.bsky.social @reachproject-lshtm.bsky.social 🎉🎉🎉 go.bsky.app/4FczAGW

Best poster presentation in behavioural and social sciences at #STIHIV2025 - congratulations to STIRIG Co-Director Emma Harding-Esch! @ehardingesch.bsky.social #IUSTI2025 #STISky #STI

STIs are on the rise but funding for research, testing & prevention is falling. We urgently need investment in: 🔴 STI vaccines 🔴 Diagnostics 🔴 Infrastructure 🔴 AMR surveillance 🔴 Access to care Read the brief: www.stiwatch.org/worldwide-pr... #STIAwareness #STI #STISky #STIs

Save the date for our next STIRIG webinar: Mapping reproductive tract infections among Ghanaian youth 🗓️Tue 16th Sept 🕥1-2pm UK time 👤Dr Laud Bausing Further details 👇 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...

Following all the #STIHIV2025 news this week!

Yesterday STIRIG set out on a queer history tour of Soho with an HIV/STI slant, led by the knowledgeable & charming Mark Cox. We covered everything from the origin of the name "Soho" to the impact of HIV on the queer community in the 1980s. Strong recommend! www.stumblelondontours.com/tours

❗NEWS: #WHO issued new guidelines recommending injectable #lenacapavir for #PrEP, an important step forward. Now funding & collaboration must follow to ensure this tool delivers on its potential. www.who.int/news/item/14... What's next? avac.org/resource/now... avac.org/resource/now... #IAS2025

Looking for a new opportunity in epidemiology? There's an awesome Postdoc opportunity available in the Natsal study at UCL. Working on complex data covering sexual behaviours, STIs, with data linkage and biodata. I've joined this group a 10 months ago and it's been the best move!

🚨 We're hiring! 🚨 BASHH is seeking a full-time Training & Membership Officer. 📍 Permanent role 📅 Applications close: 30 July 💻 Interviews: 7 Aug (online) Learn more and apply now ➡️ bit.ly/44BFUCn

Happening tomorrow! We’re launching the new #GlobalAIDSUpdate2025 with the latest HIV data, stories, and key insights about the global HIV response. 🔴Watch live on YouTube starting at 11:30 CAT. www.youtube.com/live/jA3FScr...

Incredible opportunity to work with an excellent team AND undertake a funded PhD on syphilis and STI control in the UK 👇

Pre-launch Global Webinar on the @who.int operational guidance for sustaining HIV, viral hepatitis and STI priority services in a changing funding landscape 🗓️Wednesday 02 July 2025 🕰️12:00 pm – 1:30 pm (CEST) Zoom link for registration: who.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #STI #STISky #HIV #HIVSky

Congratulations to the New Zealand Herpes Foundation on winning a prize for their excellent campaign to destigmatize herpes. 👏 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

New blogs on the STIRIG website! Hear from 2 staff members about their career history, challenges, advice for people wanting to work in STI research and myths/misconceptions about STI research they'd like to dispel. www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen... (scroll to the bottom of the page for the blogs)

Starting now!

🩸 Today is #MenstrualHygieneDay— a global call to raise awareness, promote hygiene, and improve access to menstrual products and supportive environments. We’re spotlighting the MENISCUS trial, a major study from the MRC/UVRI & LSHTM Uganda research unit, with partners WoMena🧵👇 @nkate.bsky.social

Highlighting the importance of access not only to the new gonorrhoea vaccine, but to sexual health services more broadly 👇

Gonorrhoea vaccine available in the UK for men who have sex with men. STIRIG Co-Director @ehardingesch.bsky.social comments for the Independent. www.independent.co.uk/news/health/... #STIs #STISky #gonorrhoea #gonorrhea

The US funding freeze has disrupted Zimbabwe's HIV care: clinics closed, health workers laid off and people facing medication shortages and huge psychological impact. Powerful piece from Rumbie Gumbie @thruzim.bsky.social www.thruzim.org/post/the-rea...

Get submitting! #STISky #STI

I wrote about the devastating impact that international aid cuts will have on the HIV sector globally for @the-independent.com “We cannot sit back and watch this humanitarian disaster unfold. We must act.” www.independent.co.uk/voices/labou...

It’s #STI Awareness Week! 🧬 From new self-tests to promising vaccine research, there's momentum—but also real threats from funding cuts and agency rollbacks. Stay informed. 🔗 STIwatch.org #STIAwarenessWeek #STIWatch #VaccinesWork #PublicHealth

Scientists urged to resist censorship and uphold HIV research principles as anti-science policies threaten global HIV progress. #HIVSky #PublicHealth journals.lww.com/aidsonline/f...?

Inaugural lecture alert! 👤Professor Michael Marks @drmichaelmarks.bsky.social 🗓️Thur 29th May, 17.15 UK time www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...

🧪 “The abrupt halt has stranded about 1,000 samples of #gonorrhea and other sexually transmitted pathogens... “There are as many as 30 freezers full of samples that now have no custodians…” Massive loss to science, history, #PublicHealth internationally @stirig-lshtm.bsky.social @stihiv2025.org

Interested in the latest on #PublicHealth? Follow LSHTM's centres, projects & groups for more about our research, courses, and events: go.bsky.app/4FczAGW

Latest #STIWatch issue is out! We cover the first self-test for chlamydia, gonorrhea & trich, introduce a new #selfcare guide and spotlight the top issues we’re monitoring as the dismantling of global health continues. #STI 🔗 www.stiwatch.org/stiwatch-qua...

We are open for recruitment! The @spearstudy.bsky.social is investigating antibiotic resistance and microbiome changes in people using and not using doxyPEP to prevent STIs. Visit doxypep.me/spear @uclglobalhealth.bsky.social @cnwlnhs.bsky.social @thelovetankcic.bsky.social

If you missed this excellent and informative seminar, the good news is that the recording is available here: www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...

BRTI is seeking a Study Coordinator for the PROMISE Study in Harare. This 6-month, full-time role focuses on improving maternal and newborn health by integrating diagnostic-led STI screening into antenatal care. Details here ⤵️

Totally thrilled to be working with @drlaurajwaters.bsky.social and Dr. Magnus Gisslen again to summarize the top studies from #CROI2025. #IDSky #HIVSky Please sign up to join us! 31 March, 2025 medevents.se/events/ch2-2025

⏰The countdown is on! Don’t miss your chance to showcase your incredible work at the BASHH Annual Conference. Submit your abstract by the end of the week to platform your work and share with colleagues. Find the full abstract guidelines here: bit.ly/4arMKNr

Happy #ResearchFish day to all those who celebrate!

At #CROI2025, cutting-edge science highlights what’s at stake amid sweeping US funding cuts. Innovations in LA PrEP, on-demand PrEP for women, cure advances, and expanded STI efforts could transform global health—if we unite behind the evidence. Read our summary, avac.org/blog/croi202...

Saddened to hear of the death of an HIV and STI legend. Condolences to all who knew him.

We were saddened to hear of the death of an incredible person who made huge impact in the field of HIV and STIs, Dr Nick Medland. Our condolences to all who knew him. www.kirby.unsw.edu.au/news/vale-dr...

Phase I results often don't translate into proven efficacy in late phase trials, but once yearly PrEP against HIV is a tantalising prospect. Very promising.

Join us for Prof Richard Hayes' retirement lecture on 18th March. Richard was PI of the HPTN 071 (PopART) study, a CRT evaluating the impact of a universal test & treat intervention on population-level HIV incidence in Zambia and South Africa. www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...