After today the library desk will be closed for the Christmas festive period until the 5th January but our users can still study in the main Mary Kingsley study space throughout this time. The Library team would like to wish everyone a happy and relaxing festive season. We will see you in 2026!

Register now for our In-Person Open Event, taking place Wednesday 19 November 2025, 1-4pm. Thinking of studying with us? Join us at our Liverpool campus and find out why we are ranked 1st overall in the UK for student satisfaction (PTES 2025). Register now for your free place: lstm.ac/OpeneventNov25

The team from the library would like to welcome all the new Masters and Diploma students to LSTM. Come and see us in our lovely new space in the hub!

We are delighted to have been shortlisted in two categories at the Times Higher Education Awards 2025! We are nominated for Specialist Institution of the Year and Outstanding Estates Team in the 21st annual #THEAwards that celebrate excellence across UK and Irish higher education. lstm.ac/3HZY0XE

We are delighted to be ranked first overall in the latest Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey (PTES). PTES, co-ordinated by AdvanceHE, is the only UK higher education survey to gain insight from postgraduate students about their teaching and learning experience. Read more: lstm.ac/PTES25.

A recent visit from our library colleague Teddie Chima based at one of our global hubs MLW, Malawi who was in Liverpool for a week to share best practice and ideas.

A big thank you to our colleagues David Archer & Eloise Carpenter from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine for hand delivering the new edition of Barnard's classification scheme which we use in the library. Barnard was the first LSHTM librarian. #Barnard

What better time to come and check out the new library and study space than #LibrariesWeek. We have lots of different areas for you to study in and you'll also find the library desk and student support desk for all your queries.

Our fabulous Archivist Ian presenting some LSTM heritage materials to visitors from the international library conference LibPMC #LibPMC2025

The wait is nearly over! www.facebook.com/reel/1130319...

Happy World Book Day! Whether you read a book for research or read for pleasure, the main thing today is just read a book📖 Happy reading😍 #worldbookday2025

The main library study space will be closed on Thursday & Friday (27th/28th February) due to internal building works as part of the Mary Kingsley refurbishment. But you can still study in the IT room just inside the entrance and the staff will still be there if you need us😀

Today is International Day of Women & Girls in Science, an annual celebration of the contribution of women in science. Professor Hilary Ranson, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research Culture & Integrity, pays tribute to the vital research at LSTM that could not happen without the work of female staff.

2/ The HUGS team will be sharing their research findings at an upcoming Royal Society event on 3 – 4 Feb. 📅 Don't miss it! Sign up here: https://buff.ly/3EskuOE.

1/ Schistosomiasis research is a major focus of @CNTD_LSTM. #WorldNTDDay Prof @StothardRuss and @HUGS_LSTM regularly publish new research, including this paper from PhD student @johnarcher088 ➡️ https://buff.ly/4ggxEM3. Visit the HUGS webpage ➡️ https://buff.ly/40B65ar.

Happy Lunar New Year to all those celebrating! As we enter the year of the snake 🐍 let's celebrate all the snakebite research and advocacy being undertaken by the CSRI in LSTM. www.lstmed.ac.uk/the-centre-f... #LunarNewYear #YearoftheSnake #ChineseNewYear

Find out more about studying for a Diploma in Tropical Nursing at LSTM in our online information session, taking place 2-3pm on Tuesday 4th February. Hear from course director Terry Kana and ask any questions you may have in our live Q&A. Register for your place here: https://buff.ly/40DQ2bS

#Congratulations, our own Sarah Lewis-Newton has had a paper published with our colleague Martha Judith Chinouya from Global Health Education entitled "Boys and Men": the Making of Senegambian and Congolese Masculinity in Tropical Africa: A Reflection archive.lstmed.ac.uk/26077/

Its #NationalLibraryShelfieDay! What better day to showcase a small slice of our Historical collection shelves.

“[Liverpool] has a long history with tropical medicine and is now home to one of the largest biotech clusters in Europe.” Great piece in The Observer about the ambitions of the @lpoolcityregion.bsky.social in life sciences, infectious disease research and vaccine development. lstm.ac/Liverpool-LS

Stay safe in the wintry weather ❄️Just a reminder that the library is open Monday-Friday from 9.00am-5.00pm

The Library will be closed from Friday 20th December until Wednesday 1st January (inclusive). We will reopen again on Thursday 2nd January. The Library team would like to wish all of the LSTM community a very Merry Christmas🎄