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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

BREAKING NEWS: A suspected #plague death has been reported in #Russia LSHTM expert explains current risk to humans is likely low, but shows importance of biosafety procedures. Read more: www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n... #PublicHealth

"To prevent further transmission in cases such as this, the monitoring and isolation of laboratory staff and other key contacts is a sensible and precautionary measure." Brendan Wren, Professor of Microbial Pathogenesis, LSHTM

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CILIP @cilip.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Need the skills to spot misinformation? Join our webinar on Day 1 of #GreenLibrariesWeek, where expert speakers will unpack climate mis & disinformation, and share practical tips to help you assess online information with confidence. Sign up here: ow.ly/RIjc50ZUm5i

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LSHTM Library, Archive & Open Research Services @lshtm-laors.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

📣 #PhD thesis now live in Research Online! Portable Devices for Diagnosis of Glaucoma in Community Health Care Settings in Nigeria/ Garba. F doi.org/10.17037/PUB... #eyehealth #glaucoma #Nigeria #openaccess

Image of a banner for the Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

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LSHTM Alumni @lshtmalumni.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

🌟Alumni Advice #4 Happy Friday! We hope your first week at @lshtm.bsky.social has been full of exciting new experiences, useful information, and opportunities to settle into life in London. 💬 As you begin your LSHTM journey, we think Nayan Chakravarty (MSc Public Health, 2011) said it best:

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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

🆕1 in 5 young people in UK regret a health decision they made based on #misinformation A new LSHTM report reveals public attitudes & exposure to false or misleading health information. Read more 👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...

A London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine-branded infographic post with the header sentence on the upper left hand side of the image reading 'Have you made a health decision based on misinformation you late regretted?'. The main body of the image has a stat reading '1 in 5 UK adults aged 18-34* regretted a health decision based on misinformation.', next to a row of five humanoid silhouettes, with one silhouette coloured green to correspond with the statistic and the other four coloured white. There is also a sentence on the lower left hand side of the image, reading '*Based on a survey of 2,110 UK adults carried out 9-10 September 2026.

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LSHTM Library, Archive & Open Research Services @lshtm-laors.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

📣 #PhD thesis now live in Research Online! "Can quality improvement be sustained? Understanding the sustained effects of the Nigeria Healthcare Quality Initiative in public and private facilities"/ Umar-Sadiq, M doi.org/10.17037/PUB... #publichealth #Nigeria #openaccess

Image of a banner for the Faculty of Public Health and Policy from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

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LSHTM Library, Archive & Open Research Services @lshtm-laors.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

📣 #PhD thesis now live in Research Online! Quantifying human health impacts of plastics’ life cycle pollution: from planetary health research to policy/ Deeney. M doi.org/10.17037/PUB... #pollution #healthresearch #openaccess

Image of a banner for the Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

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LSHTM Library, Archive & Open Research Services @lshtm-laors.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

📣 #PhD thesis now live in Research Online! Small and nutritionally at-risk infants under six months of age and their mothers: Implementing a care pathway in Senegal/ van Immerzeel, TD doi.org/10.17037/PUB... #Senegal #nutrition #openaccess

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LSHTM Library, Archive & Open Research Services @lshtm-laors.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

📢 A warm welcome once again to all new LSHTM students starting this month 👋 We'll be running induction sessions next week (from 28 Sep) @ Keppel Street ⬇️ 13:00-14:00 Monday to Friday & 17:30-18:30 Mon to Thurs Info: bit.ly/46nPJGw Book via: bit.ly/LAORSbookings (login required) @lshtm.bsky.social

Students attending an induction session in the Barnard Room of LSHTM Library.

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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

👋It's #WelcomeWeek and we're excited to welcome our new & returning students. Here's to a successful year of study and research! Check out our packed programme of events designed to help you settle in and learn more about our vibrant, global LSHTM community. 👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/new-st...

A group of four students stood in front of a table of information, speaking to a male academic member of staff. More students sit behind them on stairs.

Two students wearing backpacks, showing a mobile phone to an academic member of staff.

A young female student speaks to a table of academic staff, with a group of students in the background mingling together.

A bird's-eye view of students sat in small groups on steps inside the Keppel Street building.

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LSHTM Library, Archive & Open Research Services @lshtm-laors.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

📣 #PhD thesis now live in Research Online! Kumar, D (2026) Postpartum Depression In Rural India: Impact of an Integrated Mother-Child-Focussed Psychosocial Intervention (SPRING) Risk Factors, and Consequences for.../ Kumar, D doi.org/10.17037/PUB... #India #childdevelopment #openaccess

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LSHTM Alumni @lshtmalumni.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

💡Welcome Week Alumni Advice #2 From making the most of your studies to building lifelong connections, our alumni know a thing or two about the @lshtm.bsky.social experience. Thank you to our incredible alumni community for sharing their words of wisdom with our newest students. 💙 #LSHTMAlumni

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LSHTM Library, Archive & Open Research Services @lshtm-laors.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Fantastic to see so many new MSc students at Keppel Street today! 🙌 Pop by and see us at the Welcome Fair - we’ll be here in the South Courtyard (Keppel Street) until 3pm today. We will be happy to answer your questions about how we can help with your studies…plus we have goodies to give away too!

Kin and John from the Library, Archive & Open Research Services (LAORS) team at the LAORS stall. Books, postcards, chocolates and a "Library Services" banner can also be seen.

Students attending Welcome Week in the South Courtyard are of Keppel Street at LSHTM.

John and Phil at the LAORS stall, showing the Library website. books, postcards and other materials from the Library. A London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine table cloth can also be seen.

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LSHTM Library, Archive & Open Research Services @lshtm-laors.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

📣 #PhD thesis now live in Research Online! Evidence Synthesis to Inform Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine Introduction in India: Prioritisation, Antimicrobial Resistance, and Disease and Economic Burden Assessment/ Mogasale, V doi.org/10.17037/PUB... #vaccines #India #openaccess

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LSHTM Alumni @lshtmalumni.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

🎓 Welcome Week Alumni Advice #1 Starting your @lshtm.bsky.social journey? Our alumni have been where you are now and know just how valuable a little advice can be. Thanks to our global alumni community for sharing their wisdom with the next generation. 💙 #LSHTMAlumni

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LSHTM Library, Archive & Open Research Services @lshtm-laors.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

📣 #PhD thesis now live in Research Online! Self-testing under uncertainty in African health systems/Dunkley, Y doi.org/10.17037/PUB... #openaccess #healthsytems #Africa

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LSHTM Library, Archive & Open Research Services @lshtm-laors.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

📣 #PhD thesis now live in Research Online! Exploring Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Amongst Refugees with Disabilities in Uganda/ Crow, CL doi.org/10.17037/PUB... #Uganda #reproductivehealth #refugees

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LSHTM Library, Archive & Open Research Services @lshtm-laors.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

📣 #PhD thesis now live in Research Online! Male involvement in pregnancy care and couple prenatal HIV prevention in Cameroon: qualitative evidence from the perspectives of pregnant couples and health workers/ Foglabenchi, LH doi.org/10.17037/PUB... #Cameroon #pregnancy #hiv #prevention

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LSHTM Library, Archive & Open Research Services @lshtm-laors.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The latest piece in our Rare Books blog series features Dr Amolak Ram Mehta (1894–1986). It charts his journey from being a student at the London School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM, as LSHTM formerly was) to being Deputy Director-General of Health Services for the Government of India: bit.ly/4xAgYYH

Amolak can be seen in the front row, seventh from the right in this photo titled "London School of Tropical Medicine, 64th Session, October-December, 1920".

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LSHTM Library, Archive & Open Research Services @lshtm-laors.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

We will be closing at 17:00 this Friday 18 September due to a lack of available staff. The main Reading Room will be closed from 15:00 to prepare for registration but the Barnard Room will remain available until 17:00. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

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LSHTM Library, Archive & Open Research Services @lshtm-laors.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

📣 #PhD thesis now live in Research Online! Using impact-based forecasting to improve climate-sensitive infectious disease outbreak prevention, preparedness, and response in humanitarian settings/ Alcayna Stevens, TZ doi.org/10.17037/PUB... #climate #infectious #diseases #prevention

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LSHTM Library, Archive & Open Research Services @lshtm-laors.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Next week we will be running the first in our series of events exploring access to medical colonial photographs in archive collections--working with our consultants from Decolonising the Archive to evaluate if and how these collections can be made accessible. ✨To get involved or find out more: ✨

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Reframing Access to Colonial Medical Photograph Collection, with Decolonising

OverviewIn 2024, the Archives Service was awarded funding from The National Archive’s Research and Innovation fund to reframe access to our historic medical photograph collection.Continuing our

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LSHTM Library, Archive & Open Research Services @lshtm-laors.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Welcoming new and returning students to LSHTM. The library has a selection of book on display to assist you with your studies as well as maintaining your mental health. Further information on library and pastoral services: blogs.lshtm.ac.uk/library/2026... IMAGE: LSHTM library reading room.

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Book Display: Welcoming New and Returning Students 2026 - Library, Archive & Open Research Services blog

Start your journey with us! Welcome to all new and returning students from Library, Archive...

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LSHTM Library, Archive & Open Research Services @lshtm-laors.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

📣 #PhD thesis now live in Research Online! Working Conditions and Well-being of Child Domestic Workers: Insights from Qualitative Research and Qualitative Comparative Analysis/Kyaw, AT doi.org/10.17037/PUB... #openaccess #thesis #childlabour

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LSHTM Library, Archive & Open Research Services @lshtm-laors.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

📣 #PhD thesis now live in Research Online! Next-generation sequencing of tick-borne viruses in endemic regions: development and optimisation of viral RNA enrichment approaches and genetic analysis of human and tick-derived viruses/D’Addiego, J doi.org/10.17037/PUB... #infectiousdiseases

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LSHTM Library, Archive & Open Research Services @lshtm-laors.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

📣 #PhD thesis now live in Research Online! A national population-based evaluation of the translation of clinical trial evidence into practice for patients with prostate cancer in England using linked electronic health../ Dodkins, JB doi.org/10.17037/PUB... #cancer #clinicaltrials #prostatecancer

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LSHTM Library, Archive & Open Research Services @lshtm-laors.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

📣 #PhD thesis now live in Research Online! Belief-behaviour dynamics and active commuting decisions: an agent-based simulation approach/ Greener, RA DOI: 10.17037/PUBS.04683022 #open access #commuting #publichealth

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LSHTM Library, Archive & Open Research Services @lshtm-laors.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

📣 #PhD thesis now live in Research Online! The feasibility and effectiveness of mobile apps in facilitating the consumption of more sustainable and healthier diets in adults/ Curtin, E @estherlcurtin.bsky.social doi.org/10.17037/PUB... #publichealth #openaccess

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LSHTM Library, Archive & Open Research Services @lshtm-laors.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

📣 #PhD thesis now live in Research Online! The evaluation of insecticide-treated screening of unimproved housing for malaria control in Tanzania: Laboratory, semi-field system .../Odufuwa, OG @olukayode-odufuwa.bsky.social doi.org/10.17037/PUB... #Tanzania #PhD #thesis #malaria #openaccess

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LSHTM Library, Archive & Open Research Services @lshtm-laors.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

📢New #PhD thesis now live in Research Online! Genomic epidemiology, evolution, and transmission dynamics of respiratory pathogens during the COVID-19 pandemic in The Gambia/by Abdoulie Kanteh doi.org/10.17037/PUB...

PhD thesis from the Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

BREAKING NEWS: Mosquitoes that can carry #chikungunya, #dengue and #Zika virus breeding in UK 🦟 Aedes aegypti #mosquitoes and larvae found in residential properties in east London. LSHTM experts explain current risk to humans is low but action is needed. 👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...

Aedes aegypti, a mosquito with black and white markings on its legs.

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LSHTM Library, Archive & Open Research Services @lshtm-laors.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

📣Early Closing We will be closing early at 17:00 on Friday 4 September and on Monday 7 September due to a lack of available staff. Study spaces in the North Courtyard will remain open. We apologise for any inconvenience.

Picture of the library reading room taken through the railings of the balcony.

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LSHTM Alumni @lshtmalumni.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Important Library Information for any alumni who were planning to visit the LSHTM Library at Keppel Street on Monday 31 August or Tuesday 1 September!

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LSHTM Library, Archive & Open Research Services @lshtm-laors.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

The Library will be closed on Monday 31 August for the public holiday and on Tuesday 1 September for our Staff Planning Day. Study areas on the ground floor of Keppel Street will be open on Tuesday 07:00 - 21:00 and at the Education Centre on Monday 08:00 - 16:00 and Tuesday 06:00 - 23:00.

View of the LSHTM Library Reading Room, empty.

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LSHTM Library, Archive & Open Research Services @lshtm-laors.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

This is a great idea from our colleagues in the @lshtmalumni.bsky.social team ⬇️ #LSHTMAlumni - please do share your top tips! 🙏

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LSHTM Library, Archive & Open Research Services @lshtm-laors.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Today is #worldmosquitoday, marking the discovery that female anopheles mosquitoes act as vectors for malaria by Ronald Ross in 1897! The LSHTM archives service hold the Ross collection which includes the notebook in which he made the connection!

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LSHTM Library, Archive & Open Research Services @lshtm-laors.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

It's been fantastic to be in Busan over the last few days for IFLA's World Library & Information Congress 🇰🇷 #WLIC2026 Great to discuss key issues & to share ideas with 3,191 delegates from 111 countries. Next year WLIC comes to London and we look forward to seeing many of you again here in the UK!

IFLA WLIC 2026 Busan floral banner, featuring the congress book and rosette motif.

"IFLA President's Session 2026: A User's Guide to Being Bold - 11 August 2026" title slide on a screen at the IFLA WLIC conference. Leslie Weir, President of IFLA, presents beside the screen. In a second image, bios of the panel for this session can be seen: "Leslie Weir IFLA President, 2025-2027, Te Paea Paringatai, IFLA President-elect, 2025-2027, Robert Newlen, Acting Librarian of Congress, Library of Congress, Charles Nzivo, IFLA DG and CEO, Kenya National Library Service Jianzhong Wu, Former University Librarian, University of Macao". Delegates and Leslie Weir can also be seen in the photo.

"IFLA WLIC London 2027 9-13 August, ExCel London" displayed on the screen at IFLA WLIC with pictures of London behind it. In front of the screen are members of the National Committee for the congress in London.

The BEXCO Exhibition Center in Busan, with IFLA WLIC 2026 banners displayed outside it.

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LSHTM Library, Archive & Open Research Services @lshtm-laors.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

📢New book display on climate change The current heatwave is a stark reminder to us all of the continuing effects of climate change. To promote this subject, the library has put out a small display of books relating to climate change in the Reading Room. blogs.lshtm.ac.uk/library/2026...

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LSHTM Library, Archive & Open Research Services @lshtm-laors.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

📢New #PhD thesis now live in Research Online! Exploring the influence of context in complex health system strengthening interventions: A mixed methods study of performance-based financing in Zambia/By Miguel Pugliese García doi.org/10.17037/PUBS.04682700 #OpenAccess #Thesis

PhD thesis from the Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

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LSHTM Library, Archive & Open Research Services @lshtm-laors.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

📢New #DrPH thesis live in Research Online! Assuring Research Integrity Without Eroding Trust: A Case Study in UK Higher Education/ By Patricia Henley doi.org/10.17037/PUBS.04682698 #OpenAccess #Thesis

DrPH thesis from the Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

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LSHTM Library, Archive & Open Research Services @lshtm-laors.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

📢New #PhD thesis now live in Research Online! Norovirus-linked acute kidney injury: epidemiology, dynamics and the impact of future vaccines/By Hikaru Bolt doi.org/10.17037/PUBS.04682696 #OpenAccess #Thesis

PhD thesis from the Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

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LSHTM Library, Archive & Open Research Services @lshtm-laors.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

📢New #PhD thesis now live in Research Online! Role of Schistosoma mansoni in aetiology of Environment Enteric Dysfunction in Pre-School aged Children (SEEP) in the Albertine Region, Western Uganda/By Andrew Edielu doi.org/10.17037/PUBS.04681610 #OpenAccess #Thesis

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LSHTM Library, Archive & Open Research Services @lshtm-laors.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

📢 #DrPH thesis live in Research Online! Exploring the views of Research Ethics Committee Members in England on the use of Artificial Intelligence in the governance and ethics reviews of Clinical Trials of Investigational Medicinal Products/Jonathan Fennelly-Barnwell doi.org/10.17037/PUBS.04682690

DrPH thesis from the Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

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LSHTM Library, Archive & Open Research Services @lshtm-laors.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

📢New #PhD thesis now live in Research Online! Missing measures? Evaluation of register data in labour and delivery wards compared with caesarean section theatres in Bangladesh, Tanzania and Nepal: Implications for improving data quality and use/By Harriet Ruysen doi.org/10.17037/PUBS.04682660

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LSHTM Library, Archive & Open Research Services @lshtm-laors.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

📣New #PhD thesis now live on Research Online! Understanding the indirect effects of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and its mitigation measures on Zimbabwe’s health workforce, healthcare access and livelihoods / by Tinotenda Taruvinga doi.org/10.17037/PUBS.04682450 #OpenAccess #Thesis

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LSHTM Library, Archive & Open Research Services @lshtm-laors.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

📢New #PhD thesis now live in Research Online! Quantifying the dynamics of antibiotic resistance spread in Staphylococcus aureus: integrating antibiotic impact, phage predation and horizontal gene transfer/By Alastair Clements doi.org/10.17037/PUB... #OpenAccess #Thesis

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LSHTM Library, Archive & Open Research Services @lshtm-laors.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

📢New #PhD thesis now live in Research Online! Rift Valley fever immuno-epidemiology, disease severity, and vaccine response among human populations in Uganda/By Zacchaeus Anywaine doi.org/10.17037/PUB... #OpenAccess #Thesis

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LSHTM Library, Archive & Open Research Services @lshtm-laors.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

From 1 August the Library will no longer be open at weekends. LSHTM Students can use the Education Centre for study from 08:00 to 16:00 Saturdays & Sundays. You can find more information about using other academic libraries nearby, including Senate House Library, at www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/lib...

Interior of study area in the LSHTM Education Centre at Tavistock Place showing desks with monitors and keyboards.

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LSHTM Library, Archive & Open Research Services @lshtm-laors.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

What’s stopping researchers from sharing high-quality data — and how can it change? A Technology Network article by Elsa Loissel, with contribution from Gareth Knight, Research Data Manager in LSHTM's Library, Archive & Open Research Services

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Data Management: Between Pain Points and Opportunities

As funders and journals push for open science, researchers face growing pressure to share reusable data. This article explores the cultural, technical, and infrastructural challenges holding back prog...

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