London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)

Telephone: +44 (0)207 299 4646
Fax: +44 (0)207 323 0638
www: http://www.lshtm.ac.uk

Welcome from the Director

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is Britain's national school of public health and a leading postgraduate institution in Europe for public health and tropical medicine. Part of the University of London, the London School is an internationally recognized centre of excellence in public health, international health and tropical medicine with a remarkable depth and breadth of expertise. It is one of the highest-rated research institutions in the UK.

Its environment is a rich multicultural one: every year over 800 students come to the School from 120 countries. Staff are drawn from 37 nationalities.

Since coming here as Director in 2001, I have been impressed by the energy and commitment of the School and its staff. We collaborate in research with over 115 countries throughout the world, utilizing our critical mass of multidisciplinary expertise which includes clinicians, epidemiologists, statisticians, social scientists, molecular biologists and immunologists.

The School's focus on the health of populations as a framework for our research and teaching will continue to bring us new opportunities in the UK, in Europe and abroad. I hope these Web pages will give you useful information about our research and teaching programmes and will inspire you to join us.

Andy Haines
Director