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Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine @lstmnews.bsky.social · 6d

Professor David Lalloo, Vice-Chancellor of Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, was made Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (CMG) by the Prince of Wales in an investiture ceremony held at Windsor Castle this week.

Read more: lstm.ac/48Jei1S (image: PA)

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Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine @lstmnews.bsky.social · 8d

Our Vice-Chancellor Professor David Lalloo has been at the Labour party conference, here in Liverpool, making the case for how global health investment supports the UK economy and life sciences sector, as well as saving lives around the world.

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Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine @lstmnews.bsky.social · 9d

Our next LSTM Inaugural Lecture takes place on Wed 22 Oct (5-7pm BST).

Professor Euphemia Sibanda will share insights from her work in tackling barriers to uptake of evidence-based HIV and SRH interventions among different populations. Book now: lstm.ac/EuphemiaLect...

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Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine @lstmnews.bsky.social · 12d

Congratulations to Professor Giancarlo Biagini who has received the Hemingway Award!

The biennial award, given jointly by RSTMH and LSTM, recognises successful delivery or encouragement of translational science.

Find out more: www.rstmh.org/news-blog/ne...

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine @lstmnews.bsky.social · 14d

We have maintained our excellent performance in Research England's Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF) results, an annual appraisal that helps universities and policymakers understand how higher education achieves economic growth and societal benefit across England.

Read more: lstm.ac/4nn127M

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Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine @lstmnews.bsky.social · 14d

Yesterday, we hosted the E3 Research Showcase, a celebration of how UKRI investment is driving innovation across LSTM.

From new drugs and diagnostics to disease elimination strategies and snakebite research, talks showed how E3 is growing capacity and delivering science with global health impact.

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Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine @lstmnews.bsky.social · 15d

We were delighted to welcome Julia Gillard, Chair of Wellcome Trust and former Prime Minister of Australia, for a special visit to discuss advancing science that drives equitable health outcomes around the world.

Read more: lstm.ac/JuliaGillard

Julia Gillard with Professor David Lalloo and Elhadj As Sy

Julia Gillard is shown an experiment in an LSTM lab

Julia Gillard leads a conversation on gender equity

Julia Gillard is given a tour of LSTM's new robotic laboratories

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Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine @lstmnews.bsky.social · 16d

Researchers from LSTM and partners in Cameroon and Kenya have contributed to a new study that shows how the Anopheles funestus mosquito is evolving in response to malaria control efforts.

Read more: lstm.ac/4nAqd6y

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Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine @lstmnews.bsky.social · 20d

LSTM is welcoming three leading global health experts with support from UKRI:

• Dr Jeremy Burrows
• Prof Tanya Parish
• Dr Ami Patel

They bring world-class expertise in drug discovery, TB, AMR, vaccinology & antibodies.

Read more: lstm.ac/E3NewResearc...

LSTM welcomes three leading global health therapeutics experts with support from UKRI

Dr Jeremy Burrows, Professor Tanya Parish, and Dr Ami Patel will bring unique expertise in medicinal chemistry, drug discovery, vaccinology and antibody-based therapeutics into LSTM, enhancing its

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Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine @lstmnews.bsky.social · 25d

🎙️ LSTM In Conversation - "Fighting Misinformation, Building Trust: Lessons from Dr Ifeanyi Nsofor"

How can we counter misinformation and build trust in global health? Dr Ifeanyi Nsofor shares insights with Dr Laura Dean.

🎧 Available here: www.buzzsprout.com/2407361/epis...

#GlobalHealth

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Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine @lstmnews.bsky.social · 26d

LSTM PhD student Dr Donald Grant was a plenary speaker at the ECOWAS Lassa Fever International Conference.

The conference brings together global and regional experts dedicated to combating Lassa fever and emerging infectious diseases.

Close up of Dr Donald Grant speaking at ECOWAS Lassa Fever International Conference

A photo from the back of a conference room full of people sat listening to Dr Donald Grant speaking at ECOWAS Lassa Fever International Conference

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine @lstmnews.bsky.social · 26d

The British Science Festival is taking place now across Liverpool.

Yesterday, Dr Tom Wingfield and Fatima Karmadwala delivered a powerful and moving talk on tuberculosis, interweaving evidence-based science with Fatima’s lived experience of multidrug-resistant TB.

Dr Tom Wingfield and Fatima Karmadwala delivering a lecture on TB at the British Science Festival

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Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine @lstmnews.bsky.social · 27d

New research shows that people in Malawi admitted to hospital with breathlessness are much more likely to die within a year than other patients.

Read more: lstm.ac/4n4gC8i

Breathlessness increases long-term mortality risk, Malawi study finds

Research led by Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and the Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Programme shows that over half of hospital patients with breathlessness had died within a year of admission

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Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine @lstmnews.bsky.social · 29d

The British Science Festival in Liverpool opens TOMORROW!

There is still time to book a spot at Professor Tom Wingfield and Fatima Karmadwala's talk on fighting poverty and stigma to defeat TB (Thursday, 12:30pm) lstm.ac/4nedAOo.

Find out more: britishsciencefestival.org/about-the-fe....

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine @lstmnews.bsky.social · 29d

Our new short course is now open for applications:
Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in Emergencies and Protracted Crises.
Online, part-time, 5 March (3 weeks)
Develop skills to design appropriate strategies for integrating NCD care in emergencies and protracted crises. Apply: lstm.ac/NCDIEPC

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine @lstmnews.bsky.social · Sep 8

Our next LSTM Inaugural Lecture will be delivered by Professor Euphemia Sibanda!

Her talk will take place on Wednesday, October 22 (5-7pm, UK time) in Liverpool and online.

Book now to secure your place! lstm.ac/EuphemiaLect....

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Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine @lstmnews.bsky.social · Sep 8

We are proud to be represented on the expert panels for the criteria-setting phase of the Research Excellence Framework 2029.

Professor Emeritus Steve Torr will sit on the sub panel for Agriculture, Veterinary and Food Science, which falls in the Medicine, Health and Life Sciences category.

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine @lstmnews.bsky.social · Sep 5

A new £4.9m trial will test whether fusidic acid, a common antibiotic, could be repurposed as a short course cure for river blindness.

Led by LSTM, with partners in Cameroon, Germany & Switzerland, the FAME study could transform elimination efforts.

More here 👉 lstm.ac/RiverBlindne...

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Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine @lstmnews.bsky.social · Sep 5

🎙️ LSTM In Conversation - "Fighting Misinformation, Building Trust: Lessons from Dr Ifeanyi Nsofor"

How can we counter misinformation and build trust in global health? Dr Ifeanyi Nsofor shares insights with Dr Laura Dean.

🎧 Available here: www.buzzsprout.com/2407361/epis...

#GlobalHealth

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Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine @lstmnews.bsky.social · Sep 4

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.

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Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine @lstmnews.bsky.social · Sep 3

Five striking snake sculptures from the Global Snakebite Taskforce have found a new home at LSTM.

The artworks highlight the human impact of snakebite envenoming, a neglected tropical disease that kills 138,000 people every year.

Read more: lstm.ac/GlobalSnakeb...

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Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine @lstmnews.bsky.social · Sep 2

The British Science Festival comes to Liverpool next week!

Europe’s longest standing science Festival, it aims to connect people with scientists, engineers, technologists and social scientists through an inspiring programme of free events.

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Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine @lstmnews.bsky.social · Aug 29

“There is significant concern in the global health community about the misinformation and the reduction in funding that is now available for global vaccine initiatives.”

Professor Tom Fletcher spoke to the BBC News Channel today about vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks.

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Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine @lstmnews.bsky.social · Aug 28

Freshwater snails carry bacteria with antimicrobial resistance genes that could potentially transfer to human disease-causing pathogens, new research has found.

Read more: lstm.ac/4n0csgW.

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Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine @lstmnews.bsky.social · Aug 18

Spatial mosquito repellents could transform malaria control.

A new $18.1m Unitaid-funded project, led by CRID in Cameroon with support from @LSTMnews, will trial this innovative tool to help accelerate malaria elimination.

🔗 lstm.ac/CRIDSpatialR...

#Malaria #GlobalHealth

Spatial mosquito repellents could be a promising new malaria prevention tool

Catalyzing the Adoption of a Novel Vector Control Toolbox (CANVeCT), led by the Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases (CRID) in Cameroon and supported by Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine,

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