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Study at The London School of Hygiene and Tropical MedicineThe London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine is Britain's national school of public health and a leading postgraduate institution worldwide for research and postgraduate education in global health. Part of the University of London, the London School is the largest institution of its kind in Europe with a remarkable depth and breadth of expertise encompassing many disciplines. 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 around 120 countries to study doctoral or masters degrees. The School has about 1000 staff drawn from around 45 nationalities. There are research collaborations with over 100 countries throughout the world, utilizing our critical mass of multidisciplinary expertise which includes clinicians, epidemiologists, statisticians, social scientists, molecular biologists and immunologists. At any one time around 60 School staff are based overseas, particularly in Africa and Asia. We have a strong commitment to partnership with institutions in low and middle income countries to support the development of teaching and research capacity. The School has expanded greatly in recent years. Its research funding now exceeds £48 m per annum, much of it from highly competitive national and international sources. The distance learning programme which was launched in 1998 now caters for over 2000 students studying on four masters programmes. The commitment of staff to methodological rigour, innovative thinking and policy relevance will ensure that the School continues to occupy a leadership position in national and global health, adapting quickly to new challenges and opportunities. London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Keppel Street London WC1E 7HT UK Switchboard: +44 (0)20 7636 8636 Fax: +44 (0)20 7436 5389 registry@lshtm.ac.uk http://www.lshtm.ac.uk
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