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London School Of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, University Of London

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Over 120 years of world-leading research and teaching

Established in 1899, The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is dedicated to improving health worldwide through training the next generation of health leaders to address major public and global health challenges.

LSHTM’s expertise ranges from the molecular to the global, the theoretical to the applied, the analytical to the political.

LSHTM is famed for its international, cultural, professional and academic diversity. Students benefit from exposure to a broad range of perspectives, which expands their knowledge across a multitude of disciplines. Specialised, multidisciplinary programmes are taught by experts in their field, whose own research often informs the teaching curriculum.

Worldwide reputation

LSHTM is highly regarded around the world, and was awarded the Queen’s Anniversary Prize in 2021 for our world-leading work on COVID-19 and pandemic preparedness. LSHTM is also:

• #1 in the UK and #3 in the world for Public Health in ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2022
• #1 in the UK for % of research published by female authors - CWTS Leiden Ranking 2022
• #4 in the world for Infectious Diseases by US News Global Universities Subject Ranking 2022

Teaching staff are all experts in their respective fields and continue as active researchers, bringing their wealth of experience and up-to-date knowledge directly into the lecture halls and seminar rooms. Many of the staff are well renowned, so students may find themselves being taught by figures they have read about in previous studies.

LSHTM is a leading centre for world-class research. They run hundreds of research projects and research groups working on all aspects of public and global health, while their strategic research centres focus on major health threats at home and overseas. Read more about our research in action .

Taster courses

LSHTM also offers a range of free online courses as a way for students and professionals who would otherwise be unable to undertake a course at LSHTM due to work commitments or lack of funding to benefit from their cutting-edge research and world-class teaching.

These courses cover important topics linked to global health and give an introductory overview at postgraduate level on various topics. Courses are regularly updated and available at different times of the year. We are continuously developing new courses.

Enhance future career prospects

LSHTM has dedicated careers consultants available to students. They offer one-to-one help with interviews, CVs and applications. The careers service is available to students for two years after graduation.

LSHTM’s community of 30,000+ active alumni offers strong networking opportunities through online platforms and in-country groups. LSHTM graduates go on to work in a range of capacities in NGOs, ministries of health, health services in the UK and overseas, academia, charities and private industry. Read more about our graduate careers and destinations .

English language support

Students will need to show that they have a minimum standard of proficiency in English before they enrol at the School. Students who feel that their studies would benefit from additional language support can attend weekly academic English language classes provided by the School after registration. Prior to the start of the academic year, applicants can also enrol on the Pre-sessional English for Academic Purposes.

Specialised study programmes

Our Master's degrees can be tailored individually to your personal learning needs and career goals through a choice of specialised elective modules. Our specialised programmes are stimulating, with a truly global outlook.

There are three faculties at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, and we offer a range of postgraduate degrees, including MSc and research degrees, within these fields:

Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health

• Climate Change & Planetary Health (MSc)
• Clinical Trials (Distance Learning) (MSc / PGDip / PGCert)
• Demography & Health (MSc)
• Epidemiology (Distance Learning) (MSc / PGDip / PGCert)
• Epidemiology (MSc)
• Global Mental Health (MSc)
• Health Data Science (MSc)
• Humanitarian Crises (Distance Learning) (MSc / PGDip / PGCert)
• Medical Statistics (MSc)
• Nutrition for Global Health (MSc)
• Public Health for Development (MSc)
• Reproductive & Sexual Health Research (MSc)

Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases

• Control of Infectious Diseases (MSc)
• Immunology of Infectious Diseases (MSc)
• Infectious Diseases (Distance Learning) (MSc / PGDip / PGCert)
• Medical Microbiology (MSc)
• Medical Parasitology (MSc)
• One Health (Infectious Diseases) (MSc)
• Public Health for Eye Care (MSc)
• Tropical Medicine & International Health (MSc)
• Veterinary Epidemiology (MSc)

Faculty of Public Health and Policy

• Global Health Policy (Distance Learning) (MSc)
• Health Policy, Planning & Financing (MSc)
• Public Health (Distance Learning) (MSc / PGDip / PGCert)
• Public Health (MSc)

Streams available for Public Health

• Environment & Health
• Health Economics
• Health Promotion
• Health Services Management
• Health Services Research
• Public Health (General stream)​

Research Degrees

LSHTM provides a stimulating environment with state-of-the-art facilities in which to carry out research training in the three academic faculties.

These Programmes lead to a University of London degree of DrPH, MPhil and PhD.

Students will need to show that they have a minimum standard of proficiency in English before they enrol at the School.

• Cambridge English Advanced Test: B
• IELTS: overall score of 7.0
• Pearson PTE Academic: overall score of 68

Students who feel that their studies would benefit from additional language support can attend weekly academic English language classes provided by the School after registration.

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Please refer to the LSHTM website for up to date information on fees & funding.

LSHTM offers a number of scholarships each year, which are normally advertised from November to May. Up-to-date information on scholarships, along with resources to help applicants find funding from other sources, is available on the LSHTM's funding pages

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A global city of cultural wealth and diversity, London has a wealth of great art, theatres, museums, music and cuisine, as well as green spaces including parks, squares and gardens dotted throughout the city.

You’ll be based in the heart of academic London, just a short walk from the British Library and British Museum; with the West End just a little further away. You’re also close to other University of London colleges and their study and social facilities.

London has been ranked the #1 student city by QS Top Universities 202 3

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The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is one of the world’s leading public health universities, renowned for its research and postgraduate education in public and global health.

Today, LSHTM has over 3000 students studying by distance learning from over 150 countries.

LSHTM courses will equip you with a comprehensive knowledge base and a toolkit of practical skills to develop a successful career in public and global health. All programmes play a key role in responding to public health challenges around the world.

LSHTM graduates go on to diverse career paths, becoming clinicians, policy-makers, academics and laboratory scientists, to name just a few. They also join a global network dedicated to improving health worldwide.

Highly ranked in various university league tables, LSHTM was:

• First in the UK and third in the world for public health in Shanghai Ranking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2022.
• Second in the world for public, environmental & occupational health and fourth in the world for infectious diseases in the US News Best Global Universities Ranking 2022. 
• First in the UK for publishing open access research and first in the UK for the proportion of academic research with women listed as authors in the 2023 CWTS Leiden Ranking. 
• First in the UK for research impact, in tables published by the Times Higher Education for REF 2021. 
• Awarded the Queen's Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education in 2021 for our world-leading work on COVID-19 and pandemic preparedness, and also in 2017 in recognition of our response to the 2014 Ebola epidemic in West Africa. 
• Named University of the Year 2016 by Times Higher Education. 

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Stop COVID Cohort: An Observational Study of 3480 Patients Admitted to the Sechenov University Hospital Network in Moscow City for Suspected Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Infection

Collaborators.

• Sechenov StopCOVID Research Team : Anna Berbenyuk ,  Polina Bobkova ,  Semyon Bordyugov ,  Aleksandra Borisenko ,  Ekaterina Bugaiskaya ,  Olesya Druzhkova ,  Dmitry Eliseev ,  Yasmin El-Taravi ,  Natalia Gorbova ,  Elizaveta Gribaleva ,  Rina Grigoryan ,  Shabnam Ibragimova ,  Khadizhat Kabieva ,  Alena Khrapkova ,  Natalia Kogut ,  Karina Kovygina ,  Margaret Kvaratskheliya ,  Maria Lobova ,  Anna Lunicheva ,  Anastasia Maystrenko ,  Daria Nikolaeva ,  Anna Pavlenko ,  Olga Perekosova ,  Olga Romanova ,  Olga Sokova ,  Veronika Solovieva ,  Olga Spasskaya ,  Ekaterina Spiridonova ,  Olga Sukhodolskaya ,  Shakir Suleimanov ,  Nailya Urmantaeva ,  Olga Usalka ,  Margarita Zaikina ,  Anastasia Zorina ,  Nadezhda Khitrina

Affiliations

• 1 Department of Pediatrics and Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Institute of Child's Health, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Moscow, Russia.
• 2 Inflammation, Repair, and Development Section, National Heart and Lung Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom.
• 3 Soloviev Research and Clinical Center for Neuropsychiatry, Moscow, Russia.
• 4 School of Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, United Kingdom.
• 5 Biobank, Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Moscow, Russia.
• 6 Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Moscow, Russia.
• 7 Chemistry Department, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia.
• 8 Department of Polymers and Composites, N. N. Semenov Institute of Chemical Physics, Moscow, Russia.
• 9 Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Pediatrics, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
• 10 Institute of Social Medicine and Health Systems Research, Faculty of Medicine, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany.
• 11 Institute for Urology and Reproductive Health, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Moscow, Russia.
• 12 Department of Intensive Care, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Moscow, Russia.
• 13 Clinic of Pulmonology, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Moscow, Russia.
• 14 Department of Internal Medicine No. 1, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Moscow, Russia.
• 15 Department of Forensic Medicine, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Moscow, Russia.
• 16 Department of Statistics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
• 17 Medical Research Council Population Health Research Unit, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
• 18 Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
• 19 Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom.
• 20 Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Moscow, Russia.
• PMID: 33035307
• PMCID: PMC7665333
• DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1535

Background: The epidemiology, clinical course, and outcomes of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the Russian population are unknown. Information on the differences between laboratory-confirmed and clinically diagnosed COVID-19 in real-life settings is lacking.

Methods: We extracted data from the medical records of adult patients who were consecutively admitted for suspected COVID-19 infection in Moscow between 8 April and 28 May 2020.

Results: Of the 4261 patients hospitalized for suspected COVID-19, outcomes were available for 3480 patients (median age, 56 years; interquartile range, 45-66). The most common comorbidities were hypertension, obesity, chronic cardiovascular disease, and diabetes. Half of the patients (n = 1728) had a positive reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), while 1748 had a negative RT-PCR but had clinical symptoms and characteristic computed tomography signs suggestive of COVID-19. No significant differences in frequency of symptoms, laboratory test results, and risk factors for in-hospital mortality were found between those exclusively clinically diagnosed or with positive severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) RT-PCR. In a multivariable logistic regression model the following were associated with in-hospital mortality: older age (per 1-year increase; odds ratio, 1.05; 95% confidence interval, 1.03-1.06), male sex (1.71; 1.24-2.37), chronic kidney disease (2.99; 1.89-4.64), diabetes (2.1; 1.46-2.99), chronic cardiovascular disease (1.78; 1.24-2.57), and dementia (2.73; 1.34-5.47).

Conclusions: Age, male sex, and chronic comorbidities were risk factors for in-hospital mortality. The combination of clinical features was sufficient to diagnose COVID-19 infection, indicating that laboratory testing is not critical in real-life clinical practice.

Keywords: COVID-19; Russia; SARS-CoV-2; cohort; mortality risk factors.

© The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press for the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved. For permissions, e-mail: [email protected].

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• Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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• Middle Aged

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• 20-04-60063/Russian Foundation for Basic Research

Project Manager (0.5 FTE)

London school of hygiene & tropical medicine - department of global health & development.

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is a world-leading centre for research and postgraduate education in public and global health. Our mission is to improve health and health equity in the UK and worldwide; working in partnership to achieve excellence in public and global health research, education and translation of knowledge into policy and practice. 

Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is a major concern for health and health equity around the globe. Researchers at LSHTM work on multiple dimensions of this problem and its potential solutions. The Fleming Fund Fellowships scheme aims to support the professional development of those tasked with mitigating AMR in human and animal health in Fleming Fund countries, to boost the antimicrobial resistance (AMR) workforce capacity. The LSHTM is a Host Institution for fellows, currently from Ghana and Zimbabwe. This includes providing mentors, individualised workplans for training and skills development and supporting collaborative projects between fellows. The LSHTM will be hosting between 20-30 fellows in Phase II of the Scheme. 

The Project Manager will be a proactive, strategic and personable individual, responsible for management, communications and coordination of the Fellowships scheme. Additionally, they’ll be educated to degree level or have relevant experience, with excellent communication and IT skills. They’ll be based in the UK, but required to manage and coordinate project activities across countries and may be expected to perform occasional overseas site visits. 

The post is part-time 17.5 hours per week, 0.5 FTE and fixed term until 31 December 2025. The post is funded by the Fleming Fund and is available from 1 May 2024.

The salary will be on the Professional Services salary scale Grade 6 in the range £43,947-£49,908 per annum pro rata (inclusive of London Weighting). The post will be subject to the LSHTM terms and conditions of service.  Annual leave entitlement is 30 working days per year, pro rata for part time staff. In addition to this there are discretionary “Wellbeing Days”. Membership of the Pension Scheme is available. The post is based in London at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.

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Epidemiology and Population Health PhD

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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy

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Epidemiology Sociology Of Health And Sickness Health Studies Health Economics

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The MPhil and PhD are aimed at students who anticipate a career in which research plays a major role and who want to focus on an independent piece of research.

LSHTM provides a stimulating environment with state-of-the-art facilities in which to carry out research training in three academic faculties: Epidemiology and Population Health, Infectious and Tropical Diseases and Public Health and Policy.

MPhil/PhDs are very diverse: they may be desk-based, or include laboratory work or field work, but there are some common elements. You will be working on a health-related topic with advice from a supervisory team of academics. You will be encouraged to attend transferable skills and other courses, but these do not contribute to the formal assessment (unlike PhDs in some other countries). The examination of both MPhil and PhD is based on an oral examination (viva) of a written “thesis”. At LSHTM we encourage students to publish their work, and your thesis (maximum 100,000 words) may be a combination of chapters and published papers.

All PhD students initially register for an MPhil. Toward the end of the first year (second year if part-time), there is a formal upgrading process, with a written report (maximum 7,500 words), a seminar and an assessment panel in which two independent assessors explore the research plans with student. This provides feedback to improve the research, and identifies any students who may choose to, or may be better suited to, continue with an MPhil degree rather than transferring to a PhD. For students intending to stay registered for the MPhil the procedures are similar, with a formal review instead of the “upgrading”.

All students have a first supervisor and a second supervisor (who will be identified before registration) and may have further members in their supervisory team. They provide advice and guidance throughout the degree. Students will be in contact with their supervisor(s) at least once a month (full-time) or once every two months (part-time).

Students are expected to spend a minimum of 9 months in London over the course of the programme, usually including the first 3 months after registration. This is to enable students to benefit from the School’s academic environment and gain any training required for successful completion of their doctoral work including the opportunity to take relevant modules from LSHTM masters’ programmes to cover particular skills. Most students spend longer than this in London. Note that students without previous academic training in their discipline of interest will usually be advised to undertake an appropriate MSc as a first step before registering for a PhD.

Typically, a full time student might spend the first year in London, until after upgrading. In the second year, students continue laboratory work or carry out data collection/fieldwork either at or away from LSHTM. In the third year, students analyse and write up their research to prepare the thesis for submission. The final thesis should be submitted within 4 years (full time) or 8 years (part time).

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The normal minimum entrance qualification for registration at the School on a MPhil/PhD programme is evidence of an aptitude for research and at least one of the following: a master’s degree in a subject appropriate to the course of study to be followed (recommended); a qualification appropriate to the course of study to be followed, in medicine, dentistry or veterinary studies; an upper second-class honours degree from a UK university, or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard, in a relevant subject.

The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine is a specialist university in Bloomsbury, London, with a long-established reputation for world-leading research into public and global health. The university is one of the highest ranked institutions for public health, and offers only postgraduate degree courses. It is ranked 3rd in the world for Public Health (ShanghaiRanking 2022), and 4th in the world for Infectious Diseases (US News Best... more

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