@piru-lshtm
The NIHR Policy Research Unit in Policy Innovation and Evaluation (PIRU) is an independent team of researchers from LSHTM, LSE and University of Glasgow aiming to improve UK health and social care policymaking.
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👋Want to take your #PublicHealth career to the next level in the new year?
Applications are now open to study at LSHTM in 2026/27! From 1-year intensive taught programmes in London or online, distance learning programmes & research degrees.
Apply now👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/courses
#NHS bracing for worst ever winter crisis in next fortnight amid rising #flu cases
Shereen Hussein tells @theguardian.com 'safe connection should be priority' & urges people to check on welfare of older relatives & neighbours, & take them to be vaccinated.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week wraps up today and LSHTM is driving change.
@rebeccaglover.bsky.social's research is transforming the AMR National Action Plan from strategy into real-world impact, targeting resistance where it matters most.
Read more: tinyurl.com/3tah674h
Our recent paper on #stakeholder opinions on the delivery of environmental components of the UK's #AMR National Action Plan has been written up into a blog! 🦠🌊
Check out the paper here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
And the blog below ⬇️
@oxonandrew.bsky.social @hollytipper.bsky.social #WAAW
#Klebsiella infections are a serious & growing #PublicHealth threat
For #AntimicrobialAwarenessWeek, @josebengoechea.bsky.social discusses the dangers of bacterial infections, antimicrobial resistance & the global efforts to tackle it. @lshtmamrcentre.bsky.social
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
🎉LSHTM #1 in the UK for #PublicHealth for 9th year running in the 2025 #ShanghaiRanking
We have also been ranked #3 in the world for public health in recognition of our prestigious research & study programmes in public and #GlobalHealth🌍
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Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week starts today.
Our research themes show how we tackle AMR from every angle, from biological and clinical sciences to modelling, social science, and more.
Learn more: 👉 bit.ly/4i5Uf0v
What was missing from the #UK #AMR National Action Plan?
✍️🎯 Better evidence & clear objectives to help understand & combat the role of environmental factors in driving #AMR in the #UK.
👉 bit.ly/4pkL5Qc
@lshtmamrcentre.bsky.social @hollytipper.bsky.social @istanton.bsky.social
#WAAW2025
Ahead of #WAAW2025, learn how our researchers are tackling AMR across 30 countries globally, spanning biology, clinical science, policy, modelling, and social sciences.
Stay updated on our research, insights, & AMR action.
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❓Looking to enhance your expertise in a particular topic with a short-term study commitment?
📖 Covering a wide array of specialised topics, choose from one of over 50 intensive module for 2.5 days across 5 weeks alongside taught programme students between Jan-May.
Apply now👇
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🧑🎓👩🔬 @lshtm.bsky.social has a range of in-person and online programmes to help health professionals gain the knowledge, skills and networks to improve #PublicHealth worldwide.
🔍Learn more at our November Open Events.
Book now 👇
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📚Looking to develop your skills, gain new knowledge or expand your networks with further studies?
Come along to our Autumn Open Events to find out what makes @lshtm.bsky.social #1 in the UK for public health.
Book your place 👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/visit-...
#WHO report shows rising #antibiotic resistance in common bacteria
@katholt.bsky.social & @josebengoechea.bsky.social explain resistance worryingly high in #Klebsiella & E.coli as 1 in 6 lab-confirmed #bacterial infections in 2023 shown resistant to antibiotics.
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...
🆕Listen to LSHTM Viral podcast for highlights from our recent Health Misinformation: UNPACKED event
Hear leading experts discuss how we can tackle harmful health #misinformation with exclusive insights, reactions & behind the scenes interviews.
@kjcbyrne.bsky.social
pod.link/1497329104/e...
🆕LSHTM Alumni Magazine out now!
This issue explores health #misinformation, child #malnutrition, the #ClimateCrisis, new narratives around #disability, and more.
Read inspiring health stories from our global community👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/aboutus/alum...
October is UK #BlackHistoryMonth
We're celebrating our diverse #GlobalHealth community, Aji explains how LSHTM's Diversity Leadership Programme helped her to recognise the value of her heritage & experiences in her #PublicHealth role.
#BHM2025 #StandingFirmInPowerAndPride
Join us for a Free, In-Person, Open Event highlighting Translational Research in infants, children and young people
🗓️Thurs 20th Nov
📍Frank Lee Centre,CUH
⏲️Talks 4-5pm or 6-7pm
📊Poster exhibition & refreshments
Book via: bit.ly/CYPafterEve
@cuh.nhs.uk @cam.ac.uk @dphpc.bsky.social @rcpch.bsky.social
🐖 🫀 👤 Animal to human #organ #transplants may save lives in the future - but it's a divisive issue.
❓Find out what the #UK public think about #xenotransplantation, based on the first representative survey led by @piru-lshtm.bsky.social
@lshtm.bsky.social in @thelancet.com
👉 bit.ly/42HMTcQ
At LSHTM’s Health Misinformation UNPACKED event experts discussed the threat of false or misleading health information
Watch a recording of the event online and find out more about health #misinformation & what we can do to fight it.
📽️👉 youtube.com/live/H_nClQ2...
#PublicHealth
🌪️🔥🌊 Extreme weather events pose a risk to our #health.
Our latest research explores their impact on adult #SocialCare in the UK especially for people living in care homes or receiving care at home.
We are researching measures to protect #PublicHealth.
🔎 Find out more about our work 👉 bit.ly/4nrfdIo
Rise of dangerous health information in UK risks 'lost generation'
LSHTM experts warn false or misleading health information on social media, apps, & AI tools risks "reversing decades of progress", call for new network to fight back.
@lshtmcepr.bsky.social
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...
🎨Join our webinar 'Building ideas: Using creative and inclusive techniques in research' on 6 Nov
🖍️Discover how creative methods, from LEGO to drawing, can transform research.
🤓Researchers will share practical examples, insights and ethical reflections
www.eventbrite.com/e/1691048394...
Missed out on a ticket for LSHTM’s Health Misinformation UNPACKED?
Our event is proving so popular we’ve released EXTRA online tickets so more people can learn how to fight dangerous health #misinformation!
Get your ticket👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
We have a PPIE panel that advises us on our #PublicHealth work and members of the public actively involved in our #research projects.
Learn more about our:
▪️Public & Patient Involvement & Engagement
▪️Our strategy
▪️Interested in getting involved? Get in touch!
👇
piru.ac.uk/public-invol...
@ucl-cbc.bsky.social
Bluesky 📢 Join our online OptICS workshop on 6 Oct!
We're inviting professionals supporting heart health and mental wellbeing, incl. GPs, nurses, care coordinators, ICS staff, social care & allied health.
🌐 Sign up: shorturl.at/LtFZA
#OptICSWorkshop #IntegratedCare
Why is Public and Patient Involvement and Engagement important in #PublicHealth #research?
Members of the public who are involved in our research help us identify important questions, interpret research findings & make them accessible.
Learn more 👇
piru.ac.uk/public-invol...
We want #PublicHealth #research to benefit as many people as possible. We are committed to including diverse views and expertise of members of the public, esp. from those less often heard. 👥🧑🎓
We work with patients, families, carers & others affected by our research.
👇
piru.ac.uk/public-invol...
#NewStudyAlert
🆕research led by scientists @mrcunitgambia.bsky.social @lshtm.bsky.social uncovered vital evidence that could fast-track the development of a vaccine against Streptococcus pyogenes (Strep A), a major cause of childhood illness & death worldwide.
Read more 👉 tinyurl.com/44azs8dy
Graphic showing a woman in a library typing at a laptop with text reading: PG Cert, PG Dip, MSc: Study online via distance learning
👋Distance learning applications closing soon!
Our specialised #DistanceLearning programmes enable you to study towards a world-class qualification at your own pace, around your work and personal commitments.
Apply by 23 Sept 2025 👉
www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/course...
