What has economics got to do with global health?
Quite a lot, as Professor Eve Worrall demonstrated in her inaugural lecture at LSTM.
Watch it back - lstm.ac/ProEveWorrall
Three fully funded PhD opportunities available.
Applicants from a range of academic backgrounds are encouraged to apply, but these opportunities are only available to applicants with Home fee status.
Full details and how to apply: lstm.ac/studentships
Huge congratulations to Professor Hilary Ranson, our Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research Culture and Integrity, who has been awarded a CBE in the King's Birthday Honours for services to global health and equity in science.
Read more: lstm.ac/cbe
Childhood stunting affects around 150.2 million children worldwide (as of 2025), but global targets to reduce stunting remain unmet despite previous research and intervention programmes. (2/3)
The UN says there's an 80% chance El Niño conditions will develop between June and August.
What happens when climate shocks hit already stretched health systems?
Researchers at LSTM's Institute for Resilient Health Systems are working with partners around the world to find out.
➡️ lstm.ac/elnino
The study, published in The Lancet Regional Health – Africa, found that these were associated with a range of medical and social factors, including HIV, smoking and chronic lung disease. (2/3)