London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Established | 1899 – London School of Tropical Medicine 1924 – London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine established by Royal Charter |
| Founder | Sir Patrick Manson |
Parent institution | University of London |
| Endowment | £19.7 million (2024) |
| Budget | £255.7 million (2023/24) |
| Chancellor | The Princess Royal (University of London) |
| Director | Liam Smeeth |
Academic staff | 1,050 London-based (2023/24) |
Administrative staff | 725 London-based (2023/24) 1,918 (MRC Units Gambia and Uganda, 2020/21) |
| Students | 980 (2023/24) 780 FTE (2023/24) 3,370 (Online Learning, 2020/21) |
| Location | Bloomsbury, London, England, United Kingdom |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | lshtm |
The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is a public research university in Bloomsbury, central London, and a member institution of the University of London that specialises in public health and tropical medicine. The institution was founded in 1899 by Sir Patrick Manson, after a donation from the Indian Parsi philanthropist B. D. Petit.
The annual income of the institution for 2023–24 was £255.7 million, of which £170 million was from research grants and contracts, with expenditures totalling £191.6 million during the same period. The university has one of the largest endowment per student in the United Kingdom.