Pioneering life saving research championing education for all

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Shaping global health since 1898

When it was established in 1898, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine was the first institution in the world dedicated to research and teaching in tropical medicine.

Since then, our mission has been to positively impact the health and wellbeing of the most disadvantaged populations across the globe; working in partnership to build capacity and deliver resilient health systems.

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Our impact

Driving world-class research and education to improve health worldwide

Leading global health innovation

Ranked

2nd

nationally โ€‹for impact and 12th overall โ€‹for REF 2021โ€‹
Ranked

1st

in the UK by postgraduate taught students
Over

500

active researchers with live research projects in 60 countriesโ€‹
Working with over

2,000

organisations across โ€‹60 countriesโ€‹
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When you study with us, you will join an institution that has been at the forefront of innovation since its foundation in 1898.

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