MRes Infectious & Tropical Diseases at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

The MRes Infectious & Tropical Diseases is a research-focused master's centred on a 9-10 month research project embedded in LSHTM's Faculty of Infectious & Tropical Diseases, across laboratory and field science, clinical medicine and population health. Projects may be undertaken with UK and international collaborators and the programme prepares students for PhD study and research careers.

Faculty: Faculty of Infectious & Tropical Diseases  |  Duration: 1 year full-time; 2 years part-time  |  Study mode: full-time; part-time (in-person, London)  |  Intake: September 2026  |  Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Term 1 covers development of a research proposal and seminars on research design, ethics, integrity and analysis; in Terms 2 and 3 students take two elective modules from LSHTM's intensive or distance learning module lists alongside the research project. Project areas include pathogen biology, host-pathogen interactions, clinical and translational research, infectious disease epidemiology and modelling, antimicrobial resistance, vaccinology and implementation science.

Career pathways

Graduates progress to PhD and doctoral training, research posts in academia and industry, clinical academic training, global health organisations, public health agencies and research translation or policy roles.

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