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20 grants to be awarded as part of Hamish Ogston Foundation Platinum Jubilee Grants for early career health professionals

RSTMH is delighted to announce its partnership with the Hamish Ogston Foundation and the funding of 20 grants of £5,000 each, for early career health professionals wishing to embark upon a scientific project in Tropical Medicine and Global Health.

07 Jun 2022

RSTMH Medals and Awards open for nominations

We have extended the deadline for our RSTMH Medals and Awards 2022 to 17:00 BST, 15 July 2022.

06 May 2022

NIHR to fund 150 Early Career Grants

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), the research function of the UK Department of Health and Social Care, will fund, using UK aid, around 150 Early Career Grants in 2022.

06 May 2022

New Editor in Chief for Transactions

Professor Nick Day has been appointed to the role of Editor in Chief of Transactions, as Professor Sir Brian Greenwood steps down after four years in the role.

08 Apr 2022

New International Health supplement published as part of first dissemination partnership

Today, on World Health Day, we are publishing a new International Health supplement on advancing eye health, developed as part of a dissemination partnership with international charity Sightsavers.

07 Apr 2022

New Editor in Chief for International Health appointed

Dr Stefanie Meredith has been appointed Editor in Chief of RSTMH journal International Health, as David Molyneux steps down following four years at its helm.

28 Mar 2022

Report looks at vector-borne disease risk in Ukraine

A situation report from Global Vector Hub has revealed the vector-born disease risk in Ukraine, which includes a moderate risk of Lyme borreliosis (LB) and tick-borne encephalitis (TBE).

17 Mar 2022

Trachoma and scabies research funding announced

We can now announce new funding for the RSTMH Early Career Grants Programme, with partners funding projects on trachoma and scabies.

15 Mar 2022

Student Essay Prize Winner announced

This year’s prize was on Universal Health Coverage in Sri Lanka

25 Feb 2022

Applications for 2022 grant programme now open

The RSTMH Early Career Grants Programme – formerly called the RSTMH Small Grants Programme – opened for applications today at 9am (GMT) 1 February 2022. The programme is still for those early in their research careers, and for whom the grants represent an exciting and important opportunity.

01 Feb 2022

In Memoriam: Malcolm Molyneux

We are so very sad to announce that our long-standing Fellow and former Trustee, Professor Malcolm Molyneux OBE FmedSci Dsc died last week.

26 Nov 2021

Janet Hemingway announced as RSTMH President, alongside Medals and Awards ceremony

Following RSTMH’s Annual General Meeting, which took place today in Liverpool, we are delighted to announce Professor Janet Hemingway as our new President.

07 Oct 2021

Blogs

Transactions: Volume 120, Issue 1, January 2026

The first issue of the new year of Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.

15 Jan 2026

International Health: Volume 18, Issue 1, January 2026

Highlights from this issue of International Health include a 10-year comparison of regional maternal healthcare in the Philippines and a lesson from mobile malaria workers in Cambodia.

15 Jan 2026

RSTMH in 2026: looking at the year ahead

January is always a good time to reflect on the past few years as a Society, and our goals for 2026, particularly as we enter the third full year of our current strategy. 

09 Jan 2026

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