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  • HPPF

    Celebrating 40 years of MSc Health Policy, Planning and Financing

    We are delighted to be celebrating the 40th anniversary of the MSc Health Policy, Planning and Financing, a joint programme between The London School of Economics and Political Science and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.

    Friday 27 March 2026 5.30pm to Saturday 28 March 2026 - 3pm
    This series of events is open to alumni, current and prospective students of MSc Health Policy, Planning and Financing.

    The celebration will include opportunities to reconnect with peers, engage with the community, and share experiences and insights from participants' professional journeys.

    Learn more and register.

  • health policy Headshot of Martin Karlsson

    Department Seminar Series-
    Martin Karlsson

    The Production of Health from Cradle to Grave:
    Evidence from Sweden

    1-2pm on Tuesday 3 March 2026

    How is our health shaped across a lifetime by the circumstances we are born into?
    We investigate the evolution of health from birth to death and its transmission across generations using comprehensive Swedish administrative data that span multiple decades. We link parental characteristics, including health, income, and education, with the long-term health outcomes of their offspring, enabling a detailed examination of how these factors shape health trajectories throughout life.

    Speaker:
    Martin Karlsson is Professor of Economics at the University of Duisburg-Essen and Director of CINCH, a national research centre for health economics. He received his PhD from the European University Institute and previously held positions at the University of Oxford, the University of Oslo, Technische Universität Darmstadt, and Cass Business School. His research examines the long-term determinants of health and socioeconomic outcomes, with a focus on early-life human capital investments. Using historical policy interventions and linked administrative data, he studies causal effects in health, education, ageing, health insurance, and long-term care.

    This session will take place in-person at COW 1.11 and online via Zoom. For in-person attendance, light refreshment will be available from 12.45pm.

    If you would like to attend via Zoom, please register here:
    https://lse.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5USNDUXTQnWwDP91_dgIsA

  • Michelle Williams

    Women’s health matters: science, systems, and global change

    Hosted by LSE Health and the Department of Health Policy
    Monday 9 March 2026 6.30pm - 8pm
    In-person and online public lecture (Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House)

    Join us for the LSE Health and Department of Health Policy Annual Lecture 2026 with Michelle A Williams, Professor of Epidemiology and Population Health at Stanford University.

    In this lecture Professor Williams will explore how rigorous epidemiological research, innovative data systems, and molecular and digital health tools can advance understanding of women’s health globally. Drawing on her decades of research on reproductive and perinatal outcomes, as well as large-scale studies like the Apple Women’s Health Study, she will highlight how evidence can inform policy, improve population health, and drive meaningful change across health systems worldwide.
    This lecture is part of LSE Health’s 30th anniversary celebrations and continues the tradition of showcasing leading global experts addressing pressing health challenges.
    Learn more and register.

  • Peter Piot

    From Ebola to an age of pandemics: Peter Piot in conversation with Larry Kramer

    Hosted by LSE Health
    Wednesday 11 March 2026 6.30pm - 8pm
    In-person public event (LSE Lecture Theatre, Centre Building)

    Join us for an exciting conversation with Peter Piot, one of the world's most influential voices in global health, as he reflects on a remarkable career spanning five decades at the forefront of humanity's battles against deadly diseases.

    At just 27 years old, Piot co-discovered the Ebola virus in 1976, traveling to remote Zaire to investigate a terrifying new outbreak. That formative experience launched a lifetime of ground breaking work, from pioneering HIV/AIDS research in Africa in the 1980s to serving as the founding Executive Director of UNAIDS and UN Under Secretary-General, where he transformed the global response to AIDS and brought health to the highest levels of international policy. As former Director of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and Special Advisor on Global and European Health Security to the European Commission President, Piot has witnessed first hand how health systems have evolved, and where they've fallen short. From the early days of Ebola to the COVID-19 pandemic, his insights span the full arc of modern global health challenges.

    A rare opportunity to hear from a living legend of global health.
    Learn more and pre-book your ticket.