Understand the application process
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We are now accepting applications through UCAS. Applicants can apply via UCAS (the UK-based admissions system), or directly via our website.

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We operate a rolling admissions process, so we still accept applications past the January UCAS deadline. However, we still encourage you to apply as soon as possible to secure your place at LIS.

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Please note: At LIS we believe in a more holistic admissions process that goes beyond grades and personal statements. As a result, we don't require a personal statement for either UCAS or direct applications. We value getting to know each candidate individually through our interview process, Selection Days.

We invite all eligible applicants for a Selection day, our take on interviews, where we explore your passions, motivations, and aspirations. This allows us to understand your potential for interdisciplinary thinking, problem-solving, and collaboration – qualities that we value highly in our diverse community.

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Your Selection Day will consist of two interviews: one where we get to know you, and one where we get to know how you think. We know that sometimes 'interviews' might feel scary or intimidating, but at LIS, we want you to think of our Selection Days as something different entirely — it is an opportunity to meet some of our team, to explore real-world problems with our incredible faculty, and an opportunity for you to tell us all about your passions, interests, and reasons for applying to LIS.

We welcome A-levels, Scottish Highers and Advanced Highers, Irish Leaving Certificate, Welsh Baccalaureate, French Baccalaureate, German Abitur, Italian Diploma di Esame di Stato, International Baccalaureate and more!

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We also welcome applications from students at any stage in their higher education journey, including students who already have their grades and mature students. Please get in touch if you are unsure whether your qualifications will be accepted.

Applications for 2024 will open in September. There are no application fees. Applicants can apply via UCAS (the UK-based admissions system), or directly via our website. Please note that we operate a rolling admissions process, so we still accept applications past the January UCAS deadline. When you apply, we’ll ask you for some background information including your contact information, education, and predicted grades.

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Please note: At LIS we believe in a more holistic admissions process that goes beyond grades and personal statements. As a result, we don't require a personal statement for either UCAS or direct applications. We value getting to know each candidate individually through our interview process, Selection Days.

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All eligible applicants will be invited to a Selection Day. These days will consist of interviews and have been designed in line with how the world's leading companies are recruiting their employees today. No preparation is required.

At LIS we believe in a more holistic admissions process that goes beyond grades and personal statements. As a result, we don't require a personal statement for either UCAS or direct applications. We value getting to know each candidate individually through our interview process, Selection Days.

This is an academically rigorous course, yet we know you’re more than your grades. We are curious about who you are as a person—what motivates and inspires you—and grades can’t tell us the full story.

Instead, we’ll look at your academic achievements in the context of your educational, familial, and personal background. We want to understand what you've achieved academically given your starting point in life.

It is our goal to ensure that no applicant is disadvantaged due to their background or personal circumstances.

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We will take your personal and family background into account when considering your academic attainment. This will not impact the likelihood of your being made an offer. Only where we consider that you show strong academic attainment given your personal background will this have any bearing on our decision-making.

Yes, of course. Simply email admissions@lis.ac.uk if you would like to request feedback on your application. If your application is unsuccessful you may reapply to LIS either the following year or in a future year. We strongly advise that you request detailed feedback on your original application if you are unsuccessful and wish to reapply.

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You can appeal an admissions decision if you feel that it was not made fairly on the basis of the evidence you originally submitted.

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However, you cannot appeal against admissions decisions based on the academic judgment of LIS staff about your suitability for entry to the degree. More information can be found in our Applicant Complaints and Appeals Procedure in the policies section on our website.