Study a different kind of degree — in the heart of London

"After starting a 'monodisciplinary' degree, I was dissatisfied with the extremely limited scope of knowledge that was being taught. I stumbled upon LIS and discovered the degree that would give me the space to explore several academic interests, all while developing an invaluable professional skillset. No brainer."

Camilla Cavendish, writing for FT Weekend, acknowledges the significance of LIS's approach. She emphasises that each term at LIS, students examine different problems, such as sustainability, and address them through a multidisciplinary lens. Cavendish's statement, "Innovative new courses and schools show what is sadly missing from over-regulated mainstream higher education," resonates with our mission to break away from traditional norms and embrace innovation.

"I left secondary education deeply frustrated. I felt I had been forced to narrow it down and couldn't understand why. It seemed so clear that the things I cared about - sustainability, health promotion, community building, and the revolution heralded by AI, couldn't be understood (let alone tackled!) by one discipline alone.. Finding a university where I didn't have to sacrifice any of my interests, that had a strong focus on professional skills, and that would allow me to grapple with real-world problems was absolutely a no-brainer. I couldn't imagine being anywhere else."

"LIS is exactly the institution I hoped it would be plus more. The collected faculty has such diverse and overlapping sets of interests that I feel as though every field and method is only a message away. Without the dusty tradition and institutional sluggishness of my previous universities, the staff have been able to listen fully to students and their partners to build the university around the problems it solves. It's a really exciting place to be, and I'm thrilled to see how it continues to develop.”

"Perhaps the most novel degrees are offered by the London Interdisciplinary School (LIS) in Whitechapel." The Economist recognises the significance of universities like LIS, emphasising the need to rediscover the zeal for "challenger" institutions.“Ed Fidoe, a LIS founder, says that nurturing broad thinkers is crucial to solving big problems. That universities prefer to plop out specialists is not just a problem for undergraduates, he says; it is also narrowing the range of stuff adolescents may choose to study in their last years of school.”