When Are Med School Interview Invites Being Sent Out?

Planned Interview Schedules For UK Medical Schools

Below we list when each university is running their Medicine interviews for 2026 entry. For those where information is known, we also mention when that university will be sending out their invites to interview for this season.

• Aberdeen University – They’re holding in-person MMIs at Foresterhill between the 15th and 19th of December.
• Anglia Ruskin University – MMIs are held at their School of Medicine building between 6–16 January 2026. Interviews must be booked within 14 days of receiving the email invitation.
• Aston University – The MMIs are online and normally take place between December and March in your year of application. Applicants will receive an invitation with dates to select from.
• Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry – Online or in-person interviews planned for January and March.
• Birmingham University – Invitations will be sent between December and January. Interviews will take place in January and February.
• Brighton and Sussex Medical School – Admission interviews will take place from December 2025 through to February 2026. Applicants may choose whether to attend their interview in person (early December or early January) or virtually via Zoom (late January or early February).
• Bristol University – Online MMIs are held between December and February.
• Brunel University – Invitations to interview are expected to begin around November or December 2025. The MMIs will be conducted online between December 2025 and July 2026.
• University of Buckingham – MMIs held between October and December.
• Cambridge University – Expect an interview invite in November; some may be sent in early December. Interviews may be online or in-person, depending on the college. The main interview period is 1 December to 19 December 2025 and winter pool interviews are held from mid to late January 2026.
• Cardiff University – They expect to have communicated with all applicants by mid-December. The interviews for entry 2026 will be in person for home (fee status) applicants and online for overseas (fee status) applicants.
• University of Central Lancashire – The interviews are usually held at their Preston Campus between December and April. For international students, they may interview in other locations across the world.
• Dundee University – They hold in-person and online interviews in December and January. They state that where possible, they try to give at least two weeks’ notice.
• Edge Hill – Expect MMIs in January.
• Edinburgh University – Applicants who apply prior to 15 October 2025 and are invited to their Assessment Days should receive the outcome of their application by the following March. Those with a Scottish and RUK/ROI fee rate will be required to attend in person.
• Exeter University – Interviews will be either in-person or online, and will take place between December and January.
• Glasgow University – Interviews for 2026 entry will be held online via Zoom. Interviews will be between late November 2025 and March 2026.
• Hull York Medical School – For 2026 entry, Home fee status candidates attend interviews in-person at the University of Hull and University of York campuses, and overseas tuition fee status applicants attend interviews online.
• Imperial College London – It is not clear whether interviews are online or in-person. They take place between January and February.
• Keele University – Interviews will take place via Microsoft Teams, between December 2025 and March 2026.
• Kent and Medway Medical School – They’re holding in-person from mid December for Home applicants. International interviews will take place on 12th January 2026.
• King’s College London – Interviews are held between November and May and you must be available for interview in order to be considered for admission.

• Lancaster University – They interview between January and February.
• Leicester University – Interview invitations are sent out by email in late November. Interviews are held in-person for Home students between 9 – 18 December 2025 and 8 – 16 January 2026. International students will be interviewed online between 8 – 16 January 2026.
• Leeds University – MMIs happen in person on 5th, 6th and 7th January 2026. Overseas interviews will take place online.
• Liverpool University – Interviews are currently expected to run on weekdays from the 26th January 2026 to 13th February 2026 for home students. The online interviews for international students are potentially scheduled for the 12th and 13th February 2026, but this may be subject to change.
• Manchester University – Interviews will usually be held between December and early March, with the option of participating online or in-person.
• Newcastle University – Interviews could take the form of an MMI or a panel interview. Their MMIs usually run between December and January.
• Norwich Medical School, UEA – Interviews are held in-person in an MMI format. Interview invites will be sent between November and December onwards, and interviews held between November and March.
• Nottingham University – For 2026 entry, interviews will be held online. Their MMIs usually take place between December and February.
• Oxford University – You will be informed if you have been shortlisted to interview by early December. Interviews will be held online on Monday 15 December and Tuesday 16 December.
• Plymouth University – Interviews will take place online, and are typically held between December and February.
• Queen’s University Belfast – Queen’s medical interviews can take place between mid-December to March; international students will take place online, while home applicants complete them in person.
• University of St Andrews – Interview invites will be sent to applicants from November up to March. Home students will be invited to interview in-person, all other fee status students will be invited to attend online. Interviews usually take place in early December, then January to March.
• St George’s, University of London – Their MMIs happen between November and December, usually in person, but this has not been confirmed for 2026 entry.
• Sheffield University – Home applicants attend in-person, while International applicants are invited to an online panel interview. MMIs will take place between 19 January and 6 February 2026. Online interviews will take place on 8, 9, 12 and 13 January 2026
• Sunderland University – MMIs will take place in person during December.
• Cambridge University and Oxford University – For both of these Medical Schools, you should expect to face a traditional panel interview in December, but check your college for specifics.
• UCL – Expect MMIs in person for home students and online for international students between December and March. There will be a week’s notice for the interview – students must confirm attendance within 5 days.
• University of Worcester – They’re planning to hold interviews in the week commencing 4th March.
• University of Chester – Interviews are held either online or remotely. The website states that more information will be available upon shortlisting.
• Ulster University – Medicine interviews for Ulster University usually start in December and run until February
• Swansea – Interviews generally happen between January and March.
• Warwick University – In December, shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend an MMI. Which will be held in person from December 16–19, 2025. For International applicants, MMIs will take place online on the 14th of January 2026.
• University of Southampton – selection day dates become available in October. Interviews will be held in person at the Southampton campus between January and March. They aim to provide the Home/UK applicants with 2–3 weeks notice and international applicants with 5–6 weeks notice.
• University of Worcester – They’re planning to hold interviews in the week commencing 4th March. (Updated information could not be obtained – this is for 2025 entry)

What Can You Do To Prepare Right Now?

To prepare for your Medical School interviews, make sure you:

• Read our Interview Guide 
• Know what MMI and panel interviews are
• Understand how to prepare for interviews
• Familiarise yourself with NHS hot topics and medical ethics
• Look at example interview questions
• Check out school-by-school interview tips