Interrupt Studies

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An interruption is an authorised break in your studies for if you're experiencing health or personal issues, and will allow you to take a break for one calendar year before coming back when you can fully benefit from teaching.

What can you do?

If you're experiencing health or personal problems that are mean you are not able to fully engage with teaching to the best of your ability, you may want to consider an Interruption. Following the interruption period, you will return to your studies at the beginning of the respective term. For example, an interruption at any point in the Winter term will require you to return at the beginning of the Winter term the following year.

You can interrupt during the Autumn or Winter terms only (except for Executive Programme). If you have received all your teaching for the year you will only be permitted to interrupt from the beginning of the next academic year.

Applying

For full information on the stages required for interruption, please visit the LSE official page here.

MPhil and PhD students should contact the PhD Academy for guidance on Interruption.

If you hold a visa

If you hold a visa and interrupt your studies, this will have consequences for your visa status. It's important you get in touch with the Student Advice and Engagement Team for visa advice before you decide to interrupt.

Contact the student Advice and Engagement Team