every UK medical school interview, in one table.
MMI, panel or college interview? Every university does it differently. Here is every one, with dates, in one table.
UK medical schools.
Dates marked as confirmed come from the school's own 2027 pages. Others are last cycle's pattern. Always check your invitation and the school's admissions page. m.i ready is independent and not affiliated with any university.
| University | Interview | How | When (check the official page) | Interview share | Guide |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Oxford Undergraduate entry (A100) | Academic interviews with tutors at two colleges, not MMI stations | Online (Microsoft Teams) | Early to mid December 2026. Shortlist late November, outcomes early January. | Not published | Read guide |
| University of Cambridge Undergraduate entry (A100) | College subject interviews, 1 to 2 interviews, 35 min to an hour in total | Online or in person, depends on the college | 7 to 18 December 2026. Winter pool mid to late January. | Not published | Read guide |
| Imperial College London Undergraduate entry (A100) | MMI, 6 stations of 5 min | Explained in your invitation | Rolling from December; usually January and February 2027. | Not published | Read guide |
| University College London Undergraduate entry (A100) | MMI, up to 8 stations, 1 min reading + 5 min each | In person (Home), online (overseas) | December 2026 to end of March 2027, rolling. | Not published | Read guide |
| King's College London Undergraduate entry (A100) | MMI, 7 stations (last published figure) | Online | December 2026 to April 2027, rolling. | Not published | Read guide |
| University of Manchester Undergraduate entry (A106) | MMI, 5 stations of 8 min, no reading time, 2 min gap | Your choice: online or on campus | Usually December to early March. | Not published | Read guide |
| University of Edinburgh Undergraduate entry (A100) | Assessment Day: 3 stations, two individual and one group | In person (UK), virtual for overseas | 23 November 2026 to 3 February 2027; virtual 9 to 11 February. | 50% (Assessment Day) + 50% pre-interview score | Read guide |
| Queen Mary (Barts and The London) Undergraduate entry (A100) | Online panel with two senior staff, sometimes a lay selector | Online | January to February 2027. | Not published | Read guide |
| University of Bristol Undergraduate entry (A100) | Set questions, assessors mark separately | Online | December 2026 to February 2027. | Not published | Guide coming soon |
| University of Birmingham Undergraduate entry (A100) | MMI, 6 to 7 stations of 8 min including 2 min prep; role-play and a calculation station | In person (Home) | January and February 2027. | Not published | Guide coming soon |
| University of Nottingham Undergraduate entry (A100) | 6 scenarios including role-play, up to 1 hour | In person (Home) | 15 December 2026 to 29 January 2027. | Not published | Guide coming soon |
| University of Leeds Undergraduate entry (A100) | MMI (station details not published) | In person (UK) | 4, 5 and 6 January 2027. | Not published | Guide coming soon |
| University of Sheffield Undergraduate entry (A100) | 8 sections, each marked out of 5; SJT becomes a ninth | In person (Home) | 8 January to 4 February 2027. | Not published | Guide coming soon |
| Newcastle University Undergraduate entry (A100) | Role-play and interview stations | On campus | December 2026 to February 2027. | 50% interview, 50% pre-interview score | Guide coming soon |
| University of Glasgow Undergraduate entry (A100) | 30 min, two panels of two | Online | Late November 2026 to March 2027. | Not published | Guide coming soon |
| University of Aberdeen Undergraduate entry (A100) | MMI, 5 min stations, about 1 hour | In person | 14 to 18 December 2026. | 50% interview, 30% academics, 20% UCAT | Guide coming soon |
| University of Dundee Undergraduate entry (A100) | Group discussion with five others plus a one-to-one | In person | January 2027. | Not published | Guide coming soon |
| University of St Andrews Undergraduate entry (A100) | MMI, 4 stations of about 6 min, one role-play | See the official page | Early December, then January to March. | Not published | Guide coming soon |
| Cardiff University Undergraduate entry (A100) | Themed MMI stations including the NHS and ethics; can be in Welsh | In person | See the official page. | Not published | Guide coming soon |
| Queen's University Belfast Undergraduate entry (A100) | MMI, 9 stations plus 3 rest, 1 min reading + 5 min | In person | December 2026 to February 2027. | Not published | Guide coming soon |
| University of Exeter Undergraduate entry (A100) | MMI (station details not published) | In person or online | December 2026 to March 2027. | Not published | Guide coming soon |
| University of Plymouth (Peninsula) Undergraduate entry (A100) | MMI, 5 stations, about 55 min, each with a "red flag" section | Online | December 2026 to February 2027. | Not published | Guide coming soon |
| University of Southampton Undergraduate entry (A100) | Interview plus group task (Selection Day) | In person | January to end of February 2027. | Not published | Guide coming soon |
| University of Leicester Undergraduate entry (A100) | MMI stations including numeracy, about 1 hour | In person (Home) | Mid December 2026 to January 2027. | Not published | Guide coming soon |
| University of Liverpool Undergraduate entry (A100) | MMI (station details not published) | In person (Home) | January to February 2027; none after 5 March. | Not published | Guide coming soon |
| Keele University Undergraduate entry (A100) | Two 15 min interviews about 2 hours apart; pre-reading sent 1 to 2 days before | Online (Teams) | December 2026 to April 2027. | Not published | Guide coming soon |
| Lancaster University Undergraduate entry (A100) | MMI, stations mostly 5 min | Online (Teams) | Usually January and February 2027. | Not published | Guide coming soon |
| Brighton and Sussex Medical School Undergraduate entry (A100) | MMI, 5 stations of 10 min | In person or Zoom (your choice) | Early December 2026 or early January 2027 (in person); late January to early February (Zoom). | Not published | Guide coming soon |
| Kent and Medway Medical School Undergraduate entry (A100) | MMI, 6 stations of 7 min plus a 40 min group task | In person (Home) | First round December 2026. | Not published | Guide coming soon |
| Anglia Ruskin University Undergraduate entry (A100) | MMI, 6 stations of 7 min plus 2 min reading | In person | 7 to 11 December 2026 and 7 to 13 January 2027. | Not published | Guide coming soon |
| University of East Anglia Undergraduate entry (A100) | MMI, 6 stations of 5 min plus 1.5 min prep | On campus | November to March. | 50% interview, 50% UCAT | Guide coming soon |
| Hull York Medical School Undergraduate entry (A100) | Group exercise plus 4 stations | In person | See the official page. | Not published | Guide coming soon |
| City St George's, University of London Undergraduate entry (A100) | MMI, 6 stations of 4 to 5 min | Likely in person | 2027 months not yet published. | Not published | Guide coming soon |
| Brunel University of London Undergraduate entry (A100) | Recorded MMI, 6 stations of about 5 min, no live interviewer | Online, recorded | Several series across the year. | Not published | Guide coming soon |
| University of Warwick (graduate entry) Graduate entry (A101) | MMI, 6 stations, about 2 hours | In person | 15 to 18 December 2026. | Not published | Guide coming soon |
once you are invited, the interview decides.
At most UK medical schools your grades and UCAT decide who gets an interview. After that, the offer is decided on your interview score alone. Schools that publish exactly this include Glasgow, Leeds, Nottingham, Imperial, UCL, King's, Liverpool and Queen's Belfast.
A few schools add your UCAT back in after interview, but a weak interview is never rescued by a strong UCAT. Most students spend months on the UCAT and a weekend on the interview. We think that is the wrong way round.
University guides.
Each guide is written from the school's official pages: how the interview works, what they look for, question themes, common mistakes and a practice question.
Oxford interview
Academic interviews with tutors at two colleges, not MMI stations. Online (Microsoft Teams).
CambridgeCambridge interview
College subject interviews, 1 to 2 interviews, 35 min to an hour in total. Online or in person, depends on the college.
LondonImperial interview
MMI, 6 stations of 5 min. Explained in your invitation.
LondonUCL interview
MMI, up to 8 stations, 1 min reading + 5 min each. In person (Home), online (overseas).
LondonKing's interview
MMI, 7 stations (last published figure). Online.
ManchesterManchester interview
MMI, 5 stations of 8 min, no reading time, 2 min gap. Your choice: online or on campus.
EdinburghEdinburgh interview
Assessment Day: 3 stations, two individual and one group. In person (UK), virtual for overseas.
LondonBarts (QMUL) interview
Online panel with two senior staff, sometimes a lay selector. Online.
the format changes. the question does not.
Every interview is really asking: would I trust this person with a patient one day? Know which type you are sitting, because each one is prepared for differently.
Multiple mini interview
A circuit of short stations. Each has a new question and a new interviewer. A weak station does not sink you, because the next one starts fresh.
32 of the 41 schools, including Imperial, UCL, King’s, St George’s, Brunel and KMMS.
Panel interview
One longer conversation with two or three interviewers. They follow up on what you say, so depth and honesty matter more than speed.
Barts (QMUL) and Glasgow.
Academic or mixed
Oxford and Cambridge run academic interviews: problems and data to think through aloud with tutors. A few schools mix formats or add a group task.
Oxford, Cambridge, Southampton, Bristol, Keele, Edinburgh, Dundee.
six things every applicant should know.
- Everything starts with 15 October.The UCAS deadline for medicine, 6pm. Four medicine choices; the fifth must be something else.
- The UCAT decides who is interviewed. Then most schools forget it.Once you are in the room, most decide the offer on the interview alone.
- The season runs late November to March.Edinburgh and Glasgow start late November; Oxford, Cambridge and Aberdeen in December; Leeds in the first week of January.
- Invitations can give a week’s notice.If you start preparing when the email lands, you have already lost most of the time.
- Online and in person are both common.Glasgow, Lancaster, Plymouth, Keele, Brunel, King’s, Bristol and Oxford are online. Manchester and BSMS let you choose.
- The SJT band can end your application.Band 4 is rejected outright at many schools; at Birmingham, Sheffield and Newcastle it is worth marks at interview.
and more UK medical school interview FAQs.
Do all UK medical schools use MMIs?
Most do. The Medical Schools Council says about three quarters of UK schools use multiple mini interviews. Oxford and Cambridge hold academic interviews with college tutors, and a few schools (for example Queen Mary) use an online panel. Check each school in the table.
When are UK medical school interviews?
Mostly December to March. Oxford interviews in early to mid December and Cambridge from 7 to 18 December 2026. Many MMIs run from December through to February or March. Invitations can arrive with only a week or two of notice, so start preparing before the invitation.
How is a UK medical interview scored?
Each station or question is marked separately, usually against set qualities such as communication, ethical reasoning, motivation and insight into the NHS. Some schools use the interview score alone to make offers (Imperial, UCL); others combine it with a pre-interview score (Edinburgh, Newcastle).
Can you coach me for an Oxbridge interview?
Yes. Oxford and Cambridge interviews are academic conversations rather than stations, so practice looks different: thinking out loud through unfamiliar science problems, with a coach who pushes back. Book a free call and we will explain how.
ready for your interview?
Book a free 15-minute call. We talk through your interview, whether you want ongoing coaching, a full mock in your university’s real format, or just a plan for where to start.
- 1Your schools and format
- 2An honest read
- 3The plan and the price
- 4You decide later