Apply for Living Freedom Summer School 2026

Applications are now open for Living Freedom Summer School 2026.

Please complete the form below and press submit to send your application.

The Summer School runs from Thursday 9 – Saturday 11 July in central London. To find out more please read our Programme Overview here.
 
The deadline for applications is 09:00 AM on Tuesday 26 May 2026.

Attendance will be at the discretion of the organisers. Successful applicants will be notified no later than Tuesday 2 June.

For any enquiries, please contact alastair@ideasmatter.org.uk

If you have any difficulty submitting your application using this form, please send your details and answers to alastair@ideasmatter.org.uk using the subject line ‘New LF2025 application’.

APPLICATION FORM FOR FIRST-TIME ATTENDEES

Name *

First

Last

Email *

Mobile phone number *

Year of birth *

Postal address *

Study / employment *

Tell us what you are/were studying and where. If you are now in employment, let us know what you do for a living and in which sector.

Answer each of the following questions in no more than 100 words

1. What is the greatest threat to freedom today? *

2. What recent event or story best captures the challenges to freedom today, and why? *

3. Name one historical and one contemporary thinker whose work you think help us get to grips with freedom today. Explain briefly. *

4. Recommend one novel or film that can help us think about freedom today. Explain briefly. *

5. In our changing times, what role should the state / government have in preserving freedom? *

6. I am keen to attend Living Freedom Summer School because… Explain briefly *

Confirm eligibility *

• I will be between 18 and 30 years old on 9 July 2026.

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