If you :

• are still enrolled at LSE; and
• have changed your name by law e.g. you have married or legally changed your name by enrolled deed poll; and you are still a current student; and
• have not yet completed your programme of studies at the School;

we will be happy to amend your student record.

To request a change, please bring original legal documents proving your name change to the Student Services Centre for Taught students or the PhD Academy for Research students.  These may include, for example, an updated passport, enrolled deed poll, or marriage certificate.  A member of staff will take a scan of your documents for verification purposes and update your record for you. 

If you do not have one of the documents listed above and are unsure about what type of evidence to provide, please submit an enquiry, ideally showing the type of document(s) you already have or plan to obtain, and we can advise further.

If you hold a Student visa and would like to find out how to inform the Home Office of your new name, you can contact our specialilst advisersVisa Advice Query Form for help.

If you would also like your email address to be updated to match your updated name, then please visit the IT Helpdesk and let them know that a name change has recently been processed by the Student Services Centre or PhD Academy.  

The IT Helpdesk can only change your email address in cases when your legal name has changed - they are not able to make changes where there has not been a change to your record.

If you are not typically known by your legal name, we can record this separately and will ensure that you are addressed by your preferred name.  If this is the case, please visit the Student Services Centre or submit an enquiry to ask for your “Known As” name to be updated. 

In this case, your "Known As" name will be used in day-to-day communication and unofficial correspondence from LSE, but will not appear on official documents (unless it is part of your legal name as it appears on the document you used to register at LSE).  

Similarly, you can specify the name by which you wish to be announced during your graduation ceremony if you wish.  

LSE is unable to add names to your official record that do not appear on the ID document you used to enrol at the School.  

We are also unable to remove names that do appear on the ID document you used to enrol, but that you do not commonly use.  

Records cannot be changed retrospectively after graduation. It is your responsibility to ensure that your name is recorded correctly and as per your ID document before you graduate.

Records cannot be changed retrospectively after your degree has been awarded. It is your responsibility to ensure that your name is recorded correctly and as per your ID document before your degree is awarded.

Even if you have changed your name by law after completing your LSE degree, unfortunately we are unable to amend your student record retrospectively to reflect this change. The degree certificate is a legal document and we are unable to retrospectively amend it after your degree has been awarded.