List of learned societies in the United Kingdom

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This is a list of learned societies in the United Kingdom.

NameEstablishedHeadquarters
Academy of Social Sciences   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1982 London [1]
Anatomical Society   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 6 May 1887 London
Anthropological Society of London   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1863 London
Antiquarian Horological Society   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1953 London [2]
Aristotelian Society   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 19 Apr 1880 London
Association for Art History   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1974 London [3] [4]
Association for Learning Technology   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1993 Oxfordshire
Association for Psychosocial Studies   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 2013
Association for the Scientific Study of Anomalous Phenomena   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 10 Jun 1981 Somerset
Association for Tourism in Higher Education   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg London
Association of Social Anthropologists   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Astrobiology Society of Britain   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 2003
Bibliographical Society   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1892
Biochemical Society   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1911 [5]
Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1836 [5]
British Academy of Management   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1986 London Borough of Islington
British Accounting & Finance Association   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
British Archaeological Association   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1843 [6]
British Association for American Studies   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1955
British Association for Applied Linguistics   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1960s
British Association for International & Comparative Education   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
British Association for Slavonic & East European Studies   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1989 [7] Leeds
British Cartographic Society   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1963 [8] Linton
British Ecological Society   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1913 [5]
British Educational Research Association   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Recusant History   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1951
British Computer Society   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1957 [9] [5] Swindon
British Herpetological Society   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1947 [10]
British Horological Institute   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1858
British International Studies Association   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 2 Jan 1975 Birmingham
British Interplanetary Society   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1933 [5] London
British Kinematograph, Sound and Television Society   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1931
British Medical Association   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1832 London
British Mycological Society   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1896, 1996 [10]
British Naturalists' Association   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1905
British Pharmacological Society   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1931 [5]
British Psychological Society   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 24 Oct 1901 [11] , 1901 [5]
British Science Association [lower-alpha 1]   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1831
British Society of Aesthetics   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
British Society for Population Studies   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
British Society for the History of Medicine   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1965
British Society for the History of Science   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 5 May 1947 [12] , 1947 [5]
British Society for the Philosophy of Science   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1948 [10]
British Society of Criminology   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
British Society of Gerontology   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1971 [5]
British Sociological Association   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1951
British Thoracic Society   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1982 [5] London
Burgon Society   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 2000
Catholic Record Society   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1904 Durham
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1915
Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1969 [8] Sale
Chartered Institute of Linguists   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1910 London
Chartered Institute of Marketing   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1911 Berkshire
Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1930
Chartered Management Institute   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1947 Corby
Chartered Society of Designers   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1930 United Kingdom
Classical Association   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1903 London
College of Paramedics   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Council for Hospitality Management Education   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Cybernetics Society   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1968
Development Studies Association   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Devonshire Association   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Economic History Society   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 14 Jul 1926
Edinburgh Geological Society   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1834
Edinburgh Mathematical Society   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1883
English Place-Name Society   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1923
Ethnological Society of London   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1843 London
European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1999
Experimental Psychology Society   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1946 [13]
The Facilities Society   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 2008
The Genetics Society   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1919 [14] London
Geological Society of London   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1807 [5] London
Government Economic Service   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Hadrianic Society   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1971 Durham
Hampstead Scientific Society   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1899 Hampstead
The Heraldry Society   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1947
Heraldry Society of Scotland   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1977
Institute and Faculty of Actuaries   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 2010, 2011 [5] London
Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1911 London
Institution of Chemical Engineers   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1922 Rugby
Institution of Civil Engineers   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1818 One Great George Street
The Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1949
Institute of Mathematics and its Applications   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1964 Southend-on-Sea
Institute of Measurement and Control   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Institution of Mechanical Engineers   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 27 Jan 1847 London
Institute of Physics   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1874, 1971 [15] London [16] [17]
Institution of Engineering and Technology   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 2006 [18] Stevenage [19] [20] [21]
Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1857
Joint University Council of the Applied Social Sciences   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Linnean Society of London   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1788 Burlington House
London Mathematical Society   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 16 Jan 1865 London
Philological Society   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1842
The Mammal Society   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1954
Manchester Statistical Society   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1833 Manchester
Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1884
Mind Association   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Neonatal Society   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1959
Newcomen Society   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1920 London
North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 3 Sep 1852
Pathological Society   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1906
Philological Society   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1842
The Physiological Society   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1876
Political Studies Association   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1950 London
Regional Science Association International   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg Dec 1954 University of the Azores
Royal Academy of Arts   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1768 City of Westminster
Royal Academy of Engineering   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1976 [5] London
Royal Aeronautical Society   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1866 4 Hamilton Place
Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1871 [5] London
Royal Archaeological Institute   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1844 London, Burlington House
Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1823 London
Royal Astronomical Society   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1820 [5] London
Royal College of Nursing   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1916
Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1928, 1996 [5] London
Royal College of Pathologists   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1962 [5]
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 16818 Queen Street, Edinburgh
Royal College of Physicians of Ireland   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1654
Royal College of Physicians, London   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1518Royal College of Physicians
Royal Economic Society   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1890 London [22]
Royal Entomological Society   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1833 [23] London
Royal Geographical Society   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1830 [8] Lowther Lodge
Royal Historical Society   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1868 [5]
Royal Institute of British Architects   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1834 66 Portland Place
Chatham House   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1920Chatham House
Royal Institute of Navigation   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1947 [8] [5]
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1868 [8] Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
Royal Institute of Philosophy   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Royal Institute of Public Health   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1856 [24]
Royal Institution   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1799
Royal Manchester Institution   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1 Oct 1823
Royal Meteorological Society   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 3 Apr 1850 [25] Reading [26]
Royal Numismatic Society   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1836 [27] London
Royal Pharmaceutical Society   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1841 [5] Great Britain
Royal Philatelic Society London   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 10 Apr 1869 City of London
Royal Photographic Society   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1853 Bristol
Royal Scottish Geographical Society   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1884 Perth
Royal Society for Asian Affairs   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg London
Royal Society of Arts   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1754 London
Royal Society of Biology   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 2009 London
Royal Society of Chemistry   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1980 [28] Burlington House
Royal Society of Edinburgh   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1783 [5] Royal Society Of Edinburgh, 22-24 George Street, Edinburgh
Royal Society   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg Nov 1660 London
Royal Society of Literature   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1820 Somerset House
Royal Society of Medicine   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1805 London
Royal Statistical Society   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 15 Mar 1834 London
Royal Town Planning Institute   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1914 London
Scottish Economic Society   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 29 Jun 1897
The Security Institute   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1999 Caldecote
Selden Society   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1887 London
Social Policy Association   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Social Research Association   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1978
Applied Microbiology International   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1931
The Society for Court Studies   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Society for Endocrinology   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1946 [5]
Society for Experimental Biology   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1923
Society for Psychical Research   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1882 London
Society for Research into Higher Education   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1965 [10]
Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1879 Senate House
Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1910 [29] Senate House
Society for the Study of Artificial Intelligence and the Simulation of Behaviour   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1964
Society for Underwater Technology   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1966 London
Society of Antiquaries of London   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1707 London, Burlington House
Society of Antiquaries of Scotland   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1780 Edinburgh
Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1955
The Society of Legal Scholars   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1908
UK Academy for Information Systems   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 1994 United Kingdom
Zoological Society of London   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg Apr 1826 London

Notes

  1. Formerly the British Association for the Advancement of Science.

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