| 1963 | Founded as "The Society for Radiological Protection, The United Kingdom Section of the Health Physics Society" on 8 May |
| Approved by the Board of Directors of the US Health Physics Society |
| The first scientific meeting |
| The Newsletter began |
| 1965 | Renamed "The Society for Radiological Protection", the formal connection with the US Health Physics Society was dissolved on 31 December |
| 1966 | The first international symposium |
| 1968 | A constitution was adopted |
| 1969 | The appointment of Honorary Fellows began |
| 1973 | The Society became a registered charity, number 264337 |
| 1978 | The first teach-ins/workshops were held |
| The Founders' Prize for, preferably younger, workers in radiological protection, was established |
| 1979 | The Society awarded the first Certificate of Professional Competence in Operational Health Physics |
| 1981 | The Society's Journal of Radiological Protection was first published |
| 1982 | The first student bursary |
| 1985 | First assisted Government in the development and implementation of statutory regulations relating to radiation protection |
| 1993 | A professional administrator was engaged |
| The first awards of the Society's scholarship scheme covering full course fees |
| 1996 | Developed the first National Vocational Qualifications standards in radiation protection, accredited by the National Council for Vocational Qualifications on 7 April 1997 |
| 1997 | The first two regional groups, Scotland and North West England, were set up |
| The Continuing Professional Development Scheme started |
| 1998 | Affiliated to IRPA, the International Radiation Protection Association, as the UK Associate Society |
| The regional groups held their first scientific meetings |
| The website went live |
| 2000 | RPA 2000, set up by the Society in conjunction with collaborating societies, was incorporated as a company limited by guarantee to assess the competence of radiation protection advisers. Its directors include members of the Society, which provides administrative services to the company |
| RPA 2000 was recognised by the Health and Safety Executive as the first assessing body for assessing radiation protection advisers under the Ionising Radiations Regulations 1999 |
| NVQs in Occupational health and safety Practice: Radiation Protection Routes at levels 2, 3 and 4, written by the Society, was published |
| The email discussion list was started |
| 2002 | Code of Conduct approved in ballot of members |
| 2003 | The Society set up sectorial committees to cover all sectors of radiation protection
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| 2004 | The Society made a bid to host the 2008 International Congress of the International Radiation Protection Association
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| 2005 | The AGMs of the Society and the Institute of Radiation Protection agreed to proposals for a merger
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| 2006 | Incorported the Institute of Radiation Protection on 28 March |
| 2007 | Royal Charter of Incorporation granted 10 December |
| 2008 | Registered as Charity No. 1122804 on 15 February |
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