Class of Membership - Corporate Members

Honorary Fellows - of high distinction, or have rendered distinguished service - Details >>

Fellows (FSRP) - appreciable professional responsibility for at least 10 years and been an SRP member for at least 5 years - Details >>

Members (MSRP) - a degree in science or engineering and at least 4 years' professional experience, or a mature candidate with at least 15 years' experience in a field which has significant RP content - Details >>

Class of Membership: Non-Corporate Members

Graduates - a degree in science or engineering and one year's experience in radiological protection

Associates - sufficient technical knowledge to benefit from participation in the Society's activities

Students - studying medicine, science or technology

International Members - nominated by Partner Societies and eligible for membership of IRPA (International Radiation Protection Association)

Honorary Fellows

Honorary Fellows shall be chosen from persons of high distinction in public life or in their chosen professions or vocations, or from persons who have rendered distinguished service to radiological protection or allied fields or to the Society for Radiological Protection or to associations or organisations with which the Society is, or has been, connected.

Fellows

A Fellow must have the following qualifications:

1. have been a Member, under subscription, for a period of at least five years,
2. have held a position of appreciable professional responsibility in radiological protection normally for a period of at least ten years. Such a position is broadly equivalent in responsibility and experience to the posts of: Unified Grade 7 in the Civil Service, Principal Scientific Officer, Principal Physicist, Senior University Lecturer, Principal Engineer, or any post above these levels.

Members

The basic requirements for admission as a Member are defined by the following four key attributes:

1. basic scientific understanding including a knowledge of scientific method, numeracy, and a knowledge of basic radiation physics, biological interactions of radiation and radiation protection philosophy;
2. satisfactory knowledge of the relevant regulatory framework for radiological protection;
3. ability to communicate scientific knowledge in a written report or paper;
4. at least four years' recent experience in a field with a significant radiological protection content involving the application of professional judgement or interpretation of varied and non-routine radiological data.

There are two possible routes to admission as a Member as follows:

Route 1: Graduate Professional

For those with a degree in science or engineering or other graduate or post-graduate standard or a nationally recognised qualification, of a standard recognised by Council, together with at least four years' professional experience which includes a demonstrated systematic knowledge of radiological protection for example by means of a record of training and experience.

Route 2: Mature Candidate

For those with no formal academic or professional qualifications but who have at least 15 years' experience in a field which involves significant radiological protection content, of which at least 7 years must be directly involved in essentially full time radiological protection work, 4 years of which must be at professional level.  Where the candidate does possess formal qualifications, these requirements will be varied; the 4 years' professional level experience is mandatory but the number of years needed additional to these will be from 2 to 10.

Graduate Members

For those who have a science or engineering degree or other graduate or post-graduate standard or a nationally recognised qualification, of a standard recognised by Council, together with at least one year's experience in radiological protection not necessarily at a fully professional level.

Associate Members

For those who are engaged in, or have an interest in, radiological protection and whose admission would be of value or otherwise desirable to the Society in promoting or advancing any of its objectives and activities.  Applicants should have sufficient technical knowledge to be able to benefit from participation in the Society's activities.

Student Members

For those engaged in full-time, part-time or sandwich course studies, acceptable to the Membership Committee, in medicine, science, technology or other subjects related to radiological protection and allied fields, leading to a graduate or graduate equivalent qualification.  Other full-time studies, full-time professional or vocational training following qualification, or a period of full-time post-graduate study, of voluntary overseas service or of voluntary social service, may be accepted as a full-time student activity.  On completion of studies re-application to Associate or Graduate Member is required as appropriate.