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If you are a professional astronomer, geophysicist, or similar; a student studying these disciplines; or simply someone with a serious interest in them, we urge you to apply for Fellowship of the Royal Astronomical Society and enjoy the following benefits.
Lobbying for UK astronomy and geophysics
As the national learned society for astronomy and geophysics, the RAS needs the support of the entire community to maintain its leadership role in lobbying government at all levels. The RAS is the primary voice for the community in its fight to maintain access to world-class facilities and funding to support research at its universities and institutes. Your support and input are needed! Becoming a Fellow of the RAS is an excellent way to ensure that your opinions are heard by policy makers.
Journal subscriptions
- Fellows receive free online access to the Society's research journals Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society and Geophysical Journal International.
- In addition, Fellows may chose to take out subscriptions to paper editions of the Society's journals, for personal use only, at heavily discounted rates. See the current journal prices.
Grants programme
The right to apply for research and travel grants. The ability to demonstrate a successful grant-winning track record is perhaps the most desirable attribute to a prospective employer. The RAS Grants scheme is a competitive one, and the ideal training ground for any student or postdoc. As is evident from the person specification for staff positions advertised in the UK, demonstrable ability to secure external grant funding is a requirement of employment, not simply desirable. Get a start on your training now as a member of the RAS!
Workshop venues
Organising workshops can be an invaluable opportunity to establish new and foster existing collaborations. Finding an affordable, central, venue for such meetings can prove difficult. The RAS makes available its facilities (a 100-seater lecture theatre and a 30-seater meeting room) for workshops and meetings free to its members. Join now, and begin thinking ahead to organising meetings and workshops that could benefit you and your collaborators!
RAS jobs list
This provides free email alerts for new posts for jobseekers, together with an online archive of previous mailings.
Other benefits
- Reduced membership rates for other societies affiliated to the RAS as well as discounted prices for items for sale by the Society.
- Discounts on selected books, journals and attractions via the login protected section of the RAS website (contact the membership secretary if you have forgotten your password).
- Free attendance at all RAS scientific meetings in Burlington House.
- Discounted registration fees at the annual RAS National Astronomy Meeting.
- Book loans from the Society's Library.
- Free use, for activities related to aims of the Society, of the Burlington House premises including a 100-seater lecture theatre, meeting room and wi-fi enabled Fellows Room.
- The membership fees of individual members of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) are paid on their behalf by the RAS. (The RAS contributes 51% of the cost; the balance comes from the government grant enjoyed by the Royal Society.)
How to join
To find out how much it costs to join, see our current fees; students can join for as little as £1. If you are interested, see the details of how to join.
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