Join
MeCCSA operates a system of institutional or individual membership as outlined on the below pages, where you can also apply for membership.
If you have any questions regarding this process, please contact our membership secretary, Gillian Mason.
MeCCSA membership supports the field through:
- Representing and promoting the field in Higher Education
- Contributing to policy debates and consultations
- Providing a professional forum for members to exchange information and experience
- Raising and improving public understanding of the field
- Maintaining and improving the quality of provision in teaching and learning in the field
- Advising research and funding bodies, and other relevant national and international bodies, including professional practice and training associations
- Promoting the interests of students
- Fostering research in the field
- Advising on professional qualifications in the field
- Promoting policies which encourage diversity and equal opportunities in the field
- Membership of Academy of Social Sciences, which showcase, champion and advocate for the social sciences
- Eligibility to nominate Fellows of Academy of Social Sciences
General information
- The membership period runs from 1 September through 31 August each year.
- New membership applications and payments that are received on or after 1 May of any year will be applied toward the following membership period.
- Payments are processed with PayPal Checkout. You can either pay with your PayPal account or by credit card. If you pay by credit card a PayPal account is not mandatory
- If you want to make your payment via BACS, please contact the membership secretary, Gillian Mason, directly.
Individual membership
Open to people working in the field whose institutions are not members. Concessionary individual membership rates are available for part time staff, postgraduate students and overseas members.
Benefits of individual membership:
- Discounted registration fee for MeCCSA Annual Conference
- Eligibility for Annual MeCCSA Outstanding Achievement Awards
- Access to join, attend events, and participate in activities organised by our Networks and Sections
- Access to range of online resources, including email discussion lists
- Voting rights at the Annual Conference and in MeCCSA elections
- Eligibility to stand for election to MeCCSA Executive Committee or steering groups of our Networks and Sections
- Membership of HMRC approved professional body
- Enhance professional credentials and recognition within HEIs
- Individual members are entitled to claim personal tax relief on the annual subscription they pay to MeCCSA
- Some Universities have used the HMRC list for internal purposes to determine membership of learned societies or recognition of professional bodies where these feature as institutional KPIs or for expense purposes
Apply for Individual membership.
- Access to dedicated Postgraduate Network, which organises an Annual Conference alongside other activities and events through the year
- Reduced fees to attend main MeCCSA Annual Conference and events organised by our Networks or Sections
- Opportunity to apply for conference bursaries
- Eligibility for MeCCSA Doctoral Research Award of the Year category
- Eligibility to stand for election to MeCCSA Executive Committee or steering groups of our Networks and Sections
Institutional membership
All employees and postgraduate students of a member institution can attend the annual conference at a reduced rate. UK institutions can put forward 5, 10 or 15 named members for voting purposes depending on their subscription rate.
Benefits of institutional membership:
- All employees and postgraduate students of a member institution are considered full members of MeCCSA with the following benefits:
- Discounted registration fee for MeCCSA Annual Conference
- Eligibility for Annual MeCCSA Outstanding Achievement Awards
- Access to our Networks and Sections
- Access to range of online resources, including email discussion lists
- Eligibility to stand for election to MeCCSA Executive Committee or steering groups of our Networks and Sections
- Financial savings compared with individual subscription rates
- Membership of HMRC approved professional body
- Enhance professional credentials and recognition within HEIs
- Some Universities have used the HMRC list for internal purposes to determine membership of learned societies or recognition of professional bodies where these feature as institutional KPIs
- Named members of institutional members in the UK have voting rights at the Annual Conference and in MeCCSA elections (subscriptions allow for 5, 10, or 15 named members for voting purposes)
Apply for Institutional membership.
Affiliate membership
Offered to organisations in the field who do not qualify for full Institutional membership.