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This is a partial list of learned societies, grouped by country.
International
The Australasian Law Teachers Association is a grouping of university-based lawyers in Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific. ...
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The Human Behavior and Evolution Society, or HBES, is an interdisciplinary, international society of researchers, primarily from the social and biological sciences, who use modern evolutionary theory to help to discover human nature - including evolved emotional, cognitive and sexual adaptations. ...
The International Academy for the Promotion of Historical Studies, formerly the American Academy for the Promotion of Heraldic and Genealogical Science, was established in 1974. ...
The International Association of Amateur Heralds incorporated the International Heraldry Society in 2004. ...
The International Council for Science (ICSU), formerly called the International Council of Scientific Unions, was founded in 1931 as an international non-governmental organization devoted to international co-operation in the advancement of science. ...
The International Social Science Council (ISSC) is an international organisation that aims to promote the social and behavioural sciences. ...
Society for Animation Studies Logo The Society for Animation Studies (SAS) is an international, interdisciplinary scholarly organization dedicated to the study of animation history and theory. ...
Australia - Australian Society for Educational Technology Society home
- Royal Australian Historical Society (Official website)
Canada Acfas is the principal French-language learned society in Canada and, particularly, Quebec. ...
The Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences (CFHSS) is a learned society federating the associations linked to academic disciplines in Canada. ...
The Canadian Information Processing Society (C.I.P.S) is the Information Technology professional society in Canada. ...
Europe European Federation of National Engineering Associations (FEANI) is a professional body and currently represents over 2 million professional engineers in 26 European countries. ...
The European Mathematical Society (EMS) is an european organization dedicated to the development of mathematics in Europe. ...
France The Institut de France (French Institute) is a French learned society, grouping five académies, the most famous of which is probably the Académie française. ...
The Académie française, or French Academy, is the pre-eminent French learned body on matters pertaining to the French language. ...
The Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres is a French learned society founded in 1663 and concerned with the humanities. ...
The French Academy of Sciences (Académie des sciences) is a learned society, founded in 1666 by Louis XIV at the suggestion of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, to encourage and protect the spirit of French scientific research. ...
The Académie des beaux-arts (Academy of Fine Arts) is a French learned society. ...
The Académie des sciences morales et politiques (i. ...
Italy The Accademia dei Lincei, (literally the Academy of the Lynxes, but also known as the Lincean Academy), is located at the Palazzo Corsini on the Via della Lungara in Rome, Italy. ...
New Zealand The Royal Society of New Zealand was founded in 1851 and is the premier learned society in New Zealand. ...
The Heraldry Society (New Zealand Branch) was established in 1962 under the auspices of The Heraldry Society of London. ...
The Legal Research Foundation is a body affiliated with the Faculty of Law of The University of Auckland, New Zealand. ...
The Armed Forces Law Association of New Zealand was formed in 2000 by lawyers in the military justice system, and those with a professional interest in the law of the armed forces of the Crown, and of the law of armed conflict. ...
United Kingdom Sorted by date of foundation - Royal Society of London, 1645
- Society of Antiquaries of London, 1707
- Royal Academy of Arts, 1768
- Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 1780
- Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1783
- Linnean Society of London, 1788
- Royal Institution of Great Britain, 1799
- Geological Society of London, 1807
- Royal Astronomical Society, 1820
- Royal Asiatic Society, 1823
- Royal Manchester Institution, 1823
- Zoological Society of London, 1826
- Royal Geographical Society, 1830
- British Association for the Advancement of Science, 1831
- Edinburgh Geological Society, 1834
- Royal Statistical Society, 1834
- British Archaeological Association, 1843
- Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, 1843
- Royal Archaeological Institute, 1844
- Ethnological Society of London, 1843
- Royal Meteorological Society, 1850
- Anthropological Society of London, 1863
- London Mathematical Society, 1865
- Royal Aeronautical Society, 1866
- Royal Historical Society, 1868
- Edinburgh Mathematical Society, 1883
- Selden Society, 1887
- Royal Society for Asian Affairs, 1901
- British Psychological Society, 1901
- The Society of Legal Scholars, 1908
- Newcomen Society, 1920
- Institute of Physics, 1921
- English Place-Name Society, 1923
- Chartered Society of Designers, 1930
- Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour, 1936
- Experimental Psychology Society, 1946
- The Heraldry Society, 1947
- Ergonomics Society, 1949
- British Computer Society, 1953
- British Institute of International and Comparative Law, 1958
- Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, 1964
- Royal Academy of Engineering, 1976
- Royal Society of Chemistry, 1980
- British Academy of Management, 1986
- Association for Learning Technology, 1993
- The Academy of Saint Cecilia
The premises of the Royal Society in London (first four properties only). ...
The Society of Antiquaries of London is a learned society, based in the United Kingdom, concerned with the encouragement, advancement and furtherance of the study and knowledge of the antiquities and history of this and other countries. This includes archaeology, architectural history, art history, conservation, heraldry, anthropology, and ecclesiastical studies. ...
This article refers to an art institution in London. ...
The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland is an archaeological learned society formed for the purpose of studying the history of Scotland. ...
The Royal Society of Edinburghs Building on the corner of George St. ...
The Linnean Society of London is the worlds premier society for the study and dissemination of taxonomy. ...
The Royal Institution of Great Britain was set up in 1799 by the leading lights of the age, including Henry Cavendish and its first president George Finch, the 9th Earl of Winchilsea, for diffusing the knowledge, and facilitating the general introduction, of useful mechanical inventions and improvements; and for teaching...
The Geological Society of London is a learned society based in England with the aim of investigating the mineral structure of the Earth. It is the oldest national geological society in the world and the largest in Europe with over 9000 Fellows entitled to the postnominal FGS - over 2000 of...
The Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) began as the Astronomical Society of London in 1820 to support astronomical research (mainly carried on at the time by gentleman astronomers rather than professionals). ...
Article 90a of the bylaws of the Royal Asiatic Society. ...
The Royal Manchester Institution was an English learned society founded on 1 October 1823 at a public meeting held in the Exchange Room by Manchester merchants, local artists and others keen to dispel the image of Manchester as a city lacking in culture and taste. ...
The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) is a learned society founded in April 1826 by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, Lord Auckland, Sir Humphry Davy, Joseph Sabine, Nicholas Aylward Vigors and other eminent naturalists. ...
The Royal Geographical Society is a learned society, founded in 1830 with the name Geographical Society of London for the advancement of geographical science, under the patronage of King William IV. It absorbed the Association for Promoting the Discovery of the Interior Parts of Africa (founded by Joseph Banks in...
The British Association or the British Association for the Advancement of Science or the BA is a learned society with the object of promoting science, directing general attention to scientific matters, and facilitating intercourse between scientific workers. ...
The Edinburgh Geological Society was founded in 1834 with the aim of stimulating public interest in geology and the advancement of geological knowledge. ...
The Royal Statistical Society is a learned society for statistics and a professional body for statisticians in the UK. Founded in 1834 as the Statistical Society of London, it became the Royal Statistical Society in 1887. ...
The British Archaelogical Association was founded in 1843. ...
The Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland (RAI) (founded 1871) is the oldest anthropological society in the world. ...
The Ethnological Society of London was founded in 1843 by a breakaway faction of the Aborigines Protection Society (APS). ...
The Royal Meteorological Society traces its origins back to April 3, 1850 when the British Meteorological Society was formed as a society the objects of which should be the advancement and extension of meteorological science by determining the laws of climate and of meteorological phenomena in general. ...
The Anthropological Society of London was founded in 1863 by Richard Francis Burton and Dr. James Hunt. ...
The London Mathematical Society (LMS) is the leading mathematical society in England. ...
Founded in 1866 The Royal Aeronautical Society is the worlds leading authority on aviation. ...
The Royal Historical Society was founded in 1868. ...
The Edinburgh Mathematical Society is the leading mathematical society in Scotland. ...
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The Royal Society for Asian Affairs is a learned society based in the United Kingdom, founded in 1901 to promote greater knowledge and understanding of Central Asia and surrounding countries. The geographical extent of the Societys interest has since expanded to include the whole of Asia. ...
The British Psychological Society (BPS) is the representative body for psychologists and psychology in the United Kingdom. ...
The Society of Legal Scholars is a body of academic lawyers who teach and research at educational institutions, primarily universities, in the United Kingdom and elsewhere. ...
The Newcomen Society is a British learned society formed to foster the study of the history of engineering and technology (although British, it is interested in any aspect of the history of engineering, regardless of the location or time period). ...
The Institute of Physics (IOP) is the United Kingdoms professional body for physicists. ...
The English Place-Name Society is a learned society based in the United Kingdom concerned with toponymy, in other words, what can be learned from the study of place-names. ...
Logo of the Chartered Society of Designers The Chartered Society of Designers (CSD) is the worlds largest and oldest chartered body of professional designers. ...
The Experimental Psychology Society (EPS) is an academic society which facilitates research into experimental psychology and communication between experimental psychologists. ...
Establised in 1947, The Heraldry Society is one of the leading societies dedicated to the study of heraldry in all its forms. ...
The Ergonomics Society is an academic society which facilitates research into ergonomics and related disciplines. ...
The British Computer Society (BCS) is a professional/academic association within the UK consisting of IT practitioners, the society has a Royal Charter. ...
The Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA) is one of the UKs professional bodies for mathematicians (the other main ones being the London Mathematical Society and the Royal Statistical Society). ...
The Royal Academy of Engineering is a British learned society concerned with engineering. ...
Royal Society of Chemistry The Royal Society of Chemistry is a learned society (professional association) in the United Kingdom with the goal of advancing the chemical sciences. ...
United States The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is an organization that promotes cooperation between scientists, defends scientific freedom, encourages scientific responsibility and supports scientific education for the betterment of all humanity. ...
The American Chemical Society (ACS), a learned society (professional association) based in the United States, supports scientific inquiry in the field of chemistry. ...
The American Geophysical Union (or AGU) is a nonprofit organization of geophysicists, consisting (as of 2004) of over 41,000 members from 130 countries. ...
The mission of The American Heraldry Society is to educate the American population on the subject of heraldry and to lobby the institutions of the federal government and the several states to offer protection for armorial bearings in the United States of America. ...
The American Mathematical Society (AMS) is dedicated to the interests of mathematical research and education, which it does with various publications and conferences as well as annual monetary awards to mathematicians. ...
The American Meteorological Society promotes the development and dissemination of information and education on the atmospheric and related oceanic and hydrologic sciences and the advancement of their professional applications. ...
The American Philosophical Society, founded in 1743 by founding father Benjamin Franklin, continues to operate to this day. ...
The American Psychological Association (APA) is a professional organization representing psychology in the US. It has around 150,000 members and an annual budget of around $70m. ...
The American Psychological Society (APS) is a society for scientific psychology, whose mission is to promote, protect, and advance the interests of scientifically oriented psychology in research, application, teaching, and the improvement of human welfare. ...
The American Statistical Association (ASA) is a scientific and educational society in the United States with the stated mission to promote excellence in the application of statistical science across the wealth of human endeavor. ...
The Association of American Geographers (AAG) is an educational and scientific society aimed at advancing the understanding of, study of, and importance of geography and related fields. ...
The Georgia Political Science Association is the professional association for political scientists in Georgia. ...
The MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, Fifth Edition The Modern Language Association of America (MLA) is the principal professional association in the United States for scholars of literature and literary criticism. ...
Flag of the National Geographic Society The National Geographic Society, which is based in the United States, is one of the worlds largest not-for-profit educational and scientific organizations, with a mission to advance the general knowledge of geography and the world among the general public. ...
The Psychonomic Society is the primary society for general scientific experimental psychology in the United States. ...
The Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations (SHAFR) is the leading learned society for the academic study of US Foreign Policy History. ...
The Society of Exploration Geophysicists (or SEG) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the science of geophysics and the education of exploration geophysicists. ...
The Society of Woman Geographers was established in 1925 by ten women including Harriet Chalmers Adams, Marguerite Harrison, Blair Niles, Gertrude Shelby, and Gertrude Emerson Sen. ...
See also A learned society is a society that exists to promote an academic discipline or group of disciplines. ...
An engineering society is a professional organization for engineers of various disciplines. ...
This is a partial list of learned societies, professional bodies and engineering societies located in Ireland: British and Irish Association of Law Librarians Honorable Society of Kings Inns Institute of Chemistry of Ireland Institution of Engineers of Ireland Irish Computer Society Irish Mathematical Society Irish Medical Organisation Pharmaceutical Society...
External link - The Scholarly Societies project
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