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Policy on Personal Subscriptions

Personal subscriptions to professional bodies, academic associations and societies

In general, personal subscriptions to professional bodies and academic/learned societies are a personal liability and should not be charged to any funds administered by the University. An individual can claim income tax relief on subscriptions to professional bodies provided that the body is on the H.M.Revenue & Customs list of approved organisations. (This list can be found at: http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/list3/index.htm)

Subscriptions to professional bodies, academic associations and societies MAY be charged to University funds in two circumstances:

1) Where the Head of Department has deemed that individual membership is necessary for the purposes of course accreditation or research functionality and the body is on an approved University list (see below). The Head of Department must authorise any such payment request.

2) Where membership is corporate, or where the individual is a member because they are representing the University in their role here. Examples of these are: Universities UK, HE Liaison Officers Association, Placement in Industry Network, HE associations of heads of academic or administrative departments.

University Approved List

Subscriptions to Professional and Learned Bodies

Academy of Learned Societies for the Social Sciences
Accounting Technicians, Assn. of
Aeronautical Soc., Royal
Aeronautics and Astronautics, American Inst. Of
American Association for Advancement of Science
American Economic Association
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Architects, Royal Inst. of British
Association of Business Schools
Automotive Engineers, Soc. of
Biochemical Soc.
Biometric Soc. (British Region)
Bone and Mineral Research, American Soc. for
Bone and Tooth Soc.
British Academy of Mgt
British Association of Sport and Exercise Science
British Pharmacological Society
British Psychological Society
Business Schools, Association of
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
Chemical, Soc., American
Chemistry, Royal Soc. of
Civil Engineers, Instn. of
Computer, Soc., British
Computing Machinery, Assn. for
Concrete, Soc
Contemporary European Studies, University Assn. for
Counselling, British Association for
Crystallographic Assn., British
Development Biology, British Soc. for
Development Studies Association
Directors, Inst. of
Educational Management and Administration Soc., British
Educational Research, Assn., British
Educational Research, Assn., American
Environmental Education, National Assn. for
Environmental Management and Assessment, Inst. of
Experimental Biology, Soc. For
Experimental Psychology Soc.
Experts, British Academy of
General Teaching Council for England
Geophysical Union, American
History of Science, British Soc. for the
Immunology, British Soc. for
Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Soc. For
Institute of Mathematics & Its Applications
Institute of Operations Managment
Institute of Translation and Interpreting
Institution of Chemical Engineers
Institution of Electrical Engineers
International Council on Monuments and Sites
Law, Soc.
Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, Inst for
Learning Technology, Assn. for
Library and Information Professionals, Chartered Inst. of
Licensing Executives Soc. (U.K.)
Management, British Academy of
Management, Chartered Inst. of
Marketing Chartered Inst. of
Marketing Society
Mathematical, Assn.
Mechanical Incorporated Engineers, Instn. of
Microbiology, American soc of
Microbiology, American Soc. for
Monuments and Sites (UK), International, Council on
NACE International (corrosion engineers)
Neuroscience, Soc. for
Nursing, Royal College of
Nutrition Society
Optical Society of America
Palaeontological, Assn.
Pharmaceutical, Royal Soc. of GB
Physiological Soc.
Psychological Soc, British
Royal Society of Medicine
Scientific Glassblowers, British Soc. of
Social Policy Assn.
Social Research Assn.
Social Services Research Group
Society of Chemical Industry
Society for General Microbiology
Society for Research into Higher Education
Society for the Study of Addiction
Sociological Assn., British
Structural Engineers, Instn. of
Translation and Interpreting, Inst. of

Last updated 16 February 2011

The list can be updated by contacting the Payments Office Supervisor. Please note that an organisation cannot be added to the above unless it is listed on the HMRC list of approved organisations.