Institute of Physics

This article is about the London-based society. For other institutions, see Institute of Physics (disambiguation).
Institute of Physics
AbbreviationIOP
Formation14 February 1874; 150 years ago (1874-02-14)
HeadquartersLondon, N1
United Kingdom
Coordinates51°31′56″N 0°07′14″W / 51.53233°N 0.12059°W / 51.53233; -0.12059
Membership
23,000 (2019)[1]
President
Sheila Rowan CBE
Key people
Tom Grinyer (CEO)
Antonia Seymour (CEO IOP Publishing)[2]
Budget
£72 million[3]
Staff556 (2018)[4]
Websiteiop.org

The Institute of Physics (IOP) is a UK-based not-for-profit learned society and professional body that works to advance physics education, research and application.[5]

It was founded in 1874 and has a worldwide membership of over 20,000.[6] The IOP is the Physical Society for the UK and Ireland and supports physics in education, research and industry.[7] In addition to this, the IOP provides services to its members including careers advice and professional development and grants the professional qualification of Chartered Physicist (CPhys), as well as Chartered Engineer (CEng) as a nominated body of the Engineering Council;[8] it also holds its own separate Royal Charter. The IOP's publishing company, IOP Publishing, publishes 85 academic titles.[9]

  1. ^ "Letter to the Prime Minister" (PDF). Institute of Physics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Antonia Seymour, Chief Executive, IOP Publishing". Archived from the original on 2021-05-15. Retrieved 2021-05-15.
  3. ^ "Data for financial year ending 31 December 2018 – The Institute Of Physics". Charity Commission. Archived from the original on 13 September 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Annual Report of the IOP 2018 pp60" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  5. ^ "About us". Institute of Physics. Archived from the original on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Letter to the Prime Minister" (PDF). Institute of Physics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  7. ^ Institute of Physics Policy Activities
  8. ^ "Becoming Chartered by the Institute". Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2010-06-30.
  9. ^ "Our mission". IOP Publishing. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2019.