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The Royal Society for Public Health is a professional membership body (a "learned society"), with over 6,000 members drawn from every area and profession in public health - including environmental health, nursing, food hygiene, health promotion, health protection and dentistry. And, while we are based in the UK, we warmly welcome new members from around the world.

If you meet our eligibility requirements and would like to become a Member of RSPH, you can submit your New Member Application online. Once it has been assessed by our Membership Team, we will let you know if you have been successful – or contact you for more information. In the meantime, please check our Members FAQs, email us at membership@rsph.org.uk or call us on 020 7265 7313 (normal UK office hours only). See how we use and protect your data.

If you're not ready to proceed with your application yet, click here to return to the My RSPH homepage - or use the menu in the header section to navigate elswhere on the site.

Why Become a Member of RSPH?

RSPH is one of the world's longest-established public health bodies - with roots extending all the way back to the mid-nineteenth century and the passing of some of the very first Public Health Acts in modern history. We have evolved into a contemporary, forward-thinking organisation - tackling the public health issues our members care about.
As a Royal Society and an entirely self-funding charity, we remain independent of both governmental and political control. Our loyal members' continued support - through membership fees and other donations - makes this possible.
In addition to supporting our campaigning work and charitable endeavours, membership of RSPH demonstrates your commitment to and engagement with the sector, gives you exclusive access to our peer-reviewed journals - Perspectives in Public Health (all members) and Public Health (Fellows-only) - and entitles you to use the relevant post-nominals after your name (ARSH, MRSH or FRSPH).

Eligibility Criteria and Fees

Membership is open to anyone working in public health or the wider health sector, those studying for a public health related degree (or equivalent) or, indeed, anyone with a lifelong interest in protecting and improving the public’s health and in supporting public health initiatives in the United Kingdom and around the world. We offer 4 main Grades of Membership:

STUDENT For students undertaking a full time undergraduate or post-graduate qualification in public health or a related discipline.
ASSOCIATE A career commitment to the improvement of population health and/or wellbeing.
MEMBER A career committment to the improvement of population health and/or wellbeing. AND Educated to Bachelors Degree or equivalent from an academic institution or a recognised professional body. OR Hold a Level 3 (or above) qualification from the RSPH or other recognised professional body.
FELLOW A career commitment to the improvement of population health and/or wellbeing. AND Educated to post-graduate level or equivalent from an academic institution or a recognised professional body. OR 5 years experience in a public health related post. OR A registered Member of the UKPHR.

Our standard Annual Membership Fees are: Students - £25, Associates - £40, Members - £107 and Fellows - £153 (updated August 2020). We offer a 5% discount on the annual fee for payment by Direct Debit. Please note that there is also a £35 one-off joining fee for online applications or £40 for paper applications (this is applicable to all membership grades except Student Member).

To become a Member of RSPH, you first need to Register for an Online Account (which gives you access to secure parts of the RSPH website). If you already have an Online Account, please just login here to continue with your Membership Application.

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Why Become a Member of RSPH?

Eligibility Criteria and Fees