Learn more about BSAS Global membership

BSAS Global Key Activities

• Member Support – including early career mentor and buddy schemes, academia and industry collaboration
• Member Discounts and offers
• Accreditation Register - BSAS is the professional accrediting body for the Register of Certified Animal Scientists and Technologists
• Annual Conference – providing a platform for the latest information in global animal science and associated areas
• Occasional Meetings – focusing on key issues or topics
• Webinars – short and informative, subject specific
• Training Courses – for example, R-Stats and Good Writing Habits
• Publications – animal Family of Journals, Special Editions, Animal Bytes
• Awards – a range of member and non-member awards

BSAS Global has two categories of member societies: “Global Member” and “Global Associate Member”.

BSAS Global Member

BSAS Global Member - Key Benefits

• Access to BSAS member resources and society member discounts
• Access to BSAS accreditation – reduced cost of £45/application (non-member charge £90); annual charge £25
• Collaboration and discussion on a global platform; Co-development of the Global session(s) at BSAS annual meeting
• Opportunity to influence policy and future direction – working with BSAS to ensure activities meet current and future people and place, animal science and global sustainability needs
• Early career community that supports, encourages and provides a podium for our future animal scientists and technicians
• Potential for joint applications - international research funding

Individual Members support via:

• Early Career Mentor
• Buddy Schemes

Global Member Fees

Societies/Associations with up to:

• 500 members - £1500.00 / annum
• 500-750 members - £2000.00 / annum
• 750 plus members - £2500.00 / annum

Global Associate Member

This membership was conceived for societies of any region of the world where payment of full membership fees can be challenging; the associate member category will be free of charge for those like-minded societies accepted as an associate member society/association.

Associate member organisations will be granted to up to one Society per country and the application to this category will be assessed in a case-by-case basis by the Global Committee. The candidate society will need to justify why they would qualify for this membership type.

BSAS Global Associate members’ benefits

Access to:

• Newsletter
• Webinars that are offered free of charge by the organiser
• Opportunity to engage in conversation on animal science and global sustainability needs