Institute of Physics

The Institute of Physics (IOP) is a UK-based learned society and professional body that works to advance physics education, research and application.

This article is about the London-based professional association for physicists. For other uses, see Institute of Physics (disambiguation).
Institute of Physics
AbbreviationIOP
Formation14 February 1874 (1874-02-14)
HeadquartersLondon, N1
United Kingdom
Coordinates51.53233°N 0.12059°W / 51.53233; -0.12059
Membership
23,000 (2019)
President
Sheila Rowan CBE
Key people
Tom Grinyer (CEO)
Antonia Seymour (CEO IOP Publishing)
Budget
£72 million
Staff
556 (2018)
Websitewww.iop.org

It was founded in 1874 and has a worldwide membership of over 20,000. The IOP is the Physical Society for the UK and Ireland and supports physics in education, research and industry. 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. The IOP's publishing company, IOP Publishing, publishes 85 academic titles.

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