Membership
The British Society of Audiology is one of the world’s leading organisations for all interested in the latest science and its application in improving people’s lives with hearing and balance problems. It has a multi-disciplinary and worldwide membership.
The British Society of Audiology (BSA) is one of the largest learned societies in Europe, the Society specialises in the research, and the practice of the Audiology Sciences. The Society is open to ALL people with an interest in Audiology and hearing science, including Audiologists, Otologists, hearing aid dispensers, speech and hearing scientists, hearing therapists, teachers of the deaf, educational audiologists, people with a hearing loss and their families or friends. Put simply, if you have an interest in Audiology, the BSA is for you.
Why join the BSA?
Professional development
- Networking at conferences and events
- Flexible online learning platform to suit your needs and fit around your work
- Access to our special interest groups
- Present research to a multi-disciplinary audience
Stay up to date
- Help shape BSA practice guidance
- Have access to the International Journal of Audiology
- Hear about new national health and care policies which impact your work
- Receive regular updates about your profession and the research community through e-newsletters and our Audacity membership magazine
Stand out from the crowd
- Join Special Interest Groups (SIGs) and other BSA committees to contribute to clinical guidance, training materials and other development activities
- Network with likeminded professionals
- Apply for BSA fellowship status to recognise your contributions to your field and to the BSA
- Send in enquiries on any aspect of hearing and balance and have them answered by our advisors
- Apply for our research grants of up to £5,000
Be a member like me
David Greenberg
Research Audiologist, University College London. Member since: 2004David Greenberg
Why you joined the BSA
During my BSc in Audiology the BSA was regularly referenced as a key resource for recommended procedure documents and practice guidelines. I wanted to be kept up to date with the latest developments in the field of Audiology and the student rate for becoming a member was really good. It also made sense to me that if I wanted to be a part of British Audiology a good place to start was with BSA membership.
What benefits you have found from being a member
I always feel that I am kept up to date with Audiology events and that I know what is happening in the field thanks to the Audacity and newsletters. I am made aware of the many opportunities to be involved in initiatives that shape our practice and the many learning prospects that enable my professional development. Attending the annual conference and other meetings helps me to meet other people in the field who are also members of the BSA and has assisted me in building my network in the field of Audiology.
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Alice Davies
Audiology Lecturer, Swansea University Member since: 2014Alice Davies
Why you joined the BSA
Having found the Lunch and Learn sessions provided by the BSA an excellent way to achieve CPD, I decided to join the society in order to access the ‘members only’ areas. Following the commencement of a new job at Swansea University in 2013, I felt it was vital to be kept up to date about what was happening within the world of Audiology.
What benefits you have found from being a member
Being a member of the BSA has allowed me access to the International Journal of Audiology and to join the Tinnitus and Hyperacusis Special Interest Group. Being part of this SIG has allowed me to talk to other professionals in the field of Audiology with similar interests to myself, building my own network of very knowledgeable and experienced
colleagues.
Peter West
Consultant in Audiovestibular Medicine, Member since: Mid – 1980’sPeter West
Why you joined the BSA
was working as a research Fellow in psychoacoustical hearing research with Prof Ted Evans at Keele University as my way into Audiological Medicine from ENT and became involved with the Experimental Short Papers Meeting. This was organised from Keele and has more recently joined with the BSA Annual Conference. Our research (on frequency resolution in the early detection of recreational noise-induced hearing loss) was published in the British Journal of Audiology, now amalgamated into the IJA.
What benefits you have found from being a member
As a member of a very small medical specialty (AVM), I have really appreciated the multi-disciplinary networking opportunities afforded by BSA. As well as providing first-rate meetings and conferences (the BIG Conference being a regular highlight), it provides one of the few fora where everyone with an interest in Audiology (and especially in balance disorders) can come together and share problems, experiences and advances in science and patient care without the fear of any inter-professional politics or rivalry.
Yvonne Noon
Clinical Coordinator for Advanced Bionics Ltd, UK & Ireland. Member since: 2015Yvonne Noon
Why you joined the BSA
Part of my role means I have to keep up to date with scientific and research developments and I find this is easier being a member of BSA. I recently re-joined BSA because the BSA has a long history of supporting and influencing change in audiology: I feel we are in another era of change and BSA members have been influential in setting guidelines and advising government bodies about the progression in Cl and I’d like to take an active role in this.
What benefits you have found from being a member
As a member I think I will have more opportunity to influence change. Clinical and patient experience is where I excel and this is a key focus for BSA. I’ve joined the Adult Rehabilitation Interest Group, and I’m hoping my experience and contacts will help forge links across aural rehabilitation. As a new member I’m keen to see the BSA develop and ‘keep on trend’. It’s a historical society, but it’s not a dinosaur!
