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Institute of Physics: Our membership
Who do you think of when you think “physicist”?
What does a physicist look like?
Institute of Physics: Our membership
The Institute of Physics (IOP) has collected data about our membership and governance to understand the profile of our members and gain some insights into who they are – diverse people with different ages, ethnicities, beliefs and much more. This helps to determine our priorities for action, to continue our work to ensure equality of opportunity for everyone involved with physics.
Our membership survey
Our membership and governance
Our staff
Our strategic priorities for diversity and inclusion
We undertook an anonymous survey of our UK and Ireland membership in July 2015, which has provided valuable information that will help us to continue our commitment to make our services accessible to all, and to implement policies and practices that are fair, inclusive and effective. It enables us to work towards our aim of being a fully inclusive organisation, where all staff and members are valued, and to ensure that all members, and potential members, can participate fully in our activities.
This was the second time we had conducted this survey, following the first in 2011. The demographic range of the responses to the survey were comparable to the 2011 results. Around 13% of the membership responded. We will repeat the survey in 2019. All respondents were given the option of “prefer not to say” on all questions, but relatively few people selected this.
The Institute’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee monitors and reviews diversity in our membership and governance activities to help determine our priorities for action. We have set out our most up-to-date data and information.
We have included data on our staff profile.
In line with the Institute’s strategy, we have developed strategic priorities for the Diversity and Inclusion Programme. These are:
• Championing diversity and inclusion across the STEM community
• Building capacity on diversity and inclusion within the Institute’s activities and governance
• Promoting wider participation in physics education and careers at all levels from under-represented groups
• Ensuring we have an inclusive working environment where all staff respect and value each other
For more information, visit iop.org/diversity
Institute of Physics: Our membership
16–19
Student member
Affiliate
Associate member
Member
Fellow/hon. fellow
17.2%
19.5%
2.2%
10.4%
10.4%
37.4%
Overall %
Women Men Male 69.9%Other 1.4%
Female 28.0%
Asian
Black
Mixed/multiple ethnic
Other ethnic backgrounds
White British
White Irish
White other
5%
4.6%
9.8%
8.1%
1%
88.8%
76.1%
2.6%
1.2%
Total BME groups
Total white (British/Irish/other)
15–19 years
20–29 years
30–39 years
40–49 years
50–59 years
60–69 years
70–79 years
80+ years
22.3%
21.9%
11.9%
10.2%
11.2%
8.5%
3.2%
10.3%
Our survey respondents Gender
Ethnicity
Age
Who responded?
There was greater gender diversity
in the responses from the student, affiliate and associate membership categories, which reflects our membership profile.
The responses mirror the age profile of our membership.
9.8% associate members
20.5% 16–19
members
3.5%fellow/honorary
fellow
The most ethnically diverse membership category was 16–19 membership (20.5%) and the least was
fellow/honorary fellow (3.5%).
Membership of the IOP is open to everyone with an interest in physics.
iop.org/membership
More than half of
our respondents reported that one of their parents had a first degree or higher.
Mental-health condition
Health condition
Specific learning difficulty
Mobility impaired
Deaf/hearing impaired
Asperger’s/ASD
Blind/visually impaired
Multiple
Other
18.3%
17.7%
12%
8.7%
5.2%
7.8%
2.6%
14.2%
17.7%
38.7%
21.6%
0.7%
28.5%
0.7%
1.09%
0.3%
3.2%
0.9%
None
Atheist
Buddhist
Christian
Hindu
Jewish
Muslim
Sikh
Other
Bisexual 5.2%Gay woman 0.9%
Gay man 3.4%
Hetersosexual 83.5% Other 2.5%
No qualifications 11.2%
Undergraduate degree 25%Any postgraduate qualification 27.7%
School-level qualifications 29.2%
Disability
Religion /belief Sexual orientation
Socio-economic background*
*Highest level of parental qualification was used as a proxy measure.
9%
of respondents declared a disability
16%
of females had caring
responsibilities
13% of males
had caring responsibilities
18%
of those declared a mental-health
condition
14%declared multiple
disabilities
Institute of Physics: Our membership
Members with caring responsibilities
Health condition includes long-term conditions such as cancer, HIV, diabetes, chronic heart disease or epilepsy.
Specific learning difficulty includes dyslexia, dyspraxia or AD(H)D.
The IOP carers’ fund is available to help members with caring responsibilities to attend physics-related meetings, events or conferences that they might not otherwise be able to go to.
For more information, contact [email protected].
0
20
40
60
80
100
Perc
enta
ge m
ale
and
fem
ale
MEM(n = 10,669)
HFEL(n = 33)
FEL(n = 2,283)
ASC(n = 3,667)
AFPW(n = 9,441)
STU(n = 15,635)
CENG(n = 716)
CPhys(n = 7,842)
15.2%6.9%
25.3%30.2%
23.4%
86% 84.8%91.3%
74.7%69.8%
76.6%
6%10.4%
94%89.6%
14%
Women Men
Our membership
Institute of Physics: Our membership
Our membershipHere is our most up-to-date data on different aspects of our IOP membership, governance, special-interest groups and awards.
Categories of membership• Affiliate membership (AFPW)
For anyone with an interest in, but no formal background in, physics, who wants to support the Institute’s objectives, and have access to member benefits. This includes the 16–19 age group
• Students (STU) Undergraduate students
• Associate membership (ASC) For those who have recently obtained a first degree in the physical sciences or engineering, or its equivalent
• Member (MEM) For those with at least three years’ post-degree experience during which professional skills have been acquired
• Fellow (FEL) Indicates a very high level of achievement in physics and an outstanding contribution to the profession
• Honorary fellow (HFEL) Conferred by the Institute for exceptional service to physics or to someone whose relationship with the Institute has been of tremendous benefit
• Chartered Engineer (CEng) and Chartered Physicist (CPhys) Chartered status is the aspiration of members engaged at the leading edge of all fields of physics and its applications
Our nations and branches Our groups
14 IOP
branches
49 special-interest
groups
2 female
branch chairs
10 female chairs
7 have no female
committee members
19%average female membership
The IOP has around 50 special-interest groups that members can join as a benefit of membership, covering a wide range of physics subjects. The IOP also operates locally through a network of member-led branches and national/regional officers. Both networks provide an opportunity for members to be involved in Institute activities, attend conferences and meet socially.
Institute of Physics: Our organisation
Women Men
Council (n = 18)
Senior officers (n = 8)
Resources (n = 6)
Audit and risk (n = 8)
Remuneration (n = 6)
Nominations (n = 10)
Awards (n = 14)
Honorary fellows (n = 11)
Membership (n = 12)
Science and innovation (n = 10)
Education (n = 19)
Diversity and inclusion (n = 8)
21.6%
28.5%
39% 61%
83%
75%
83%
50%
57%
64%
67%
70%
53%
12%
63%37%
17%
25%
17%
50%
43%
36%
33%
30%
47%
88%
Proportion of males and females on IOP Council and committees 2015 to 2016
Our committees
129committee positions
75individuals
34filled by women
(44%)
0
20
40
60
80
100
Perc
enta
ge m
ale
and
fem
ale
Coun
cil m
embe
rs
2011/2012
2012/2013
2013/2014
2014/2015
2015/2016
Corporatemembership*
2015
33%
19%
32%39%
12%
74%67%
81%
68%61%
88%
26%
Women Men
Our Council
18 Council
members
7 female
members
57average
age
* Corporate members are those IOP members that would be eligible to be nominated for Council.
Council consists of 18 members elected from, and by, the corporate membership, and up to three co-opted members appointed by Council itself. As the board of trustees, Council has ultimate responsibility for directing the affairs of the Institute, and ensuring that it is solvent, well run, and delivering the charitable outcomes for the benefit of the public for which it has been set up. Council meets four times a year.
Council has a number of standing committees with delegated powers. Committee membership is not limited to Council members, allowing for representation from the membership.
In carrying out their work, Council and its committees will take into account the Institute’s vision for diversity and inclusion, working towards an inclusive, sustainable, diverse and vibrant physics community, and enabling all members to participate fully in our activities.
Council membership 2011 to 2016
Our awards
Our staff
Our honorary fellows
Females awarded scholarships
11% female
nominations
48% male
24% female award
winners
0 gold award nominations for females*
52% female
0
2
6
8
10
12
Actu
al n
umbe
r con
ferre
d
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Women Men
Under 25 years
25–29 years
30–39 years
40–49 years
50–59 years
60+ years
Unknown
2%
12.8%
27.7%
18.9%
20.3%
17.6%
11.9%
10.2%
11.2%
0.7%
10.3%
* Between 2010 and 2015.
Institute of Physics: Our organisation
Scholarship applicants
Our teacher scholarships
2013/2014
2012/2013
0 20 40 60 80 100
Women Men Unknown
26%
28% 69%
67%
34 out of 97
in 2012/2013
39 out of 144
in 2013/2014
Percentage of teacher-scholarship applicants
The IOP awards portfolio spans all areas of physics, as well as contributions made to physics outreach, education and the application of physics-based technologies.
iop.org/awards
The IOP awards up to 150 teacher-training scholarships each year, in partnership with the Department for Education. The scholarships of £30,000 are awarded to talented individuals entering physics teacher training in England.
iop.org/scholarships
Institute of Physics: Our membership
What does a physicist look like?
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