The Academy's mission is to promote social sciences in the United Kingdom for the public benefit.

The Academy is composed of over 700 Individual Academicians and 40 Learned Societies. Academicians are distinguished scholars and practitioners from academia and the public and private sectors. Most of the Learned Societies in the social sciences in the United Kingdom are represented within the Academy. Use the Membership menu tab on the right to look at our lists of members.

Affiliate membership is open to individuals and organisations who wish to join in the Academy's work but who do not otherwise qualify for membership. An application form can be downloaded here.

The Academy responds to Government and other consultations on behalf of the social science community, organises meetings about social science and seminars on topics that span social science disciplines, and sponsors a number of schemes that promote social science and enhance its value to society.