Get Involved

There are lots of ways to get involved with the Social Policy Association, including member-only benefits and opportunities.

You can read about the benefits of SPA membership and how to join here.

If you are a member, you can log-in to our online membership platform to access latest announcements, documents and interact with other members.

Other ways of getting involved include:

  • Joining an SPA Policy Group.
  • Applying for funding (Opportunity Grant or Career Launch Grants)
  • Submitting nominations for the SPA Awards.
  • Attending the SPA Annual Conference and other events.
  • Standing for election to the SPA Executive or the Editorial Board of one of the SPA journals (calls announced annually).

See other areas of our activity such as support for Teaching and Learning and our PGR and ECR network.

You can also connect with other SPA members and keep up with latest announcements on our LinkedIn and Bluesky accounts.

In addition, you can receive and share messages directly with the wider social policy community via the Social Policy JiscMail list.

If you have any queries about joining or getting involved in the SPA’s activities, please do get in touch.