- Scope
- Arts, humanities, sciences and professional practice
- Community
- Members, Fellows and Honorary Fellows
- Legal form
- Company limited by guarantee without share capital
Institutional purpose
The Academy brings different forms of scholarship and professional knowledge into a common institutional setting. Its work centres on recognition, informed exchange, publications, programmes and public engagement.
Academic standing is supported by published criteria, accurate public records, declared conflicts of interest and clear separation between recognition decisions and commercial income.
Multidisciplinary scope
The Divisions organise subject expertise and collaboration. They do not operate as separate legal bodies and cannot independently confer status, approve an honour or bind the Academy.
- Arts, Design & Architecture
- Humanities & Culture
- Social Sciences, Law & Public Affairs
- Economics, Business & Management
- Natural & Mathematical Sciences
- Engineering, Technology & Computing
- Medicine & Health Sciences
- Interdisciplinary Practice & Innovation
Public position
UKAAS is an independent private membership and honours organisation. It is not a government body, statutory regulator, university, degree-awarding body, royal body or one of the United Kingdom's statutory or publicly funded national academies.
Membership and Fellowship describe status within UKAAS. They do not replace an academic qualification, professional registration, licence to practise or public appointment.
Published standards
- Eligibility and fees are shown before an application is submitted.
- Fellowship decisions are based on evidence and recorded criteria.
- Honorary Fellowship is free and proceeds only by authorised nomination or Academy invitation.
- Public status records distinguish current, lapsed and honorary standing.
- Complaints, reviews and corrections follow named procedures.