Charitable activities
The BJS Society charitable activities are overseen by the Charity Committee.
The Society provides a variety of benefits through its collaborations with strategic partners and partners. In 2021, the Charity Committee was established to manage important causes the Society would like to support that do not fit into this model, playing a key role in its overarching mission.
Application guidelines
The Charity Committee will consider funding applications from trainee organisations, student organisations, organisations that are not partners or strategic partners and selected other activities.
Applications must come from registered charities or societies and the following conditions apply:
- Awards must be spent within the timeframe and for the specific purpose requested.
- Awards cannot support or be transferred to other activities.
- Organisations who apply should consider a partnership with the BJS Society, however, there is no obligation other than an initial meeting.
- Societies or organisations should only make one application at any time and should not submit more than one application per calendar year.
- The Charity Committee will not provide feedback or scores on applications.
- Any decisions made by the Charity Committee are final and should be accepted by applicants.
The following types of funding are available:
- BJS lecture €1000 – €2500
- BJS Prize €750
- Other On request
Application process
To apply for support from the Society for a lecture and/or prize, please send an email addressed to the Treasurer via Executive Director, Camilla O’Brien at camilla@bjssociety.com. This should provide details of how the sponsorship will be used. If the request is for a lecture, please include details of the speaker and topic, as this must be approved by the Executive Committee.
All requests must be surgery related, meet the objectives of the Society and be received during the year prior to the event. Requests must be received by the Treasurer no later than 1 June or 1 November for the following year. Requests for 2024 should be received by 1 June 2023 or 1 November 2023, requests for 2025 should be received by 1 June 2024 or 1 November 2024, and so on. You will receive immediate confirmation that your email has been received. Following this, the request will be reviewed by the Charity Committee and you will be notified if it has been granted.
Journals
The Society owns and publishes two surgical journals, BJS and BJS Open.
One of the most respected journals in the world, BJS provides a combination of scientific articles, reviews and critical commentary. Designed to complement BJS, BJS Open offers a similar range of content and allows authors to publish quality open access research.
BJS Academy team
The talented team behind the Academy bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to their roles.
The Academy website is managed by IT partners, Firefly Design Agency, a Content Management team coordinated by ACS Global and a Content Creation team managed by Jonothan Earnshaw.
Director
Jonothan Earnshaw manages and coordinates the activities of BJS Academy.
Content Creation team
Supporting the Director, this team creates the Academy’s educational resources.
Management team
This team supports the Director to deliver the strategy and manage the delivery of the Academy.