WELCOME TO THE UOP PHYSIO SOCIETY
On this page, you will find information about kit orders, CPD courses, social events, the society, and how you can get involved, and our charity of the year.
ABOUT the Physio Society
We have 3 clear and simple aims:
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To integrate all our year groups (BSc, MPhysio & MSc) through regular activities, creating a welcoming and inclusive environment for all.
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Create an environment that promotes knowledge sharing.
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Encourage student ownership of our physio society, including committee and members.
SOCIAL EVENTS - MORE DETAILS TO BE CONFIRMED
2025/2026
Regular Hikes!
We will be leading hikes through the areas around Plymouth across the year! More information of where we are going will be shared in the hiking group chat prior.
Christmas Dinner
6th December 2025 at Revolution Plymouth - Thank you for all of your interest, engagement and celebrating semester 1 with us! We had a blast.
Spring Ball
Spring ball is being organised as you read this page... SAVE THE DATE SATURDAY 21ST MARCH!
Venue is The Duke of Cornwall, Millbay Road.
Tickets are going live veryyyyyy soon... We can't wait to see you all dressed up to the nines to celebrate the success of the year so far, have a boogie, eat delicious food and enjoy some fundraising for our charity of the year too!!! (Lecturers you are of course welcome as always!)
More information on our socials and to come on the WhatsApp chat!
Any questions regarding social events, please feel free to get in touch with us via our socials!
ONLINE EVENTS
Please check out our social media for updates on events or information on any upcoming events.
Instagram - @uop_physiosociety
Facebook - University of Plymouth Physio Soc
We also have WhatsApp group chats for the whole cohort as well as for more specific regular events - Message us on socials to be added or email any member of the committee below.
Find out more and stay up to date!
CPD EVENTS AND TRAINING
Level 4 Sports Massage
Course dates: 23rd-25th May 2026
Members: £442
Non-Members: £447
Kinesiology and Sports Taping
Course dates: Cohort 1 = 28th-29th March 2026 (FULL) Cohort 2 = 18th-19th April 2026 (contact us to sign up for this date)
Peripheral and Spinal Mobilisations
Course dates: Monday 30th March
Level 4 short course - Foundation Certificate in Dry Needling for MSK conditions and Sport - YEAR 3'S AND 4'S ONLY or existing Level 4 Sports Massage Therapist Qualification.
Course dates: 12th-14th December 2025
Members: £452 Non-members: £457
These are all the courses from this year, if you would like to take over and be our CPD rep for the next academic year, please get in touch!!
PHYSIO SOC KIT - PROVIDED BY KIT WORLD PLYMOUTH - AVAILABLE TO ORDER NOW
More colours, items and choices are available on KitWorld.
Any questions, feel free to contact the society, year reps or our Kit rep, Ellen directly.
PHYSIO SOC 1/4 ZIP FLEECES
Personalisations available, ordering will be through our UPSU page as Semester 1 starts. Regular orders will be done throughout the year.
MEET YOUR COMMITTEE
Amelia Jessop - Chair
Georgia Wright - Secretary
Nihira Naik - Treasurer & Year 2 rep
Risa D'Souza - Fundraising Sec
Daisy Mills - Health and Safety Sec
Ellen Forson - Kit Sec
Phil Elliot - CPD Sec
Eva Bunting - Social Sec
Keisha Jeyasingam & Grace Whittaker - Social Media Secs
Vaz Velu - Year 1 rep
Available:
Events rep - take the lead with organising PhysioSoc events that we put on throughout the year, e.g., our Christmas Dinner and Spring Ball
Year reps - be a communication connection between the society and your year group to help us provide the students with what they want!
JOIN THE COMMITTEE
Joining the committee is a great experience and a way for you to get involved with the physio community. It is also an excellent addition to your CV and discussion point at the interview!
We invite anyone interested in joining the committee for this or the next academic year to send their expression of interest to the committee via the committee social pages or Amelia, our chairperson, amelia.jessop@students.plymouth.ac.uk.