Welcome to British Mensa The High IQ Society
The purpose of Mensa
- to provide a stimulating intellectual and social environment for its members
- to identify and foster human intelligence for the benefit of humanity
- to encourage research into the nature, characteristics, and uses of intelligence
- More about Mensa and its members
- Meet Our Members
How do I find out my IQ?
- Mensa offers a range of IQ Tests and online psychometric tests
- Include your IQ score in CV or university applications
- Explore your personality, prepare for job interviews or make career choices
- Mensa's IQ Testing is suitable for those aged over 10 and a half
- Mensa accepts members via a Prior Evidence Application
- Gifted Children can be assessed by an educational psychologist to find their IQ score. Local health or education authorities can help you to find psychologists in your area
- Mensa invites you to discover something new about yourself
- Download the new Mensa Brain Test App
The official Mensa Brain Test Mobile App is now available across all platforms including the iPhone, Android, Nokia and Blackberry. Also coming soon to Windows.
How can I exercise my brain?
- Solve the latest Mensa Brainteasers
- Follow the Mensa Puzzle tweets on Twitter
- Enter the latest free Mensa Prize Puzzle competition draw
- Check out the Mensa Brain Trainer in the Mensa Shop
International
Welcoming members from around the world
Overseas Mensans are able to join as guest members, and join British members at events
- Guest membership
- SIGHT
Mensa Events
Intellectual events
Open to International members and the general public
- Public Mensa Events
News
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| Gifted Children and IQ |
| You may have seen in the press recently a story about a 4 year old girl, Heidi Hankins, joining Mensa after scoring in the top two percent on an IQ test. Lyn Kendall, British Mensas Gifted Child Consultant, explains how parents can identify if their child may be gifted. |
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| Gifted Children and IQ |
| Name a new toy with Wow! Stuff |
| Mensa's #1 Brain Test App Goes Multi-Platform |
| Mensa Foundation for Gifted Children donates to GT Voice |
| Government announces rewards scheme for top performing pupils |
How to join Mensa
Anyone with an IQ in the top 2% can join Mensa
To join Mensa you can take a Mensa Supervised IQ Test or submit prior evidence of an IQ in the top 2% of the population from an officially recognised IQ test.
Why do people join Mensa? Find out more by reading what our members think.
- Mensa IQ Test and IQ Levels
Gifted and Talented
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News and advice for parents and teachers
- Gifted children and Mensa
- Gifted children - checklist for parents
- How to spot the class bright spark
The Gifted and Talented teachers' assistant in a box!
Ten ready-to-use lesson plans, perfect for a summer programme, or enrichment and extension classes.
- More about Mensa Gifted and Talented Support Programme
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Mensa Online Shop
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Puzzle Games & Gadgets
- 1 million Sudoku game
- NEW - Brain Trainer Plus
- Connections, The Board Game
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- More about Mensa Products