Audience sat in the Ondaatje Theatre at the Society.

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Browse our in-person and online events, including our Monday night lectures, regional events and teacher CPD sessions. You can also watch a selection of our past talks.

 

 

 

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Conference

Gunung Mulu National Park, Sarawak 60 million years in the making

Reunion events for members and their guests of the original geographical and caving survey of the Gunung Mulu National Park UNESCO World Heritage Site by the Sarawak Forestry Department and the Society in 1977-1978.

Discussion

The Mulu (Sarawak) expedition 1977-1978

Hear Robin and his colleagues share their first-hand stories, sounds, artefacts, maps and images associated with the original geographical survey of the Gunung Mulu National Park, Sarawak by the Society and the Foresty Department in 1977-1978, and now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Social

Mulu expedition reunion tea party

Join us for a reunion tea party with members of the Mulu Expedition and Mulu Caves Project and guests from Sarawak. Enjoy a selection of teas and cakes in the historic Main Hall of the Society.

£8.00 - £10.00
Film screening

The mysteries of the green mountain

Viewing of the BBC’s 'The world about us' documentary by Barry Paine, first shown in the UK in 1978. This award-winning film chronicles the work of the Society and the Sarawak Government’s 15-month geographical survey of the Gunung Mulu National Park.

Lecture

Mulu: a remarkable rainforest mountain in Sarawak

Dr Paul Chai was the senior forest botanist on the survey of the Gunung Mulu National Park by the Society and the Sarawak Forestry Department (1977-1978). Now, his son Alvin will join us and highlight past and future research opportunities for those visiting this legendary UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Monday night supper

Monday night lecture supper - 28 April

Stay for supper on the 28th April at the Society after our Monday night lecture and meet other Members and their guests.

£42.00 - £42.00
Webinar

CGeog application accelerator for GGP

A four-week accelerator programme specifically designed to support Government Geography professionals and public sector employees, helping you focus your efforts and effectively prepare your application for Chartered Geographer.

Webinar

Digital twins for climate resilience

The Society and Ordnance Survey are collaborating on a luhctime webinar series focusing on digital twins. This session will be focussed on digital twins for climate resilience.

Webinar

NEA workshop for teachers

This teacher workshop will explore approaches to help students raise the grades they achieve in the Non Examined Assessment (NEA).

£30.00 - £40.00
Lecture

The rise and rise of the French Riviera

Jim Ring traces the story of the Riviera back to the British aristocrats who discovered it in the late 18th century, and identifies the qualities that have enabled the Cote d’Azur to stay ahead of the pack.

£0.00 - £5.00
Lecture

Using Rights of Nature to protect rainforest and paramo grassland ecosystems in Ecuador: a new paradigm for effective conservation

Dr Mika Peck will explain how how Rights of Nature principles are being used to empower local communities in defending valuable wildlife habitats from exploitation.

£0.00 - £5.00
Non-Society event

Is a river alive? - Robert Macfarlane

The best-selling nature writer Robert Macfarlane joins us for a deeply personal, political, and provocative journey that will invite us to radically reimagine both rivers and life itself.