Audience sat in the Ondaatje Theatre at the Society.

What's on

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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Exhibition

Royal Photographic Society International Photography Exhibition 166

The International Photography Exhibition 166 (IPE), is the world’s longest-running photography exhibition, renowned for showcasing the diversity of contemporary photography from around the world.

Workshop

Expedition risk assessment and safety management

Learn the fundamentals of risk assessment and safety management for overseas expeditions and field projects on this tailored one-day course.

£120.00 - £144.00
Webinar

Choose geography: careers in the built environment

A student webinar showcasing geographical careers in the built environment in collaboration with the Built Environment Schools Trust.

Non-Society event

Recent advances in turbulent wind farm dynamics colloquium

Attendees of the joint Euromech/ERCOFTAC colloquium are invited to a drinks reception and poster session at the Royal Geographical Society.

Networking

Rural Geography Research Group morning coffee - April

MRes or PhD students researching anything related to rural geographies are invited to join the Rural Geography Research Group for its monthly relaxed, friendly early morning coffee meeting, this April.

Workshop - Beginner

Getting started with ArcGIS - April 2026

This CPD event is for teachers with little or no previous GIS experience.

£20.00 - £30.00
Workshop - Intermediate

Going further with ArcGIS - April 2026

This event is for school teachers who have previously attended ‘Getting started with ArcGIS’ or acquired equivalent experience in another way.

£20.00 - £30.00
Field visit

A sense of place: Nicholson and Millom

Poet and writer Norman Nicholson’s writing is rooted in Cumbria’s geology and life in Millom on Cumbria’s coast. This tour explores his connection with some striking natural and recovering post-industrial landscapes.

£0.00 - £5.00
Lecture

The life of Captain James Fitzjames - Fabiënne Tetteroo

This talk explores the roles of Captain James Fitzjames and highlights primary sources that reveal a more accurate, underexplored portrait of this remarkable officer.

Monday night lecture

John Harrison: the man who created the board of longitude

This talk by Dr Richard Dunn will reconsider the longer-term impact of John Harrison’s innovations on navigation and exploration.

Monday night supper

Monday night lecture supper - 27 April

Stay for supper at the Society on 27 April after our Monday night lecture and meet other members and their guests.

£45.00 - £45.00
Workshop

Effective expedition filmmaking

Move beyond YouTube and learn how those in the industry plan and capture expedition narratives that make for compelling viewing.

£204.00 - £240.00