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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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Lecture

British ‘Frozen Shires’: the race for resources and the challenge of climate emergency

British ‘Frozen Shires’ scattered across the South Atlantic are far from remnants of empire or historical quirks. In an uncertain and evolving geopolitical world they will be at the heart of an area of complex global competition, where the race for resources and the challenge of climate emergency collide.

Non-Society event

Annual Edward W. Said London lecture: notes on solidarity

Palestinian-American poet, translator and physician Dr Fady Joudah will deliver the 2026 annual Edward W. Said London lecture.

Lecture

Guardians of the forest: protecting gorillas in a changing Africa

Jillian Miller’s illustrated talk explores how community-led conservation is helping to protect Africa’s gorillas, forests and the people who live alongside them.

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Guided walk

Beer, sustainability, and community

Come along to find out more about the brewing process, supply chain and partnerships, all wrapped up in the brewery’s ambition and optimism.

Monday Night Lecture

Glaciers and ice sheets in a warming world: impacts and outcomes

A UK UNESCO initiative reveals the disastrous loss of glaciers and their vital supply of water to mountain communities, and enhanced ice sheet melting that will accelerate coastal flooding world-wide.

Webinar

Making the most of your PhD supervisor

This interactive webinar is designed specifically for postgraduate researchers in geography, offering practical strategies to help you navigate supervision with confidence.

Non-Society event

The Guardian’s environment forum 2026

Join our panel of experts and activists for a hopeful and solutions-focused evening on how we can all work together to fight for the planet and our shared future.

Lecture

The secret of Britain's footpaths

How old are our footpaths? Where do they lead? What are their stories? Why do they matter more than ever before? Join author Nicholas Crane for a coast-to-coast hike, from the Cairngorms to Cornwall, in search of the internet of feet.

Webinar

Mapping population distributions, demographics and dynamics with WorldPop

In this webinar, learn more about the work of WorldPop, highlighting how geospatial data integration, AI and modelling approaches can produce high resolution and timely data on populations in resource poor settings.

Non-Society event

Turgwe hippo: guardians of the Turgwe Hippo Trust

Presentation, auction and small films in support of the Turgwe Hippo Trust.

Non-Society event

SAS: Behind enemy lines with Damien Lewis

Join former war reporter Damien Lewis for the astonishing true story of a remarkable soldier: SAS Captain Lewis ‘Archie’ Gibson.

Non-Society event

Andrew Roberts: Napoleon and his marshals

The story of Napoleon and the elite generals who built him up… and ultimately led to his ruin.