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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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Everest through the lens

Another chance to see the Society's exhibition marking the centenary of the early Everest expeditions. Explore how Captain John Noel's films shaped the public's imagination of Everest, while obscuring the vital role of local intermediaries.

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Lecture

On the backs of others: rethinking the history of British geographical exploration

Ed reveals the strange, violent and sexual practices of famous explorers of Africa and the Antarctic in the 19th and early 20th centuries, and their reliance on the bodily toil of others for their survival.

Lecture

Women at altitude

In 1975, Junko Tabei climbed Everest, the first woman to reach its summit. 50 years on, join the Mount Everest Foundation to celebrate her ascent and discover the rarely told stories of extraordinary pioneering women in the Himalayas and beyond.

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The changing rainforests

A journey through the Congo Basin, reflecting on the future of its iconic wildlife and trees and showing how the African forests are a key part of the climate change puzzle.

Monday night supper

Monday night lecture supper - 10 March

Stay for supper on 10 March at the Society after our Monday night lecture and meet other Members and their guests.

£42.00 - £42.00
Workshop

Educational visits coordinator training (EVC)

Essential training for new EVCs responsible for the policies and practice around risk management for out-of-school visits.

£252.00 - £280.00
Workshop

EVC update workshop - 12 March

This course gives trained EVCs the opportunity to revalidate while looking at current issues and sharing good practice.

£252.00 - £280.00
Webinar

Explore more #5: partnerships for a positive legacy

Learn why effective partnerships are critical to success in the fifth of this year’s free expedition planning webinars.

Webinar

Why join an RGS-IBG research group

This lunchtime webinar will delve into why you should join one of our many research groups today.

Lecture

A sailing voyage from Greece to Algarve

Hanneke as the co-designer, draughts person, builder and lifelong sailor of Wharram catamarans will talk about the unique construction and design features of Spirit of Gaia, and the voyage to Portugal.

Conference

New and aspiring heads of geography

Join us for a day of leadership guidance, covering topics such as how to succeed as a leader, curriculum planning and development, departmental vision, fieldwork and how to support non specialist teachers.

£150.00 - £180.00
Workshop

Mentoring series: getting published in international geography journals

The Latin American Geographies Research Group is hosting a mentoring workshop aimed in particular at scholars coming from non-Anglophone and global south contexts. The workshop aims to provide an overview of the publishing landscape and process, considering the particular linguistic, epistemic and institutional structures that need to be navigated.

Guided walk

National Lottery open week - guided tour 2.30pm

This National Lottery Open Week, we’re saying #Thankstoyou with a free in-person guided tour at 2.30pm that unravels the fascinating histories behind some of the items in our Collection.