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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Disaster risk management: communicating and understanding risk
Join us for a webinar series covering the launch of a new book 'Geographical Perspectives on Disaster Risk Management'.
Putting the news on the map
Leading journalists and media watchers will place the stories of the week within the wider geographical landscape, making connections across environmental, political and social forces.
Use geography: careers in government
Join this webinar and hear directly from geography professionals working in government. They’ll share real world insights, personal career journeys, and practical advice to help you take your first steps into this exciting sector.
Tour of the archive and mural
Learn more about the mural Expanding Universe displayed in the Society’s Map Room at this engaging talk with the artist, Hormazd Narielwalla, and Dr Katherine Parker.
What do geographers actually do?
A webinar for secondary school students and teachers exploring careers with geography.
Carbon colonialism: how rich countries export climate breakdown
Dr Laurie Parsons explores the murky practices of outsourcing environmental impact, when emissions and waste are exported from rich to poor countries.
The secret history 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.
A fearless Victorian traveller: the life and travels of Isabella Bird
Please note that this event has been cancelled.
Remembering Giraffes - Book launch
A live and online evening celebrating the launch of Remembering Giraffes, the 11th book from Remembering Wildlife.
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.
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.
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.