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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.

 

 

 

ExhibitionHistoric black and white photograph of two explorers taking photographs in a snowy mountainous environment.

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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Webinar

Digital twins in the transport sector #2 - 16 April

The Society and Ordnance Survey are collaborating on a lunchtime webinar series focusing on digital twins. This webinar will look at digital twins in the transport sector.

cancelled

Geography in practice: digital twins in the energy sector

The Society and Ordnance Survey are collaborating on a lunchtime webinar series focusing on digital twins in the energy sector.

Webinar

Chartered geographer introductory webinar - April

Join this webinar to learn more about the benefits of becoming a Chartered Geographer.

Non-Society event
Lecture

Lough Neagh an ecosystem in peril?

The UK's largest freshwater lake is turning green. Richard Buchanan explores if we are doing enough to rescue this ecosystem in peril.

Conference

Postgraduate forum mid-term conference 2025 - online conference

The Postgraduate Forum’s Annual Mid-Term Conference online day offers postgraduates in geography and cognate fields the opportunity to network with peers, develop new insights, and present their research in a friendly, constructive, and informal setting.

Cancelled

Protecting the planet: who holds the power?

As the need to protect our planet intensifies, the debate over responsibility continues, should individuals bear the weight of sustainable living, or is systemic change through policy the real key to a greener future?

£5.00 - £12.00
Conference

Postgraduate forum mid-term conference 2025

The Mid-Term Conference will be hosted in-person at the Society in London on Wednesday 23 and Thursday 24 April 2025.

£80.00 - £80.00
Webinar

Explore more #8: surviving homecoming

Prepare for the challenges of returning from the field in the last of this year’s free expedition planning webinars.

Non-Society event

CityJS London 2025: London JavaScript conference

The JavaScript London event of the year returns for the third year in a row. We’re thrilled to have some incredible speakers confirmed, including Kent C. Dodds, Rich Harris, Jason Lengstorf, and Sara Vieira.

Exhibition

Siam through the lens of John Thomson

An exhibition of large format photographic prints taken by John Thomson FRGS during his time in Thailand.

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.