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.
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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Magmatic memories: Eldfell 1973
2023 saw the 50th anniversary of the Eldfell eruption on the island of Heimaey, Iceland. This talk will investigate the legacy of this eruption, both on the landscape itself, and the thriving community who took on a volcano and won!
A history of polar exploration in 50 objects - Anne Strathie
Anne returns with her fourth polar book to talk about objects from a period of exploration which is the bedrock of our present-day knowledge and fascination with polar regions.
Decarbonising transport: considering people and place
Sarah will outline the work that is taking place to accelerate the decarbonisation of transport and consider how considerations of people and place intersect with delivery of greener transport.
Monday night lecture supper
Stay for supper on 27 January at the Society after our Monday night lecture and meet other members and their guests.
Explore More #2: budgeting and funding
Learn how to budget for and fund your project in the second of this year’s free expedition planning webinars.
The energy transition: what it means for the UK and the world
Drawing on his extensive academic research on transitioning from a fossil-fuelled world to one powered by renewables, Andy Woods will explore both challenges and opportunities and how they can be addressed.
A nation of map addicts
Britain takes its maps very seriously indeed. Mike, author of the bestselling classic, Map addict, takes us on a tour of our finest, favourite and oddest cartography.
Heatwaves: the silent killer
Heat is by far the leading cause of deaths from extreme weather and climate events in Europe in recent decades. Join us to find out why, and how we can mitigate its effects.
Rewilding: what does it mean for how we understand nature?
As a movement that promises not only to restore nature but to reintroduce wildness to Britain, rewilding has become the latest buzzword in conservation circles. But what are the implications for how we conceive wildness, and does rewilding really challenge our traditionally managerial approach to nature?
Land smart
How can we fit people, food, nature, houses, carbon, trees, solar panels, roads, flood-waters and warehouses on one small island? Land smart for the latest on the race for space on earth.
Monday night lecture supper - 10 February
Stay for supper on 10 February at the Society after our Monday night lecture and meet other members and their guests.
Geography in practice: learning from nature - supporting NFM design while enhancing river form and function
This webinar will focus on two main areas. First it will consider the breadth of NFM (Natural Flood Management) measures and their potential to interlink and emulate natural processes. Secondly focusing on one particularly popular NFM measure, the installation of ‘leaky barriers’.