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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.
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.
Geography in practice: digital twins for urban planning
The Society and Ordnance Survey are collaborating on a lunchtime webinar series focusing on digital twins. This webinar will look at digital twins for urban planning.
Exploring the relationship between environment and people
Changes in the environment are a global phenomenon. However, some people and communities experience the complexities of climate change more than others. This lecture will bring stories from the Global South of small resource-dependent communities facing interconnected social, economic, and environmental challenges.
Warmth from below: where ice and ocean meet
As Arctic sea ice melts away, the ocean below is absorbing six times more solar radiation. This lecture will highlight the changing ocean processes melting ice and implications for our weather and climate.
Jan Morris on Everest
Paul Clements will describe the conversations he had with Jan about her involvement in the 1953 Everest Expedition.
Unravelling the past from hidden volcanic ash
Unearthing ancient volcanic ash from the depths of ice sheets and lakes has provided critical evidence for our reconstruction of past environments and climates. This lecture explores the power of this approach for addressing many of the major environmental challenges that we face today.
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’.
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.
Geography in practice: the foundations of a digital twin
The Society and Ordnance Survey are collaborating on a lunchtime webinar series focusing on digital twins. This session focuses on the foundations of a digital twin.
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.
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.