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The Society runs a range of events and training around careers and employability, ranging from events for students about career and education pathways, training for teachers on how to embed careers education into the curriculum effectively and information for all audiences around the jobs that geographers do.

Upcoming events

Webinar

Choosing the right university and geography course - March

This session aims to support students in making the right choices for them when choosing both a university and a geography course.

Webinar

Choosing the right university and geography course - May

This session aims to support students in making the right choices for them when choosing both a university and a geography course.

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Online TeachMeet: embedding careers education into the curriculum

In this online session, we will be asking geography teachers to share their ideas for implementing careers education into the geography curriculum.

Workshop

Exploring geographical careers in real estate - workshop

Knight Frank's Research Analytics team will be visiting the Society to present to geography students about career opportunities in the real estate industry.

Webinar

What do geographers actually do?

This free event aims to support students, teachers and parents to understand what careers are available for those that choose to study geography. Our speakers will discuss how they use geography in their work, and how this geography has led to real-world impact.

Webinar

Choosing geography at university - webinar

This online session is aimed at Year 12 geography students who are considering studying geography at university.

Workshop

Choosing geography at university - in person workshop

This in person workshop is aimed at Year 12 geography students who are considering studying geography at university.

Webinar

Embedding careers education into your teaching

In this free online CPD session, Alan Parkinson will take teachers through the ways in which geographical career options and pathways can be embedded seamlessly into the curriculum in fun, interesting and useful ways.

Webinar

Use geography: careers in community and stakeholder engagement

In this lunchtime webinar learn from geography professionals with careers that involve community and stakeholder engagement.

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Use geography: careers in sustainability

In this webinar learn from geography professionals with careers in sustainability.