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Founded in 1830, we are a world centre for geography: supporting research, education, expeditions and fieldwork, and promoting public engagement and informed enjoyment of our world.

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AGM: New president + Medals & Awards
Michael Palin CBE is elected President of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) at the Society’s Annual General Meeting, which took place on 1 June.

Read a message from Michael Palin on the Society's Members' area
Read the press release
Read Michael Palin's biography

In addition, the Society's Medals & Awards have been presented at the meeting. A total of 17 people from a broad spectrum of professions are recognised for their achievements in geographical research, fieldwork, teaching and public engagement with geography.

Read about 2009 Medals & Awards winners
Read 2009 Medal & Awards winners' biographies

Michael Palin (copyright John Swannell)

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The Society publishes three prestigious peer-reviewed research journals with Wiley-Blackwell.

For the third year running, Transactions of the Insitute of British Geographers is ranked the number one journal in geography in the ISI Journal Citation Reports.

Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers

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02.07.2009
Professional support officer temporary job vacancy
01.07.2009
Annual Conference Plenaries & Special Sessions
23.06.2009
Geographical Magazine, July contents
17.06.2009
New Key Stage 3 teaching resources on glaciation & mapping
15.06.2009
Water09 Conference at the Society, 14 July
11.06.2009
GIS Research Group dissertation prize winner
09.06.2009
Annual Conference registration form
04.06.2009
Government policy briefing

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Indian Summer Garden Party, London, 3 July
Unpeeling Evesham, field visit, 5 July
The other side of the Andes, lecture, Wilmslow, 7 July
RGS-IBG Annual Conference, Manchester, 26-28 August
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