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Advancing geography

We are the learned society and professional body for geography.

Our work aims to promote geographical research and advance geography as a leading discipline, both nationally and internationally, enhancing a shared understanding of our inter-dependent world.

We encourage and enable the benefits of geographical learning and skills, educating people of all ages for life as global citizens in a rapidly changing world.

We work to promote the wider understanding, relevance and enjoyment of geography, recognising the public’s growing thirst for knowledge about our world.

By supporting the recognition and understanding of the relevance of geography and geographical information to policy, we aim to place geography firmly in the debates about the future of places, environments and communities.

And we encourage and develop the Society’s membership and staff, supporting its charitable activities and reinforcing the importance of professional standards in geographical knowledge and skills

Report: Ambassadors for Geography

Society role models reach thousands of pupils

For someone who once harboured dreams of being a tornado chaser, it seems appropriate that Lucy (24) spends her working day advising on how best to protect people from natural hazards that may one day have a profound effect on their lives.

A development and flood risk officer for the Environment Agency in the Norfolk and Suffolk area where she grew up, Lucy is responsible for examining the risk of flooding posed to developments of varied vulnerability, from residential and commercial through to boat stores.

She is also one of the Society’s Geography Ambassadors; a network of more than 500 geographers, either employed graduates or university students, who since 2006 have completed more than 2,000 visits to state secondary schools in England.

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Report: Microbes and meltwater

Field studies investigate glacial retreat

The outlet glaciers which drain the Greenland Ice Sheet, calving fleets of icebergs into the Arctic ocean, are now thinning and retreating at a dramatic rate.

This is due not only to enhanced melting from increased atmospheric and oceanic temperatures, but also ‘feedback’ processes, the true impact of which remains undetermined.

With the Society’s support and that of the Gilchrist Educational Trust, two leading scientists have been investigating the effects of distinct phenomena affecting melting ice-sheets’ vulnerability to warming.

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Report: Building capacity among early-career researchers

Supporting developing nations

Extending the Society’s existing work in support of young people undertaking field research and expeditions, our International Leadership and Capacity Building (ILCB) project, funded by Royal Dutch Shell plc, has enabled us to provide opportunities for Ecuadorian, Indonesian and Ugandan researchers at an early stage in their careers, to undertake field research in their home countries.

To date we have awarded nine bursaries of £2,000 each, accompanied by our expert mentoring and support, to ensure each recipient benefits fully from the opportunity.

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