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Spaces of Internationalism - Professor Mike Heffernan
At a moment when global cooperation is under threat, this lecture examines the history of internationalism, with particular reference to the international role of RGS-IBG.
Is the Paris climate agreement still viable?
Three years since Paris: is there still time to save the world?
African Twilight - Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher
Award-winning photographers Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher have recorded African sacred ceremonies for the past 40 years. In words and images, they will share their experiences behind the making of their new magnum opus, African Twilight.
Drowning in plastic - Liz Bonnin
Science and wildlife presenter Liz Bonnin examines one of the biggest environmental threats facing the modern world.
The Sustainable Development Goals: ambition or fantasy? – Linden Edgell
Linden considers whether the Sustainable Development Goals offer a realistic roadmap for the future of our planet. Are they a unifying call or a random wish list?
The fight for beauty - Dame Fiona Reynolds
Fiona reflects on why beauty matters, yet barely features in public debate and policy. She will argue that beauty is needed to moderate the increasingly commercial, economistic narrative that prevails today.
Disruptive geographers: big data and flood risk modelling - Professor Paul Bates
Paul will examine developments in flood risk modelling, which has long been dominated by engineers and mathematicians, and show how Geographers and their technologies have challenged and disrupted traditional approaches to understanding floods.
An evening with Paul Rose
A career of professional diving in the world's wildest, remote, challenging and pristine places gives Paul a unique perspective of our seas. Can we be more optimistic about the future health of our Oceans?
The painted towns of Rajasthan - David Zurick
This illustrated lecture explores beauty and ruin in the old caravansary towns of the Thar Desert in Shekhawati, and highlights conservation efforts aimed at preserving the region’s fading visual culture.
The women's Euro-Arabian North Pole expedition - Felicity Aston
A team of novice polar explorers from across Europe and the Middle East ski across the rapidly dwindling sea ice of the Arctic Ocean in this tale of faith, hope and cultural insight.
John Thomson: pioneer of travel photography - Deborah Ireland
Deborah explores how 1886 RGS Instructor in Photography, John Thompson, applied images to the science of geography, to guide and influence a new generation of travellers.
Fear and fishing in West Papua – Will Millard
After a decade of work in West Papua, BBC presenter and journalist Will Millard was diagnosed with PTSD. This talk details both his work and trauma, and describes how a love for water has helped him recover.