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Browse our in-person and online events, including our Monday night lectures, regional events and teacher CPD sessions. You can also watch a selection of our past talks.
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The growth of GIS: a personal journey
This lecture will focus on the development of the capabilities of GIS and its use across society over the last 30 years, tied into Charles’ own experiences from a GIS developer to CTO of ESRI UK.
Democratising how we make decisions about land
From Sunday Times bestselling author comes The Lie of the Land, a fierce exposé of how a small elite of landowners have wrecked the countryside, and how the public can restore it.
Mapping the world’s rivers, estuaries and deltas: processes, landforms, stressors and developing solutions
This lecture will explore how advances in mapping the world’s rivers, estuaries and deltas delivers insight into their behaviour, response to anthropogenic pressures, and their more sustainable management.
Blue machine: how the ocean shapes our world
Earth’s ocean is a 3D liquid engine, and the way it turns has shaped our history, culture and our planet’s natural history. This talk will tell its story.
Health and household transitions among older people: trends over time and differences between England, Wales and Scotland
In this talk data from the ONS Longitudinal Study of England and Wales and the ‘sister’ Scottish Longitudinal Study will be used to investigate changes over time in older people’s household transitions and mortality.
Why we travel: a journey into human motivation
Award-winning author, journalist and broadcaster Ash Bhardwaj talks about Why We Travel, his smart-thinking debut book, which explores our motivations for travel, how to do it better, and how it helps us live more fulfilling lives. Part of the Explore festival.
Observations from African climate change hotspots
Africa is the continent least responsible for anthropogenic climate change but is highly vulnerable to its effects. This lecture explores new fieldwork designed to uncover the science behind African climate change. Part of the Explore festival.
Tracks on the ocean: a history of trailblazing, maps and maritime travel
Sara charts a hidden history of the modern world through the tracks left on maps and the sea. Taking us from ancient Greek itineraries to 21st century digital mapping, via the voyages of Drake and Cook, Sara reveals how marks on maps have changed the course of modernity.
Machu Picchu: changes and challenges
The iconic Inca ruin Machu Picchu is crucial to the economic geography of Peru. John Hemming will show thrilling changes over the last 65 years and current challenges faced by mass tourism.
The art of globemaking: inside the hidden world of an ancient craft
A rare glimpse inside the London studio of Bellerby and Co, Globemakers with founder Peter and a cast of traditional makers, fine artists and craftspeople.
A short history of flowers
From stories of exploration and unrequited love to excessive hybridisation and botanical piracy, Advolly will bring the histories of our most-loved flowers to life.
The future of geography: how power and politics in space will change our world
Geopolitical expert Tim Marshall explores how politics and geography are as important in the skies as on the ground, covering great-power rivalry; technology; commerce; combat in space; and what it all means for us down on Earth.