Courses and workshops for fieldwork and expeditions
Our courses throughout the year focus on field techniques, field safety training, and a range of specialist subjects.
Upcoming courses and workshops
A selection of our in-person and online events.
Everest 24 exhibition private view
Please note this event is now fully booked. Join us for the launch and private viewing of our new exhibition commemorating the 100th anniversary of the 1924 British Mount Everest expedition. The event will also see the Society launch its newest book Everest 24.
Applying the lessons from international disaster response to domestic major incidents
An expert panel will discuss the links, similarities, and differences between local and international policies and guidelines for disaster risk management and disaster response.
Campi Flegrei: understanding the rhythms of a restless volcano
Join us to hear from Professor Christopher Kilburn about Campi Flegrei, an active volcano on the western edge of Naples in Southern Italy.
Fallen: an archival exhumation
Mick Conefrey, the author of Fallen, the new biography of George Mallory, talks about researching his Everest books and documentaries at the Society, and the crucial importance of archival research.
Chartered Geographer Assessor forum
Members of the Chartered Geographer Assessors Committees are invited to attend the forum.
What has been happening in Iceland?
Iceland has been in the news over the past few months because of another 'Icelandic eruption'. The one in 2010 caused travel chaos. What can we expect in the future?
Monday night lecture supper
Stay for supper at the Society after the Monday night lecture on 13 May and meet other members and their guests.
South West's annual forum, lecture and dinner
Join the South West committee for their annual lecture and dinner. The lecture will discuss four shipwrecks from the Erme Estuary.
TEAS - GeogEd Potluck
Join the Society's GeogEd Research Group for an evening of lively discussion, collaboration and community-building within the field of geography education.
Beavers in Dorset: Dorset Wildlife Trust's Beaver Project
In this presentation, Stephen Oliver will tell the fascinating story of how the beavers have settled into their Dorset home and explain how these unique mammals can play a vital role in river ecology and nature-based solutions to flooding, pollution and species loss.
Everest 24 anniversary platinum prints
Join us to view the latest Mount Everest platinum prints created to coincide with this year's anniversary.
The resilience of Canada’s First Nation communities to climate change
Annette Salles explores how in Canada Indigenous knowledge and Western research combine to inform and support culturally appropriate adaptations to future climate change.