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Upcoming events
  • SocialWrapped presents dusted in snow

    Fellows and Members Christmas quiz

    As the year draws to an end, join the South regional committee for a festive online get-together and test your geography knowledge in our Christmas quiz!

    Online
    Open to all
    Thursday 12 December 2024
    Free
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  • ExhibitionTitled 'end of the road', this artwork shows broken pieces of road going into the sea.

    Private view: extinction exhibition

    An exhibition of sculpture and art which highlights climate change through fossils and early human tools recovered from Happisburgh, Norfolk. The curators of the collection, Robert Ferguson and Sara White, will give a short talk on the works and the message behind them.

    Norwich School
    Open to all
    Thursday 12 December 2024
    Free
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    Christmas quiz: London

    Get ready for a holly, jolly evening filled with festive cheer and brain-teasing fun at our Christmas quiz organised by the London regional committee!

    Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)
    Open to all
    Tuesday 17 December 2024
    £12.00 - £15.00
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Latest news

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New geography programmes accredited

The Society has approved the accreditation and reaccreditation of 11 undergraduate geography programmes and four master’s programmes at four higher education institutions across the UK. 

Monday 9 Dec 2024
RGS-IBG news
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Give a gift that lasts all year

Thursday 5 Dec 2024
RGS-IBG news
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Learn how to use audio to document your expeditions and fieldwork

Wednesday 4 Dec 2024
RGS-IBG news
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Young Geographer of the Year winners announced

Monday 2 Dec 2024
RGS-IBG news
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What is geography?

Geography is unique in bridging the social and natural sciences. Find out what makes it essential in understanding the world in which we live.

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Membership unlocks inspiring conversations, vital resources, valuable expertise, and a network of people with a passion for our planet's places and environments.

Grants

Our grants programme develops new knowledge and advances geographical science, supporting geographical research in the UK and overseas.

Resources for schools

Browse our catalogue of award-winning resources to enhance geographical learning.

Research publications

Our publications provide a high-quality outlet for the dissemination of research, and sharing of skills across the breadth of the discipline.

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What we do

We work with a wide range of audiences with an interest in geography. Find out more about how we support geographers and geography.

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