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Applications open for research on Society Collections
Applications are now open for a studentship to start in autumn 2026, as part of our Collaborative Doctoral Awards programme programme.
Society collaborates with Culture& on provenance workshop
Last week, the Society welcomed researchers and museum professionals for a ‘hands-on’ workshop with ‘untethered objects’ in our Collections, organised in partnership with Culture&.
Society's Collections feature in groundbreaking exhibition
This week sees the launch of an exciting new exhibition, drawing on the Society’s historic Collections on Everest and the wider Himalayas and making use of the vast swathes of Collections material.
Welcoming CDA students to the Society
Our Collaborative Doctoral Awards programme provides an opportunity for PhD students to have direct and unlimited access to our Collections, as well as receive training and supervision from staff. On Monday, we were delighted to welcome current students from the programme who came together for an induction day at the Society.
Collections update: Icicle’s grand adventure
The Society’s Cartographic Collections Manager, Dr Katie Parker, reflects on a recent conservation project involving a penguin affectionately nicknamed Icicle and an overnight stay at our neighbours, the Natural History Museum (NHM).
The power of maps - Dr Katie Parker chats to Wiley
Our resident map expert, Dr Katie Parker, recently spoke with the team at publishing company Wiley to discuss the power of maps and what we can learn from them. Thanks to Wiley for allowing us to reproduce this interview.
Celebrating International Archives Week: Queer History Club visit the Society
To celebrate International Archives Week, we will be sharing some updates from our Collections team. Today, we’re featuring the first visit to the Society’s Foyle Reading Room by the Queer History Club.
New Society and artist collaboration: integrating historical instruments in art
Artist and printmaker Kristina Chan's new exhibition at Canada House explores the accuracy of recording territories through maps, measurements and visual records. Her work is also the latest in a series of artistic partnerships for the Society.
First blue plaque to include the word ‘geographer’ unveiled in London
On 8 August a blue plaque was unveiled to commemorate eminent photographer, travel writer and geographer, John Thomson FRGS. This is the 1,112th blue plaque in London, but the first to include the word ‘geographer’.
Society book sheds new light on 1924 Mount Everest Expedition
To mark the centenary of the 1924 Mount Everest Expedition, a new Society book, Everest 24, has been published.
Sharing our thanks this National Lottery Open Week
We are proud to once again be taking part in National Lottery Open Week, an annual celebration of the contribution National Lottery players make every week in support of good causes.
From belongings to artefacts: exploring David Livingstone’s expeditionary collecting
We caught up with WDA Research Fellow Kate Simpson, who has been researching David Livingstone’s expeditionary collecting through the Society's Collections.