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Call for evidence: further education and skills
The Government Education Committee has launched an open call for evidence to inform its response to the challenges within the further education sector. The Society would like to hear the views of our members and the geographical community to help us formulate our response.
Latest research projects on the Society’s Collections underway
The 2024 collaborative doctoral research projects have begun, with the students busy working with the Society’s Collections.
Editorial roles available at Society journal
The Society's journal, Area, wishes to appoint three new Editors.
Creating opportunities and building communities with the Fi Wi Road Internship
The Fi Wi Road Internship is a collaborative project providing Black-heritage geography and geoscience undergraduate students with a space to develop a new idea of what geography could look like. We spoke to two of this year's interns, Bilan Abdullahi and Mia Yearwood, to hear what they have been up to.
Endurance documentary premieres this weekend
Exploring our ongoing fascination with human endurance and physical achievement, a National Geographic documentary, Endurance, premieres this weekend. Coinciding with this, we are sharing free teaching resources.
Historical geographies of Halley Bay
Our last instalment featuring recent PhD students on the Collaborative Doctoral Awards (CDA) programme focuses on the work of Dr Alice Oates, exploring the emergence of scientific governance in Antarctica.
Orthography and the problem of place names
As part of our series featuring recent PhD students on the Collaborative Doctoral Awards (CDA) programme, today we are looking at the work of Beth Williamson, and how the Society tackled the problem of ‘orthography’ – establishing a common standard for the spelling of place names.
Curriculum review call for evidence – help us shape our response
The Society will be responding to the call for evidence for the curriculum and assessment review, and we want to hear your views to help us formulate our response.
The history of physical relief models in British geography
Over the next few weeks, we will be featuring the work of recent PhD students, funded through the Collaborative Doctoral Awards (CDA) programme. This week we heard about the history of physical relief models in British geography, from Dr George Tobin.
Research spotlight: riverscapes in Aotearoa New Zealand
Each month we are featuring recently published research from one of the Society's journals. This piece, from The GJ, explores how we can live with rivers rather than trying to ‘manage’ them, using the Waimatā river as a case study.
Society congratulates all students receiving A Level geography results
A Level results published this morning by the Joint Council for Qualifications show a small drop in the number of students sitting the examinations in geography compared to last year, however the overall trend demonstrates its enduring relevance.
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’.