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Geography for All: supporting under-represented students

We are committed to supporting geographers from under-represented communities and minority ethnic backgrounds.

Geography for All draws on our understanding of the key barriers to participation and progression in geography before, during, and after university, and highlights the experiences of racially minoritised students. It builds on some of our past research, including The Geography of Geography (2019) and Young People’s Views on Subject Choices, Further Study and Careers (2022).

If you are an underrepresented student, this initiative offers you and those supporting you:

  • Community: A hub for connection, support, and shared learning.
  • Signposting: A curated directory of opportunities across the social mobility landscape, highlighting programmes, scholarships, internships, and career pathways.
  • Amplifying anti-racism and decolonial practice: Highlighting the work and experiences of those already leading the way in shaping more equitable futures.

If you want to learn more about this programme of work, please contact geogforall@rgs.org

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Scholarship opportunities for under-represented students

A list of UK geography scholarship opportunities for under-represented candidates.

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Supervising Black geography PhD researchers in the UK

This report by Victoria Ogoegbunam Okoye summarises research on the supervision of Black geography PhD students in UK universities.

The degree awarding gap

Learn more about the degree awarding gap - the difference between the proportion of students from one group awarded a first or upper second-class (2:1) degree compared with another group.

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South Asian Heritage Month

Iram Sammar, Ordnance Survey Award winner, speaks of how geography influenced her life as a Muslim living in Britain.