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Who speaks for nature? - Professor Lee White with Professor Yadvinder Malhi
Professor Lee White, scientist, conservationist, minister, raised with an orphan chimpanzee brother, will share insights about the importance and preservation of the Congo Basin rainforests.
Mountains and witches: the journal kept by Sybille Noel
Jan Faull explores Sybille Noel's journal which offers a rare, behind-the-scenes perspective of the 1924 Everest expedition.
Gertrude Bell: an enduring legacy
This lecture celebrates the joint project between Newcastle University and the RGS to digitise original negatives taken by Gertrude Bell during her journey to Ha’il.
Geographic perspectives on disaster risk management: asset, infrastructure and exposure data
Join us for the first of a four-part webinar series covering the launch of a new book 'Geographical Perspectives on Disaster Risk Management' featuring members of the RGS Disaster Risk Management Professional Practice Group.
John Harrison: the man who created the board of longitude
This talk by Dr Richard Dunn will reconsider the longer-term impact of John Harrison’s innovations on navigation and exploration.
The life of Captain James Fitzjames - Fabiënne Tetteroo
This talk explores the roles of Captain James Fitzjames and highlights primary sources that reveal a more accurate, underexplored portrait of this remarkable officer.
Choose geography: careers in the built environment
A student webinar showcasing geographical careers in the built environment in collaboration with the Built Environment Schools Trust.
Geography in practice: Active Places Power
Hear from Sport England as they discuss their interactive mapping and reporting tool, Active Places Power (APP)—the openly available national sports facilities database.
Voices from the Global South: listening to climate perspectives
This evening brings together a series of short talks offering perspectives on the climate crisis from across the Global South.
Feminist perspectives from a research agenda for emotional geographies
A webinar on emotional geographies as part of the Gender and Feminist Geographies Research Group seminar series.
Habitat mapping for 30by30
This presentation outlines data-driven analysis carried out by DEFRA’s Spatial Data Science (SDS) team to assess areas of land across England that meet the 30by30 criteria or have the potential to meet the criteria with further action.
Why biodiversity matters: Esmond Bradley Martin prize giving and lecture
This talk explores why biodiversity matters, who decides what we protect, and how global science and local conservation can work for nature and communities.