Our prestigious medals and awards recognise excellence in geographical research, fieldwork, teaching, policy, and public engagement. They are presented annually in recognition of those who have made outstanding contributions.
Today, the Society's Gold Medals are among the highest international accolades and are awarded for the encouragement and promotion of geography, science and discovery.
Join us as we celebrate the 2024 award recipients.
- Lecture
Environmental justice and climate action: victims of the ‘war on woke’?
Professor Laura Pulido explores how the 'war on woke' promoted by dominant figures in the US Republican Party is harming climate action and environmental justice in the US and far beyond.
London and onlineOpen to allMonday 20 October 2025 - Lecture
Zen in the art of geography
The RGS Neville Shulman Challenge Award was created 25 years ago to support ambitious expeditions. Neville Shulman CBE, explorer and writer, will explain his philosophy behind the programme. The 2023 recipients of the Award, Karolina Gawonicz and Michal Lukaszewicz will give a richly illustrated account of their 60-day unsupported canoe expedition across the Barren Lands of Canada.
London and onlineOpen to allMonday 27 October 2025 - Monday night supper
Monday night lecture supper - 27 October
Stay for supper at the Society on 27 October after our Monday night lecture and meet other members and their guests.
LondonOpen to allMonday 27 October 2025