Join us for short presentations from recently returned expeditions and field research projects – hear what they did and the lessons they learned. Followed by a chance to meet, connect, and celebrate their work.
This event is part of the RGS Explore Weekend.
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About the talks
Farming Futures Cycle Tour
This spring, Veronica White embarked on the Farming Futures Cycle Tour – a low-carbon, human-powered PhD fieldwork adventure, supported by one of the Society's Postgraduate Research Awards.
Over the course of 12 weeks, she cycled 2,000 miles across England, stopping along the way to interview women in farming communities, aiming to diversify visions for the future of farming.
Exercise Bear Escape
India Chambers shares insights from a remote two-week bikepacking expedition around Vancouver Island, Canada.
13 participants tackled the Tree to Sea Loop - over 1,000km of rugged terrain and 14,800m of climbing - contending with intense heat, wildlife encounters, and mechanical setbacks along the way.
Echoes of the Okavango 2025
A team of explorers set out to kayak across Botswana’s Okavango Delta - the heart of Southern Africa. Jay Frain will discuss Echoes of the Okavango, a 2025 expedition combining exploration and storytelling.
Its mission: to witness the impact of climate change and learn how local communities are working to protect this extraordinary ecosystem.
Katoka in the lost world 2024
Olivia McGregor, recipient of the 2024 Neville Shulman Challenge Award, travelled to one of the last biodiverse wildernesses on earth, commonly referred to as ‘The Lost World’ in Guyana.
She spent a month living in an indigenous Makushi Amerindian village, as their first foreign visitor. She uncovered how a recent oil discovery is reshaping one of Earth’s last wild frontiers – and the lives of those who call it home.
Call of the Loon
A series of a solo sea kayaking expeditions, focused on finding and recording the calls of all of Scotland's breeding seabird species.
The 2025 expedition involved paddling to remote islands and coasts in the Western Isles (Outer Hebrides), culminating in a solo 14 hour paddle to St Kilda. Roland Arnison will share stories from this expedition.
2025 Global GeoARTBlitz
Hear from Roseann Hanson about the outcomes of this year’s GeoARTBlitz, a global fusion of geography, nature and art coordinated by the RGS Art of Exploration Collective.
When inspired by bioblitzes, scientific observation united with artistic expression celebrated and communicated the beauty of our natural world.
You can visit the exhibition in the Director’s Gallery.
