The 49th edition of the RGS Explore Weekend took place from Friday 30 September to Sunday 2 November 2025. View the Saturday and Sunday recordings to relive RGS Explore 2025.
Saturday 1 November
- Welcome - Joe Smith, RGS-IBG Director
- Opening Address - Paul Rose, 2025 RGS Explore Chair
- The Future of the Dragonlakes, Greece - Konstantis Alexopoulos
- Collaborative fieldwork with the Shuar Community, Ecuador - Chole Robinson and Ania Sawko
- Planning an expedition: Oxford UOTC Lobuche East, Nepal - Zack Coleman, Zoe Henderson, and Amelia Hope-Hawkins
- Don’t underestimate the importance of preparation - Ray Mears
- Travel with purpose: impact planning - Cameron MacKay
- Panel discussion: top tips for successful fund-raising - Cat Burford, Sarah Henton de Angelis, Tom Allen
- Medical preparations for expeditions - Jonathan Williamson
- Mental health first aid in the field - Cory Jones
- Into the wild: where adventure and survival collide - Beki Henderson
- Creating dynamic teams - Martin Murphy
Welcome
Speaker: Joe Smith, RGS-IBG Director.
Opening address
Speaker: Paul Rose, 2025 RGS Explore Chair.
The Future of the Dragonlakes, Greece
Speaker: Konstantis Alexopoulos.
Collaborative fieldwork with the Shuar Community, Ecuador
Speakers: Chole Robinson and Ania Sawko.
Planning an expedition: Oxford UOTC Lobuche East, Nepal
Speakers: Zack Coleman, Zoe Henderson and Amelia Hope-Hawkins.
Don’t underestimate the importance of preparation
Speaker: Ray Mears.
Travel with purpose: impact planning
Speaker: Cameron MacKay.
Panel discussion: top tips for successful fund-raising
Speakers: Cat Burford, Sarah Henton de Angelis and Tom Allen.
Medical preparations for expeditions
Speakers: Jonathan Williamson.
Mental health first aid in the field
Speaker: Cory Jones.
Into the wild: where adventure and survival collide
Speaker: Beki Henderson.
Creating dynamic teams
Speaker: Martin Murphy.
Sunday 2 November
- Chair’s opening remarks - Paul Rose
- Sky Islands as natural laboratories: field notes from Western Ghats - Deepak Veerappan
- Citizen science and wildlife conservation: notes from the field - Matthias Hammer
- Multi-disciplinary, international marine science: what does collaboration look like? - Caroline Park
- Technology to support fieldwork: drones - Kieran Wood
- Resonance: relationships and place: creating a living sculpture in the Lake District National Park - Rob Fraser and Harriet Fraser
- Turning science into policy, information into influence - Mark Gnadt
- The new RGS Expeditions Database: live demo in the Ondaatje Theatre - Tom Allen
- What does it mean to be an explorer? - Oliver Steeds
Chair’s opening remarks
Speaker: Paul Rose.
Sky Islands as natural laboratories: field notes from Western Ghats
Speaker: Deepak Veerappan.
Citizen science and wildlife conservation: notes from the field
Speaker: Matthias Hammer.
Multi-disciplinary, international marine science: what does collaboration look like?
Speaker: Caroline Park.
Technology to support fieldwork: drones
Speaker: Kieran Wood.
Resonance: relationships and place: creating a living sculpture in the
Lake District National Park
Speaker: Rob Fraser and Harriet Fraser.
Turning science into policy, information into influence
Speaker: Mark Gnadt.
The new RGS Expeditions Database: live demo in the Ondaatje Theatre
Speaker: Tom Allen.
What does it mean to be an explorer?
Speaker: Oliver Steeds.
