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Against the genocidal function of liberal feminism
This event with speaker Walaa Alqaisiya is part of the Society's Gender and Feminist Geographies Research Group (GFGRG) online seminar series.
Monday night lecture with the Rt Hon the Baroness May of Maidenhead
Former Prime Minister and geography graduate, Baroness May, gave the closing lecture of the autumn series.
Children's lecture: secrets of the Unknown Adventurer
Follow in the footsteps of the renowned Unknown Adventurer on a thrilling journey into jungles, oceans, mountains and hidden worlds! Discover wild stories and sketchbook secrets and after the talk, enjoy squash, biscuits and fun activities, including exploring our giant floor map!
Helping nature to become resilient to climate change
As conditions get rapidly warmer, Andy Lester explores how we can create a climate-resilient landscape.
Debt trap nation: family homelessness in a failing state
Across England, one of the wealthiest yet most unequal nations in the world, families are being trapped in debt and homelessness. The lecture by Professor Katherine Brickell and Professor Melanie Nowicki will take audience members inside these issues.
From pixels to peat: the England Peat Map
Join this lunchtime webinar exploring the England Peat Map, covering the data and methods used as well as the outputs produced.
Predicting the ocean: a view from the Menai Strait
Britain is surrounded by ocean. But how does it function? Here Professor Tom Rippeth will examine how, over the past 2 millennia, we have pieced together nature's clues to better understand it.
Beyond the summit: what COP30 means for the Global South
Hosted towards the end of COP30 in Belém, Brazil, this discussion will reflect on the emerging agreements and especially their implications for the Global South.
These are a few of our favourite things
Nicholas Crane and experts on the Society's team take us through their hidden highlights of the Collections, showcasing how these can help tell new histories of travel, geography and exploration.
Epic achievement: 11 traits of history’s boldest achievers
For the past decade, author Brad Borkan explored the lives of extraordinary individuals who shaped the last two centuries in some way. In this entertaining talk, Brad reveals the 11 common traits that propelled these figures to greatness.
Geographies of power and the new global security landscape
With global tensions shifting in Eastern Europe, the Indo-Pacific, and Africa, this panel will explore how geographic thinking helps understand and respond to evolving security threats, including hybrid warfare, migration pressures, and resource conflicts.
Revisiting the Dolgarrog dam disaster after 100 years
On 2 November 1925, a catastrophic flood swept through Dolgarrog village in north Wales, depositing enormous boulders and killing 16 people. In 2025, what have we learnt from this flood disaster?