Please note that this event has been postponed and will now take place in Autumn 2024. Apologies for any inconvenience caused. We will announce the new date in due course.
Climate change means the British coastline is eroding increasingly fast. This talk looks at the response to that change represented by managed realignment, the organised abandonment of the coast. Managed realignment shows us a way of responding to change when the geographical boundaries we thought were solid...melt into air.
Royal Geographical Society (with IBG), 1 Kensington Gore, London, SW7 2AR
- Lecture
Shackleton's ship beneath the ice: discovering the Endurance
In this talk Professor John Shears will share his first hand experience of the expedition which finally located Shackleton’s lost ship.
Norwich SchoolOpen to allTuesday 7 May 2024 - Lecture
Campi Flegrei: understanding the rhythms of a restless volcano
Join us to hear from Professor Christopher Kilburn about Campi Flegrei, an active volcano on the western edge of Naples in Southern Italy.
LeatherheadOpen to allThursday 9 May 2024 - Lecture
Fallen: an archival exhumation
Mick Conefrey, the author of Fallen, the new biography of George Mallory, talks about researching his Everest books and documentaries at the Society, and the crucial importance of archival research.
Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)Open to allMonday 13 May 2024