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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.
Monday night lecture supper - 17 November
Stay for supper at the Society on 17 November after our Monday night lecture and meet other members and their guests.
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.
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.
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!
Monday night lecture with the Rt Hon the Baroness May of Maidenhead
Former Prime Minister and geography graduate, Baroness May, will be giving the closing lecture of the autumn series.
Monday night lecture supper - 8 December
Stay for supper at the Society on 8 December after our Monday night lecture and meet other members and their guests.