What's on
Browse our in-person and online events, including our Monday night lectures, regional events and teacher CPD sessions. You can also watch a selection of our past talks.
Everest through the lens
Another chance to see the Society's exhibition marking the centenary of the early Everest expeditions. Explore how Captain John Noel's films shaped the public's imagination of Everest, while obscuring the vital role of local intermediaries.
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Informing action: Esmond B. Martin lecture
As one of this year’s Esmond B. Martin RGS Prize recipients, Dr Jake Wall will talk about his work mapping and visualising the GPS data from collared African elephants across the continent.
The Mappa Mundi project: changing the world by changing how we view it
Inspired by a map of the world made in 1300 by German nuns, Sandi Toksvig is looking to reassess how we chart what we know.
Mulu: a remarkable rainforest mountain in Sarawak
Dr Paul Chai, the senior forest botanist on the survey of the Gunung Mulu National Park by the RGS and the Sarawak Forestry Department in 1977-1978 gives an update on the park, highlighting past and future research opportunities for those visiting the magnificent limestone caves and tropical forests of this legendary UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Pristine seas: the last wild places in the ocean
Ocean life is at risk because of overfishing and global warming, but there are still a few remote places that have been saved from human destruction. Enric Sala will bring stories from National Geographic Pristine Seas expeditions and share lessons learned about how to bring the ocean back to life.
Seneca and Franklin were right - Sir Kenneth Olisa
The lecture will explore the work of the National Preparedness Commission (NPC) and its different perspectives. As an independent and apolitical body, the NPC mission is to champion comprehensive, system-wide policies and actions that enable the UK to better avoid, mitigate, respond to, and recover from major crises.