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.
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The whispers of rock: stories from the Earth
Join Dr Anjana Khatwa for a lecture and an extended Q&A with Mary-Ann Ochota. Together they discuss Anjana's new book exploring how rock has shaped the Earth and our lives.
Monday night supper - 23 March
Stay for supper at the Society on 23 March after our Monday night lecture and meet other members and their guests.
A history of the world in 47 borders
Jonn Elledge shares the stories of borders that explore how political identities are shaped, why the world looks the way it does.
Microlectures: Ely
King’s Ely will host an evening of microlectures on fieldwork and personal explorations of geographical thinking. Students will present a series of short lectures, chaired by the Society’s Vice President (Education), Alan Parkinson.
The Mount Everest Foundation: summits, science, and survival
This year's Mount Everest Foundation lecture asks what the future holds for mountaineers and mountain communities, drawing on the experiences of young alpinists and pioneering mountain scientists.
The United Nations Global Statistical Geospatial Framework - Olive Powell
Discover, with Olive Powell, Office for National Statistics, how this framework helps unlocking smarter, place-based decisions worldwide.
Map, chart, slide and artefacts evening
A chance to hear members' own stories, talking for ten minutes about their travels and experiences. Buffet Supper at half time.
Dan Schreiber: this changes everything
From Dan Schreiber comes an evening that will make you question everything you thought you knew.
A history of polar exploration in 50 objects - Bath
Anne Strathie will feature objects with connections to Bath’s own polar explorer and the BRSLI’s Franklin expedition artefacts.
Expanding universe - Hormazd Narielwalla and Dr Katherine Parker
Discover the artworks and artefacts featured in the Society’s Map Room at this engaging talk with the artist, Hormazd Narielwalla, and the Society’s Cartographic Collections Manager.
A history of polar exploration in 50 objects - Oxford
Writer, biographer and researcher Anne Strathie shares stories of objects from key periods in polar exploration history from Cook’s circumnavigation in the 1770s, including reference to items held in Oxford’s museums.
Why biodiversity matters: Esmond Bradley Martin prize giving and lecture
This talk explores why biodiversity matters, who decides what we protect, and how global science and local conservation can work for nature and communities.