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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 material geography of AI
Every ChatGPT conversation has a physical footprint somewhere. This lecture will challenge the widespread misapprehension that digital technology is, somehow, weightless and immaterial.
What do geographers actually do? - Spring 2026
This free event aims to support students, teachers and parents to understand what careers are available for those that choose to study geography.
Is agriculture the greatest threat to biodiversity?
Half of the world’s habitable land is now farmed, yet we must produce ever more food. Can we bend the curve of agricultural expansion, before it is too late?
Time to change
Join James Godman for an inspiring evening of films, lively discussion and debate as we explore why it is time to change our lives to support the world we live in.
Mapping migration: people, policy and place
Our expert panelists will discuss human mobility, border dynamics, urban pressures, and how geography informs policies for population movement.
The geology, archaeology, history and environment of Cave Hill
Cave Hill dominates the skyline of Belfast and Cormac Hamill will reflect on the geology of the site and human influences upon it from the Mesolithic period to modern history.
Lone wolf: walking the faultlines of Europe
In 2011, a wolf walked 1,000 miles from Slovenia to Italy, ultimately recolonising the Alps. A decade later, Adam Weymouth walked his path, exploring the wolf's resurgence in a divided Europe.
Mapping habitat change with Living England
Join Natural England who will provide an overview of how the ‘Living England’ habitat mapping project harnesses the use of Earth observation data, artificial intelligence (AI) and extensive field data collection.
A history of polar exploration in 50 objects
Writer, biographer and researcher Anne Strathie shares stories of objects from key periods in polar exploration history, from Cook’s circumnavigations in the 1770s to the aviation age of the early 1930s.
The very worst journey in the world
In this Be Inspired talk, Hugh Turner revisits the challenges and terrors of 'The very worst journey in the world'.
Wayfarer: an outsider's way into geography and place
Join adventurer, multi-award-winning travel writer and 2025 Ness Award recipient, Phoebe Smith, for a lecture exploring how nature and place can offer a pathway to salvation.
Monday night supper - 2 March
Stay for supper at the Society on 2 March after our Monday night lecture and meet other members and their guests.