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 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.
Monday night lecture supper - 13 April
Stay for supper at the Society on 13 April after our Monday night lecture and meet other members and their guests.
From sustenance to complete nourishment in a changing and uncertain climate
Malnutrition is a crisis affecting both the developed and developing worlds. Come along to hear how you can advocate for dietary change.
Professional insights: maximising opportunities for career development
Join this webinar for an interactive lunchtime discussion on maximising opportunities for career development. Gain valuable insights from experienced professionals as they share their knowledge, experiences and practical advice.
An Irishman in Northern Mesopotamia
Join Nicholas Mackey on an extraordinary journey through south-east Türkiye, where the legendary Euphrates and Tigris rivers cradle ancient cities alongside the ground-breaking archaeological site of Göbeklitepe.
Mary Beard: talking classics
Following her sold-out 2025 tour, Mary Beard invites you into a conversation about why the classical world still matters.