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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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Exploring volcanoes - Professor Sir Steve Sparks
Volcanoes are spectacular evidence that we live on a dynamic planet. There are many ways to explore volcanoes to reveal how they work from sophisticated technology to expeditions to remote places to observe their activity.
Britain and beyond: discovering Islamic heritage
Experts will discuss the geographical and historical threads linking Britain to Islam in this panel discussion.
School Member Lecture: the Slapton Sands gravel barrier system
Join our School Member lecture this autumn to explore the Slapton Sands barrier system in Start Bay, with Professor Gerd Masselink.
Saving seahorses to help save our seas - Professor Amanda Vincent
Leading conservationist Professor Amanda Vincent tells a compelling story of blending research, management and policy to make change for ocean life, with the magical seahorses guiding our way.
Adventures in maps
Maps and journeys intersect in many ways, and Debbie Hall’s recent book Adventures in Maps tells of these routes and adventures.
Gladys West "I've got to get this right": A life of achievements that underpin GPS
This year's EGR Taylor lecture seeks to do justice to Gladys West and the impact of her work.
Putting the news on the map
Leading journalists and media watchers will place the stories of the week within the wider geographical landscape, making connections across environmental, political and social forces.
Carbon colonialism: how rich countries export climate breakdown
Dr Laurie Parsons explores the murky practices of outsourcing environmental impact, when emissions and waste are exported from rich to poor countries.
Tour of the archive and mural
Discover the artworks and artefacts featured in the Society’s Map Room at this engaging talk with the artist, Hormazd Narielwalla and Dr Katherine Parker.
Annual Edward W. Said London lecture: notes on solidarity
Palestinian-American poet, translator and physician Dr Fady Joudah will deliver the 2026 annual Edward W. Said London lecture.
Guardians of the forest: protecting gorillas in a changing Africa
Jillian Miller’s illustrated talk explores how community-led conservation is helping to protect Africa’s gorillas, forests and the people who live alongside them.
Glaciers and ice sheets in a warming world: impacts and outcomes
A UK UNESCO initiative reveals the disastrous loss of glaciers and their vital supply of water to mountain communities, and enhanced ice sheet melting that will accelerate coastal flooding world-wide.