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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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Debt trap nation: family homelessness in a failing state
Across England, one of the wealthiest yet most unequal nations in the world, families are being trapped in debt and homelessness. The lecture by Professor Katherine Brickell and Professor Melanie Nowicki will take audience members inside these issues.
A history of polar exploration in 50 objects - Southampton
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.
Adventure in the Andes: the life cycle biodiversity bike ride
Cumbrian resident Kate Rawles cycled the length of South America following the spine of the Andes – the longest mountain chain in the world.
Helping nature to become resilient to climate change
As conditions get rapidly warmer, Andy Lester explores how we can create a climate-resilient landscape.
Children's lecture: secrets of the Unknown Adventurer
Follow in the footsteps of the renowned Unknown Adventurer on a thrilling journey into jungles, oceans, mountains and hidden worlds! Discover wild stories and sketchbook secrets and after the talk, enjoy squash, biscuits and fun activities, including exploring our giant floor map!
Monday night lecture with the Rt Hon the Baroness May of Maidenhead
Former Prime Minister and geography graduate, Baroness May, will be giving the closing lecture of the autumn series.
Monday night lecture supper - 8 December
Stay for supper at the Society on 8 December after our Monday night lecture and meet other members and their guests.
On thin ice: a life in the Antarctic
Professor Dame Jane Francis will combine talking about her own life in polar research with insights into cutting-edge research now being done in Cambridge on the threat to the Antarctic ice shelf. The talk will be followed by wine and canapes.
Driven by the monsoons
Using archaeology, Barry Cunliffe explores the origins of the modern connected world through historic trade routes crossing the Indian Ocean.
Anthony Jenkinson and the mystery of Aru Sultan
This Be Inspired talk by Nick Fielding explores the mystery of the Aru Sultan, a young woman brought to England by merchant adventurer Anthony Jenkinson in the 16th century.
Conservation in action - Susanna Handslip, Aldo Kane, Declan Burley and Vianet Djenguet
Join the team from Apple TV’s 'The Wild Ones' for a behind the scenes look at the challenges of raising awareness about the world’s most critically endangered animals and the role of television in achieving positive change.
Confronting flood risk and climate change
Peter Doktor will explain the approach being taken to develop the Broadland Futures Initiative, which aims to improve the resilience of people, places, and the environment to flooding.