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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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A 19th-century odyssey from the Potomac to the Nile
Andrew Rhodes, FRGS, will present on the topic of Alexander Macomb Mason (1841-1897): a naval officer, a mercenary, an explorer, and a diplomat whose remarkable career put him on the scene at many of the late 19th century’s most dramatic events.
Revisiting the Dolgarrog dam disaster after 100 years
On 2 November 1925, a catastrophic flood swept through Dolgarrog village in north Wales, depositing enormous boulders and killing 16 people. In 2025, what have we learnt from this flood disaster?
Challenging techno-optimism: climate change as a social problem
Dr Ewan Woodley will make the case for behaviour change, providing an insight into the importance of environmental values and how we might create transformative experiences to prepare people for low-carbon societies of the future.
The plant hunters
Lecture by Seamus O’Brien and a display of plant hunter items, some never displayed before, from the Society's archives.
Epic achievement: 11 traits of history’s boldest achievers
For the past decade, author Brad Borkan explored the lives of extraordinary individuals who shaped the last two centuries in some way. In this entertaining talk, Brad reveals the 11 common traits that propelled these figures to greatness.
Monday night lecture watch party: Southampton
Are you interested in historical artifacts? This networking event will get you up close to OS historical equipment and you'll be able to watch a live stream on the Monday night lecture direct from London.
These are a few of our favourite things
Nicholas Crane and experts on the Society's team take us through their hidden highlights of the Collections, showcasing how these can help tell new histories of travel, geography and exploration.
Monday night lecture supper - 17 November
Stay for supper at the Society on 17 November after our Monday night lecture and meet other members and their guests.
Microlectures: Norwich
An evening of microlectures from senior pupils from the Norwich Schools Partnership, showcasing a broad range of subjects in human, physical and environmental geography.
School Member lecture: The element of surprise - why hazards become disasters, despite our experience
School and Student Members are invited to come along to this lecture, by Dr Martin Parham, who will discuss why hazards can become disasters, even in locations where they are common. This event is being held exclusively for the Society's School and Student Members only.
Silk Roads: ancient and modern
Drawing from his experience of travelling sections of the Silk Road, Eric Woods reflects on this famous network of trade routes and what it will become as the belt and road initiative.
Predicting the ocean: a view from the Menai Strait
Britain is surrounded by ocean. But how does it function? Here Professor Tom Rippeth will examine how, over the past 2 millennia, we have pieced together nature's clues to better understand it.