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Find out what’s on in our summer events programme, which is full of fascinating topics, ideas, and insights.

We are running tailored events in March and April to support those working in the public sector and considering chartership.

This International Women’s Day, we are celebrating women working in climate science to correspond with the theme for our 2023 Annual International Conference.

We have awarded three new Research Fellowships, providing researchers with access to the Wiley Digital Archive platform to undertake research using our Collections.

The image selected to feature on this year's membership card is Daniel Franc’s Surfing the Spring.

The call for papers for our Postgraduate Forum’s Mid-Term Conference, which will take place on Thursday 20 and Friday 21 April 2023, is now open.

Applications for the 2023 Wiley Digital Archive Research Fellowships are now open.

The Society's Council has called a Special General Meeting as it is proposing some changes to our Bye Laws.

Congratulations to everyone receiving their geography GCSE results today.

The Society recognises CPD that is appropriate for the requirements of Chartered Geographer with our Assessed for CGeog mark.

Read more detail about the results from REF21 for geography in UK.

Join us this London Climate Action Week for our panel discussion and Earth Photo exhibition.

Professor Nicola Thomas, recipient of the 2022 Taylor and Francis Award, talks about her work.

The Society has developed new teaching and learning resources to help students engage with its archival Collections.

The deadline for this year’s Earth Photo competition is fast approaching, with under three weeks left to submit your entries

With the time for choosing A Level options approaching, there has never been a better time to encourage your students to choose A Level geography.

To mark International Day of Women and Girls in Science we are sharing an interview with Jo Shannon, Director of Technology and Design at Ordnance Survey.

Submissions for sessions, papers and posters for this year’s Annual International Conference are now open.

The Ron Cooke Award recognises A Level students’ work towards the independent investigation, also known as the NEA.

The Society’s journal, Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, has published the first collection of essays in a new section, titled Geography in the world.

As part of the Stay Home Stories research project, we are asking children to map and record their experiences of home during COVID-19.  

This month we are speaking to Bradley Rink to find out more about his project as part of the Wiley Digital Archive Research Fellowship.

This month we caught up with Catherine Oliver and Karen Rann to discuss their research, why they applied for the Fellowship and what they’re hoping to find in the digital archives.

The Society has published a briefing report summarising the actions needed by national and local policymakers, planners, designers and developers, and local communities, to achieve the widespread benefits of blue-green infrastructure (BGI).

The Society’s Use geography webinars are now available to watch online, along with useful sector-specific resources to help students take the next step after graduation.

This year’s Young Geographer of the Year competition is now open for entries.

Ordnance Survey (OS) and the Society are delighted to have signed an agreement which extends OS’s corporate support of our activities for a further three years.

A new report exploring the career destinations of graduates highlights the increasingly vital need for geographers in the graduate job market.

Applications are now open for a PhD studentship on the Society’s Collections, as part of our Collaborative Doctoral Awards programme.

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Society's building is currently closed to everyone - including Fellows and members - and staff are working remotely.

We are delighted to be partnering with the Royal Anthropological Institute (RAI) on their virtual conference, which is taking place online this week.

A shortlist of 50 of the best environmental photographs and four films that document the Earth in all its diversity, have been selected for the Society’s Earth Photo competition, opening as a virtual exhibition today.

A series of blog posts on academic publishing for early career researchers, or those taking the first steps in their publishing careers are now live on the Post Graduate Forum (PGF) website.

The Framework of Competencies, which sets out the range of professional expertise and other characteristics required for achieving and maintaining Chartered Geographer status, has been refreshed.

On 29 November 2019, Fellows and members of the Society took part in a special debate in the House of Lords. 

The Society hosted policymakers, researchers and professionals earlier this month, to explore investment solutions to the challenge of financing net-zero.

Our next Annual International Conference will be held at the Society in London from Tuesday 1 to Friday 4 September 2020, and the call for sessions, papers and posters is now open.

Each November the Society hosts Explore, a weekend for anyone aspiring to undertake original geographical field research, plan a conservation project or travel with a purpose.

We are delighted that our Migrants on the margins resources have been awarded the 4-star award, in the Curriculum Impact category, of the Teach Secondary 2019 Awards.

Our popular Monday night lecture series kicks off again next week with a diverse range of topics, mixing far-flung travels with scientific rigour, and exploring some of the most topical issues facing society today. 

The Society, working with the Association for Geographic Information (AGI), has published a new series of case studies championing and celebrating the critical role of geographical information, technologies and approaches.

The latest issues of the Society’s journals are now available online.

Today is World Population Day, a UN observance day to raise awareness about how population issues and sustainable development are intertwined.

We are delighted to have received funding for the third round of the Collaborative Doctoral Partnerships scheme.

We are delighted to announce the recipients of our 2018 Excellence Awards, and congratulate the pupils who achieved the highest marks nationally in last summer’s geography examinations.

Our academic journals are now being delivered to subscribers in 100% compostable packaging.

Congratulations to this year’s recipients of our Environment and Sustainability Research Grants, Dr Agatha Herman, Dr Thomas Smith and Dr Max Martin.

The Society has responded to the Ofsted consultation on the Draft Education Inspection Framework, which sets out how Ofsted proposes to inspect schools, further education and skills provision, and registered early years’ settings.

Out now, March’s issue of Geographical magazine includes a look at the need for decommissioning the thousands of ageing platforms and equipment used by the offshore oil and gas industry.

Our Alexander Awards Summer School 2019 is now open for applications.

Our Geography Ambassadors are a great way to introduce pupils to the many benefits of studying geography, and where it can lead them in the future.

We’re excited to announce this year’s Earth Photo competition is now open for entries.

For James Aldred and Johnathan Drori, trees are an integral part of their lives. Join us for an evening where they share their passion and enthusiasm for all things trees. 

The final of the BBC’s ICONS: The Greatest Person of the 20th Century will be broadcast live at 9.00pm tonight.

We are delighted to announce the appointment of four new co-editors for two of the Society’s academic journals.

Explore South West on 9 February is your chance to learn directly from a range of scientists and explorers carrying out field research and scientific expeditions.

Sir Ron Cooke, an eminent physical geographer and former President of the Society, has kindly supported a new award for A Level students.

Over the last few months the Society has responded to calls for evidence for a range of consultations, including from the Geospatial Commission and the UK’s four higher education funding bodies.

We are delighted to announce that the Frederick Soddy Trust has become a linked charity of RGS-IBG.

The winners of the 2018 Young Geographer of the Year competition and Rex Walford Award were announced on Wednesday 28 November, after answering the question ‘What makes the Arctic unique?’.

Today is GIS Day and users of geographic information systems (GIS) technology are highlighting its benefits and the difference it makes to our everyday lives.

Congratulations to all the students who are receiving their A Level geography results today.

Discovering Britain has received an award from outdoor adventure app Viewranger for outstanding content.

The Society is delighted to support a number of Research and Working Group activities over the coming year.