Conferences, workshops and events

[In-person] Come and see a stunning selection of the shortlisted images from this year's Earth Photo competition.

[Online] Join our webinar on grants for postgraduate student fieldwork to learn more about how the Society can support your research.

[Online] A CPD session designed to develop your knowledge and skill of using case studies in geography in a balanced, accurate, truthful, and fair way.

[In-person] An amazing tale of a 15 year quest to recreate the voyage of early Phoenician sailors to prove they could have reached the Americas 2,000 years before Columbus.
 

[In-person] The Society’s new exhibition marking the centenary of the Everest expeditions in the 1920s.

[Online] This webinar will explore how you can network both in person and virtually.

[Online] The Society has 31 Research Groups. This webinar will explain what these are, the opportunities they offer to postgraduate geographers, and ways to get involved in them.

[Online] Join our four-week accelerator to focus your efforts in preparing your application portfolio.

[Online and in-person] Jackie Ronne was an ordinary American woman whose life changed forever after marrying Antarctic explorer Finn Ronne.

[Online] Conflict can be a difficult topic to cover in the classroom. This session will help to answer many questions that you might have by looking a a range of case studies.

[Cancelled] An evening of dynamic, diverse and dramatic geographical presentations from the Senior School pupils for Kings, Peterborough.

[In-person] This one-day conference will focus on the mathematical elements of A Level geography, This event is part of the Geography and Core Maths Initiative, which is being run as a joint project between the Advanced Maths Support Programme and the Society.

[Online] Are you teaching undergraduate students for the first time? This workshop will offer strategies for developing your pedagogical skills, including introducing the Society’s 'New to teaching' guide.

[Online] Join our webinar on grants for postgraduate student fieldwork to learn more about how the Society can support your research.

This CPD event is for teachers with some previous GIS experience (previously attended a 'getting started' workshop or completed learn paths).

[In-person] Join Nick O'Sullivan for a field day exploring East London, an ideal location to carry out fieldwork investigating themes as varied as, regeneration, gentrification, sustainable living, economic and population change, infrastructure development, inequality, and ecosystem management.

[In-person] An amble through Highfields, University and Wollaton Parks taking in their autumn glory.
 

[In-person] This Geography Ambassador run event will highlight to students the importance of geography today, where geography can take your students, and choosing geography at GCSE.

[Online] Join this webinar to learn more about the benefits of becoming Chartered.

[Online] Carol and Anthony will talk through how the UK water industry manages its system and networks to meet customer needs while creating a step change in their environmental activities.
 

[In-person] Living in Indonesia, Sally saw first-hand the devastating impact of plastic pollution and was propelled to take action. Sally will share her tales of discovery, from scientific research at sea to the upstream solutions on land, and how all of us have a part to play in tackling this global issue.

[Online] Award winning filmmaker and photojournalist, George Henton, offers a behind-the-scenes look at character-led, investigative documentary making in hostile environments.
 

[In-person and online] Jevan Berrange Memorial Seminar: Four experts will be talking about the Ancestral voices project.

[In-person] Living in Indonesia, Sally saw first-hand the devastating impact of plastic pollution and was propelled to take action. Sally will share her tales of discovery, from scientific research at sea to the upstream solutions on land, and how all of us have a part to play in tackling this global issue.

[In-person] This Geography Ambassador run event will highlight to students the importance of geography today, where geography can take you and offer support in the processes involved in applying to university to study geography.

[Online] How do you secure funding to support your postgraduate research? This webinar will examine how to find and secure grants to support your research.

[Online and in-person] Alice Oates explores the priorities and practice behind recruiting for Antarctic expeditions, and asking how we define a good candidate in the past and present of polar exploration.

[In-person and online] Hear why the climate at the roof of the world matters so much, from the team that just installed a weather station on top of Everest.

[Online and in-person] Join us for a new eight-day festival of events and workshops focusing on field science and travelling with purpose.

[In-person] This workshop will bring together a range of stakeholders, practitioners, and participants from across sectors and communities to help drive change and optimise inclusion in expeditions and fieldwork, both in the UK and overseas.

[Online] Join our webinar on grants for undergraduate student fieldwork to learn more about how the Society can support your research.

[In-person] The story of Leo's month-long expedition to summit the sacred Mount Roraima, a mountain found deep in the Guyana jungle.

[Online] Join the Disaster Risk Management Professional Practice Group for this lunchtime webinar on climate change, disaster risk management and the role of geography.
 

[Online and in-person] As we face myriad global challenges, what are the responsibilities and tasks facing travellers, adventurers, and field scientists, and where do they overlap or differ?

[Postponed] On 5 March 2022, the Endurance was found beneath Weddell Sea ice. The semi-intact hull and excellent preservation surprised many. In this lecture, Mensun explains the findings on the seabed.

[In-person] Stay for supper at the Society after Dr Samuel Derbyshire and Dr Isla Myers-Smith's lecture and meet other members and their guests.

[Online] Join our monthly networking event for Associate Fellows, putting you in touch with early career professionals from across the world of geography.

[Online] Join our Chartered Geographer coffee morning to meet and network with other Chartered Geographers.

[In-person] Global energy price rises and the associated shock to the international political order of the Russian invasion of Ukraine - what now for UN climate negotiations?

[In-person] Hot on the heels of his latest book launch, Vitali will be talking to us of the compilation of his book Atlas of Geographical Curiosities.

[Online] Join us for our free, online sessions for geography teachers who wish to build their confidence in teaching the mathematical content of A Level geography.

[Online] A crash course on how to become a reviewer, and how to provide a writer with collegiate and helpful feedback on their research and writing.

[Online] Join our webinar on grants for undergraduate student fieldwork to learn more about how the Society can support your research.

[In-person] In an illustrated talk, Paul Clements recounts the excitement of the adventure almost 70 years ago which saw Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay become the first two mountaineers to stand on the summit of Everest.

[In-person] This Geography Ambassador run event will highlight to students the importance of geography today, where geography can take your students, and choosing geography at GCSE.

[In-person and online] A century after its collapse, author and journalist, Tharik, went in search of the Ottoman Empire’s European legacy and an indigenous Muslim Europe. 

What makes a good geovisualisation? How do you get started? What are the things to watch out for?

[Online] Join this webinar to learn more about the benefits of becoming Chartered.

[In-person and online] Join filmmakers from the BBC’s Natural History Unit as they discuss television series Frozen Planet II in an evening of behind-the-scenes tales from the coldest corners of our planet.

[In-person] This presentation explores the rich history of the River Dee, its current importance and its diverse natural environments which require ongoing support.

 

[In-person] Essential training for new EVCs responsible for the policies and practice around risk management for out-of-school visits.

[In-person] Join Philip as he describes his epic voyage across the Atlantic in a replica Phoenician ship, showing that the Phoenicians could have reached the Americas before Columbus!

[In-person] This course gives trained EVCs the opportunity to revalidate while looking at current issues and sharing good practice.

[Online] This session will give a range of ideas on ways in which creativity can be injected into the classroom. It is suitable for teachers at any stage of their career.

[Online] Join us for a series of free, online sessions for geography teachers who wish to build their confidence in teaching the mathematical content of A Level geography.

[Online and in-person] The centenary of the first Everest expeditions gives us an opportunity to reflect on the role of local knowledge and resources that facilitated the climbs and how the expeditions were documented and recorded.

[Online] How do you write and publish your first academic paper? This session will offer advice on the process.

[In-person] This course gives trained EVCs the opportunity to revalidate while looking at current issues and sharing good practice.

[In-person] Having spent a decade at sea, exploring plastic pollution from the tropics to the Arctic, Emily will share her adventures connecting her scientific insights from ‘eXXpedition’ to upstream solutions on land.

[In-person and online] Tamsin and Tom talk about this landmark BBC radio series developed with the Society. Learn how the 'ways' were chosen, documented and judged and why talking about them matters.

[In-person] Join us for a study day, where A Level students will benefit from a series of sessions led by experts that focus on areas of the KS5 curriculum.

[In-person] Join us for a study day, where A Level students will benefit from a series of sessions led by experts that focus on areas of the KS5 curriculum.

[Online] This webinar will look at how to transition from postgraduate research to working as a researcher outside of academia.

[Online and in-person] Have you ever wondered what it is like to stand on the summit of Mount Everest? What does it take to get to the top? 

[In-person] Stay for supper at the Society after Sir Michael Palin's lecture and meet other members and their guests.

[In-person] A networking event and an opportunity to meet other professional geographers.
 

This CPD event is for teachers with little or no previous GIS experience.

[Online] Join our monthly networking event for Associate Fellows, putting you in touch with early career professionals from across the world of geography.

[In-person] In the last decade, technology has revolutionised the centuries old study of dinosaurs. Professor Manning explores sites around the world where new techniques are revealing traces of life from the sands of time.

[In-person] Come and see a stunning selection of the shortlisted images from this year's Earth Photo competition.

[Online] This session will investigate ways to develop your skills and experience not only in geography but across the school and which will help you move into leadership positions.

[Online] Join us for our free, online sessions for geography teachers who wish to build their confidence in teaching the mathematical content of A Level geography.

[Online] Join this webinar to learn more about the benefits of becoming Chartered.

[Online] This webinar offers a crash course on both the PGF Midterm Conference and the RGS-IBG Annual Conference and how you can share your research there.

[Online] In this session, we’ll explore some of the timelines and approaches you can take to help your A Level geographers make great choices, become great candidates and prepare them really well for top quality university applications to read geography and similar disciplines at university.

[In-person] This workshop for secondary school geography teachers, led by Esri UK, will provide an insight into using ArcGIS for fieldwork and the NEA.

[Online] Join us for our free, online sessions for geography teachers who wish to build their confidence in teaching the mathematical content of A Level geography.

[Online] This webinar will offer advice on the best way to approach the journal review process.

[Online] Join our Chartered Geographer coffee morning to meet and network with other Chartered Geographers.

[Online] Join this webinar to learn more about the benefits of becoming Chartered.

[Online] Join us for our free, online sessions for geography teachers who wish to build their confidence in teaching the mathematical content of A Level geography.

This CPD event is for teachers with little or no previous GIS experience.

[Online] Join this webinar to learn more about the benefits of becoming Chartered.

[Online] This webinar offers advice for postgraduate researchers about the process of applying for a postdoctoral fellowship and how to increase your chances of getting one.

[Online] Join our Chartered Geographer coffee morning to meet and network with other Chartered Geographers.

[Online] Join this webinar to learn more about the benefits of becoming Chartered.

[In-person] This workshop for secondary school geography teachers, led by Esri UK, will provide an insight into using ArcGIS for fieldwork and the NEA.

[In-person and online] Members of the Chartered Geographer Assessors Committees are invited to attend the forum to discuss best practice, feedback and their perspectives regarding professional accreditation and assessing.

[Online] This webinar will offer insights on the publishing process, such as selecting a publisher, writing a book proposal, preparing the manuscript and promoting the book.

[Online] This session will offer hints and tips for presenting your research through papers, workshops posters, and talks. 

[Online] A four-week accelerator for those eligible for Chartered Geographer to focus your efforts in preparing your application portfolio.

[Online] Join our Chartered Geographer coffee morning to meet and network with other Chartered Geographers.

[Online] Join this webinar to learn more about the benefits of becoming Chartered.

[Online] Join this webinar to learn more about the benefits of becoming Chartered.

[In-person and online] Members of the Chartered Geographer Assessors Committees are invited to attend the forum to discuss best practice, feedback and their perspectives regarding professional accreditation and assessing.

[Online] Join this webinar to learn more about the benefits of becoming Chartered.

[Online] A four-week accelerator for those eligible for Chartered Geographer to focus your efforts in preparing your application portfolio.

[Online] Join this webinar to learn more about the benefits of becoming Chartered.

[Online] Join our Chartered Geographer coffee morning to meet and network with other Chartered Geographers.

[In-person and online] Members of the Chartered Geographer Assessors Committees are invited to attend the forum to discuss best practice, feedback and their perspectives regarding professional accreditation and assessing.