Higher Education resources for geography
Through resources, events, programmes, exhibitions, policy consultation responses and briefings, the Society aims to support high quality teaching and learning in geography. Use the search box and filters to access more resources.
Terra incognita: women in the expedition archives
A resource about uncovering hidden histories of women in the Society's Collections
Responsible and ethical fieldwork - Using research findings
Resources to support the ethical and responsible use of using research findings.
Responsible and ethical fieldwork - Working in/on an environment
Resources to support responsible and ethical work in the field, including topics of environmental impact, sampling and resource use, permissions and land ownership.
Responsible and ethical fieldwork - Working on/with people
Resources to support you when working on or with people in the field
Responsible and ethical fieldwork - general principles
General principles of good practice to support safe, responsible and ethical research in the field.
A history of the Society's Collections catalogues
A guide to the history and structures of the Society's historic Collections catalogues, to be read alongside our guidance for using the Collections.
Top ten tips for masters dissertation writing
This guide contains 10 top tips for writing your masters dissertation. It was originally written by Phil Emmerson for the Society's Postgraduate Forum.
Top ten tips for researching in archives
Read these top 10 tips for researching in archives to find out how to make the most of your time.
Top ten tips for overseas fieldwork
In this resource, Laura Sariego-Kluge (Newcastle University) kindly shares 10 tips for setting up and conducting semi-structured interviews, based on her two-month period in Australia.
Hints and tips for searching and using the RGS-IBG Collections
Guidance on how to access and search the Society’s physical and digital collections.
Enabling equitable cultures: lab work
A collection of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) resources with relevance to lab work in HE geography.
Getting started with archival research
Advice for students conducting their first archival research project.