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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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Exhibition

Shackleton's Legacy Exhibition

To mark the centenary of Shackleton’s death, a new exhibition, Shackleton’s legacy and the power of early Antarctic photography, is avaliable to view at the The Shipwreck Treasure Museum.

Field visit

Visit to EDF Hartlepool Nuclear Power Station

An opportunity to join a guided tour of the Hartlepool Nuclear Power Station and consider the role of nuclear in the future of energy generation in the UK.

Networking

Chartered Geographer virtual networking

Join the Chartered Geographer coffee morning to meet with Chartered Geographers online. Drop in any time to network.

Lecture

Antarctica and its wildlife: past, present and future

In this illustrated talk, Andrew Clarke will introduce the continent and its wildlife and discuss future prospects in the light of climate change.

£0.00 - £5.00
Non-Society event

SPITI: Tibetan culture in the modern world

Capturing a valley's evolution from medieval to modern life over 30 years, featuring a community center built with ancient methods supported by the Auroville Earth Institute, recognised with a UN Climate Change Low Carbon Award.

Non-Society event

Student global leadership conference

A student conference designed to inspire the next generation of leaders.

£110.00
Lecture

The future coast: managed realignment

Climate change means the British coastline is eroding increasingly fast. This talk looks at the response to that change represented by managed realignment, the organised abandonment of the coast.

£0.00 - £5.00
Monday night lecture

Informing action: Esmond B.Martin lecture

The lecture will explore examples of how careful research can be the foundation of progress towards a better world. The 2024 Esmond B. Martin RGS Prize will also be presented.

Monday night supper

Monday night lecture supper

Stay for supper at the Society after the Monday night lecture on 8 April and meet other members and their guests.

Social

Map, chart, slide and artefacts evening

A chance to hear members' own stories, talking for 10 minutes about their travels and experiences

£20.00 - £20.00
Webinar

Use geography: careers in environmental consultancy

A careers webinar with insights and advice from geography professionals working in environmental consultancy.

Lecture

South Devon's caves and their Ice-Age history

In parts of South Devon the Devonian limestones have extensive cave systems which contain a wealth of fossil remains. This near unique record of cave history will be presented in this talk by Professor Malcolm Hart.