What's on
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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Exploration now: fieldwork and expeditions today
Discover how exploration thrives today through Society-supported expeditions.
Getting started with ArcGIS - November 2026
This CPD event in November is for teachers with little or no previous GIS experience.
Global Governance: an A Level journey
The North West regional committee's annual schools lecture by Professor Emma Mawdsley.
To Lhasa and beyond: Thomas Manning and the making of early British sinology
This Be Inspired talk by Dr Edward Weech reassesses Thomas Manning’s distinctive place in the early history of British Sinology.
The National Emergency Briefing and a quiet wave of community action
Can watching a film about climate change inspire people to take action? Dr Richard Clarke explores the impacts of the People’s Emergency Briefing, a film exploring the risks of climate change and nature loss.
The Goliath expedition - Karl Bushby
Join explorer Karl Bushby for the extraordinary story of his 28-year, 31,000-mile journey on foot from the southern tip of Chile to his home in Hull, overcoming some of the world's greatest challenges.
Following in the footsteps of Frank Hurley - Frans Lanting
This lecture has been postponed.
Educational visits coordinator training (EVC) - 17 November
Essential training for new EVCs responsible for the policies and practice around risk management for out-of-school visits.
Is the environmental cost of decarbonisation too high?
This panel examines the geography, economics and ethics of decarbonisation.
Educational visits coordinator update workshop - 18 November
This course gives trained educational visits coordinators the opportunity to revalidate while looking at current issues and sharing good practice.
Going further with ArcGIS - November 2026
This event in November is for school teachers who have previously attended ‘Getting started with ArcGIS’ or acquired equivalent experience in another way.
Chartered Geographer Introductory webinar - November
Join this webinar on 18 November to learn more about the benefits of becoming a Chartered Geographer.