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Bulletin
Autumn 2021
Inside
• News
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                    Provocations
               Reclaiming the map
Bulletin Autumn 2021 - Provocations Reclaiming the map - Royal Geographical Society
About the Society
Need to know
The Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) is the UK’s
learned society for geography and professional body for
geographers. We are also a membership organisation
and a registered charity.
The Society was founded in 1830 to advance geographical
science and this remains our core purpose. We achieve
this through supporting geographical research, education,
and fieldwork and expeditions, as well as by advocating
on behalf of the discipline and promoting geography to
public audiences.
We value our independence as well as the breadth of our
activities that support the understanding of the world’s
people, places and environments.
Everyone with an enthusiasm for geography, travel and
exploration is welcome to join.
W www.rgs.org T @RGS_IBG E membership@rgs.org T +44 (0)20 7591 3080
Bulletin Autumn 2021 - Provocations Reclaiming the map - Royal Geographical Society
A message
© Geospatial Commission

                                        From the President

                          It’s my great pleasure to write as           More broadly, I believe geography brings
                          President of our extraordinary Society.      with it valuable life skills: insatiable curiosity
                                                                       about how our world is constructed and
                          Firstly, I would like to thank you, our
                                                                       evolving, a collaborative mindset, an
                          members, for staying true to the Society
                                                                       appreciation of ‘connectedness’, and
                          over the last, exceptional, 18 months.
                                                                       a desire to make a real-world difference.
                          Because of your loyalty, the imaginative
                                                                       You will already know that geographers
                          team at the Society has maintained
                                                                       are a friendly bunch and I certainly found
                          support for geographical education,
                                                                       during my time at Ordnance Survey
                          research, expeditions and fieldwork with
                                                                       that geographers across the world
                          new and different resources delivered
                                                                       are adept at forming strong, open and
                          in new and different ways.
                                                                       supportive communities.
                          This positive response is one reason
                                                                       We can look forward to an interesting year
                          why I feel great optimism for geography.
                                                                       of renewal. I am delighted to be working
                          Our discipline is providing answers to
                                                                       with Joe, the Society’s team, Council,
                          today’s challenges – social, economic
                                                                       corporate sponsors and you all to spread
                          and environmental. This view is shared
                                                                       the word, strengthen the Society and serve
                          by many, as can be seen in the
                                                                       the discipline that we all love.
                          establishment of the UK’s first Geospatial
                          Commission, which is promoting and
                          investing in ‘location’ to help form and
                          deliver policy across the UK.                Nigel Clifford
                                                                       President

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Society
News
Welcome back                                     Council elections
At the time of writing, the Foyle Reading        Congratulations to our newest members
Room is open by appointment only, and            of Council elected at the Annual General
the Members’ Room is due to reopen in            Meeting in June: Nigel Clifford (President),
September. In-person events will also            Stephen Jones (Honorary Secretary:
restart in September. Events, including          Expeditions and Fieldwork), Helen
Monday night lectures, will continue to be       Walkington (Councillor: Expeditions
live streamed and recorded. Please check         and Fieldwork), Melanie Norman (Vice
our website for information.                     President: Education), Narinder Mann
W www.rgs.org/visiting-the-society               (Councillor: Education), Rachel Pain
                                                 (Chair of Annual Conference: Research
A remarkable legacy
                                                 and Higher Education) and Vandana
We recently received a gift of £50,000 from
                                                 Desai (Councillor: Research and Higher
the estate of Jennifer Fry. Jennifer was a
                                                 Education), Jordi Buckley (Postgraduate
Fellow for 27 years and a regular volunteer
                                                 Representative).
helping to care for the Society’s Collections.
Her generous bequest will help us inspire        Thank you to our outgoing members of
new audiences by providing better                Council for their hard work and dedication.
interpretation and display of the Collections.   W www.rgs.org/councilelections
Contact Christine James at c.james@rgs.
org to learn how your gift could be used to
support the Society’s charitable work.
W www.rgs.org/leave-a-legacy

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Birthday honours
© Folio Society

                                                                Congratulations to all those recognised in
                                                                the Queen’s birthday honours, including
                                                                Sir Michael Gooley, chairman of Trailfinders
                                                                on his knighthood for services to business
                                                                and charity.
                                                                Congratulations
                                                                Congratulations to Professor Felix Driver,
                                                                Royal Holloway, University of London, who
                                                                was awarded the Society for the History
                                                                of Natural History President’s Medal for
                  A piece of history
                                                                his research on the Hidden Histories of
                  A new publication by the Folio Society,
                                                                Exploration, and to Professor Paul Bates,
                  Everest From Reconnaissance to Summit,
                                                                University of Bristol, who was recently
                  1921 to 1953 recounts five key expeditions
                                                                elected as Fellow of the Royal Society.
                  to Everest and includes incredible mountain
                  photographs held in the Society’s archives,   Online joining
                  alongside testimony gathered from articles,   You can now join and gift Ordinary
                  memoirs, reports and letters.                 Membership, Young Geographer
                                                                membership or School Membership by
                  This remarkable two volume edition is
                                                                completing a quick and easy online form.
                  available to buy from the Folio Society.
                                                                W www.rgs.org/join-us/
                  W www.foliosociety.com/uk/everest.html

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Education
News

                                                                                     Geography superheroes © RGS-IBG
Geography superheroes                       Financial Times competition
We have transformed real-life geographers   We are seeking thoughtful and well-argued
into superheroes to inspire young people    responses from sixth form students for our
to think about their power for change.      third School Essay Competition with the
                                            Financial Times, as part of its education
Each of the cartoon geography superheroes
                                            programme. In anticipation of the COP26
can be collected, shared and displayed
                                            summit, entries must explain how transport
to complement accompanying resources
                                            changes might help the world achieve the
including podcasts and lectures.
                                            goals of the Paris Agreement. With a focus
Our initial superheroes include Earth       on the movement of food or the movement
scientist, Dr Anjana Khatwa, Black          of people, submissions should reference
Geographers founder, Francisca Rockey,      data and FT articles to demonstrate how
flood expert and climate change modeller,   we can accelerate action. The deadline
Professor Hannah Cloke, and Seals from      for entries is 1 October.
Space researcher, Prem Gill.                W www.rgs.org/FTcomp
W www.rgs.org/geography-superheroes

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Stay Home Stories                              Thames Valley Police resources
To understand the domestic impact of the       The Society has partnered with Thames
coronavirus pandemic, the Society is a         Valley Police (TVP) on research into the
partner on the Mapping Home strand of the      geography of bike crime, using local and
Stay Home Stories research project. Pupils     national data to explore its patterns and
from across Key Stages 2-4 have been           distribution. The first educational resource
invited to take part in a nationwide mapping   comprises a scheme of work and podcast
exercise which will help illuminate how        featuring TVP officers and analysts who
children and young people’s experiences        use GIS to track crime. Young people will
of home may have changed. Resources            be invited to contribute to the research
are available for teachers to support          by mapping how bikes in their area are
the development of mapping skills and          locked and stored.
encourage engagement with a sense of           W www.rgs.org/resources
place. The materials produced, including
                                               Weddell Sea partnership
the winning entries from this year’s Young
                                               We are pleased that the Society’s Weddell
Geographer of the Year competition, will
                                               Sea Educational partnership, supported by
be brought together in a virtual exhibition
                                               the Flotilla Foundation, has been extended
later in the year.
                                               and the Society will continue to create
W www.rgs.org/stayhome
                                               educational resources to engage young
                                               people with Antarctica’s unique terrestrial
                                               and marine environments.
                                               W www.rgs.org/wse

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From the field
News
In the field                                     Grants supporting 32 projects
A small number of researchers funded by          With the generous support of our donors,
our grants programme have been able to           over £91,000 of funding has been allocated
go into the field in a safe and responsible      this year to support 32 field research
manner. PhD student Daniela Soto,                projects. An increased number of projects
University of Sussex, is working in South        will be studying geographical issues in the
America investigating lithium extraction,        UK, including investigating the geography
supported by the Dudley Stamp Memorial           of antibiotic- and vaccine-related attitudes,
Award. Julio Rodríguez Stimson, University       alongside further afield studies. Application
of Cambridge, is nearing the end of 12           deadlines for the 2022 grants programme
months of fieldwork on the Galapagos             begin in November 2021.
Islands, studying how people understand,         W www.rgs.org/grants
perceive, and adapt to climate change.
                                                 Funding opportunities
Expeditions and Fieldwork Handbook               We have recently revamped our list of grant-
The Transglobe Expedition Trust has              giving organisations to make it easier to
signed an MOU with the Society, which            find funding for fieldwork. Alongside the
includes a donation of £50K, to support          Society’s own grants programme, this
a multi-media expeditions and fieldwork          resource is a great place to start when
handbook. The Society’s grant applicants,        looking for funding for your own expeditions
Explore attendees and students conducting        and fieldwork.
fieldwork will all benefit from this resource.   W www.rgs.org/otherfunding

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Professional
News
Geography in government                       Location data ethics
The Government Geography Profession           The Society has signed up as a supporter
awards celebrated excellence in geography     of the Locus Charter, a proposed set of
across the public sector. The overall         common international principles to guide
winners were Public Health England’s GIS      responsible practice when using location
Team, Emergency Preparedness Division,        data, supporting data owners and users to
for their contribution to the COVID-19        safeguard privacy, protect the vulnerable
response, and the Office for National         and address any harmful impacts of bias.
Statistics Data Science Campus, for their     We are now working with the Association
machine learning approach to estimating       for Geographic Information (AGI) to support
vehicle and pedestrian activity.              geographers in putting the principles
W www.rgs.org/GiG-2021-award-winners          into practice. We are also engaging with
                                              wider initiatives around data ethics and
Knowledge exchange and briefing
                                              responsible uses of location data, such
The Society hosted an online event on
                                              as the Geospatial Commission’s public
realising co-benefits in blue-green cities.
                                              dialogues project, the UK Statistics
A panel of geographers, engineers and
                                              Authority’s advice for researchers and
designers discussed the transformative
                                              statisticians on the use of geospatial
change needed in how urban flood risk
                                              data, and resources for exploring location
and water security are managed. A policy
                                              data ethics in universities.
briefing has since been published, setting
out recommendations for action.
W www.rgs.org/impact/bluegreencities

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Research and higher education
News

                                                                                          © Panel 8 Photography
Annual Conference 2021                      Research Group interview series
We are looking forward to welcoming you     The Society’s Quantitative Methods
to our largely virtual annual conference    Research Group (QMRG), in collaboration
between Tuesday 31 August and Friday        with the Spatial Analytics and Data (SAD)
3 September. The conference is on track     Seminar Series, have launched Spatial
to be the largest on record with over 475   Analytics and Data: the interviews, a
sessions and a stimulating programme of     forum for dialogue among researchers
keynotes, convened by conference chair      united by an interest in geographic data
Uma Kothari. Registration is available up   and spatial analytics.
to and during the conference – contact us
                                            An extension of the SAD seminar series,
at ac2021@rgs.org for more information.
                                            it offers a platform for experts in spatial
W www.rgs.org/ac2021
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on the evolutions in the field. Interviewees   One of the projects, led by Professor Gavin
include Michael Batty, Helen Couclelis and     Bridge at Durham University, is investigating
Danny Dorling.                                 the ongoing transformation of the UK’s
W www.rgs.org/research-group-SAD-              strategic position within global oil networks.
interviews                                     Using social science methods and an
                                               innovative research design, the project
Support for geographical research
                                               will contribute new knowledge about the
The Society is delighted to be partnering
                                               changing role of different ‘assets’ in the
with a number of geographers who are
                                               UK for international oil firms and advance
leading UK Research and Innovation
                                               understanding about the processes that
funded research projects, to further our
                                               connect national and global economies.
understanding of the world, its people,
places and environments. The projects          We are working with the project teams to
include, among others, developing a new        disseminate the findings of the research to
generation of global flood models, looking     geography students, professionals and the
at the effects of El Nino on the lives of      wider public. We will provide updates on all
vulnerable groups in Peru, understanding       the projects as they progress.
how ideas and experiences of home
have changed because of the COVID-19
pandemic (p.5), and transforming
discussions about race and anti-racism
in UK higher education institutions (p.42).

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Events
Highlights
                                                          by logging in to the Members’ Area and

                                              © RGS-IBG
                                                          accessing our Livestream page. If you
                                                          haven’t previously logged in, you can set
                                                          a password using the ‘forgotten password’
                                                          link on the login page. Bookings will be
                                                          required for all in person events, including
                                                          Monday night lectures, and can be made
                                                          via each event’s page on our website.
                                                          Our regional committees are intending to
                                                          provide a mix of both in person and online
                                                          events throughout the autumn. All of our
                                                          plans are dependent on dependent on
Autumn events programme
                                                          government and public health policies,
At the time of writing, we are planning for
                                                          advice and guidance, and as such we
Society-organised events, including our
                                                          may have to alter them at short notice.
Monday night lecture series, to be held
                                                          However, we will keep you informed as
in the Ondaatje Theatre in front of a live
                                                          and when things are confirmed or need
audience. We will continue to live stream
                                                          to be changed.
our events so that they are available to
Fellows and members wherever they live.                   Please check our website for the most
You can access the live stream of our                     up to date event information.
Monday night lectures, and other events,                  W www.rgs.org/events

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Autumn 2021 events
Monday night lectures at a glance

6.30pm -7.45pm
RGS-IBG, 1 Kensington Gore, SW7 2AR or online at W www.rgs.org/livestream
Date           For   Title                                                            Speaker
20 September   M     The international year of caves and karst:                       Andy Eavis
                     explore, study and protect
27 September   M     Housing, inequality and uncertainty: what’s next, where?         Professor Susan Smith
4 October      M     Directing economic growth: a mission-oriented approach           Professor Mariana Mazzucato
11 October     M     CARICUK: Creative Approaches to Race                             Dr Patricia Noxolo
                     and (in)security in the Caribbean and the UK
18 October     M     The handshake: a gripping history                                Ella Al-Shamahi
25 October     M     Teaching hopeful geographies in an age of crises                 Dr Emma Mawdsley
1 November     M     Working with the world: the British Museum in the 21st century   Dr Hartwig Fischer
8 November     M     Building a planet happy clothing system                          Patrick Grant
15 November    M     Positive tipping points to avoid climate tipping points          Professor Tim Lenton
22 November    M     Rewilding the wild: lessons from Australia                       Lizzy Crotty
29 November    M     The Arab conquests                                               Justin Marozzi
6 December     M     I belong here: a journey along the backbone of Britain           Anita Sethi

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Monday night lectures
Events booking                                             Fellows and members can access the live stream
                                                           of our Monday night lectures by logging in to the
You can find more information and book tickets online      Members’ Area and accessing our live stream page
W www.rgs.org/events E events@rgs.org or call us           W www.rgs.org/livestream. If you haven’t previously
on T 020 7591 3100 (10.00am-5.00pm, Monday to              logged in, you can set a password using the
Friday). Our staff will be more than happy to guide        ‘forgotten password’ link on the login page.
you through the booking process and answer any
questions you may have.                                    You will need to book in advance to attend our
                                                           Monday night lectures in-person at the Society
Please note that unexpected changes to events may          this term. This is to aid social distancing should
occur, especially those planned to take place in person,   we be required to reduce the capacity of those
please check our website for up-to-date information.       in attendance. Bookings will open at 10.00am,
We’re Good to Go                                           14 days in advance for each lecture. All Monday
We can’t wait to welcome you back to the Society           night lectures are for members only this autumn.
and we want you to feel confident and safe when            We hope to resume suppers in the autumn term,
you visit us. On our website we explain how we are         please check our website for up-to-date information.
keeping staff and visitors COVID-secure based on           Key to events
the latest government and public health guidelines.        B     Book tickets in advance
W www.rgs.org/good-to-go                                   M     Members only
The Society has ‘We’re Good to Go’ COVID-19                      Continuing professional development
industry standard accreditation in partnership with              for the Chartered Geographer scheme
The National Tourist Organisations of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland, which recognises we have             Accessibility
followed government and industry COVID-19                  Wheelchair spaces are available in the Ondaatje
guidelines, ensuring processes are in place to maintain    Theatre. A personal assistant or carer can usually be
cleanliness and aid social and physical distancing.        accommodated. Please contact the Events Office
                                                           in advance on T 020 7591 3100 E events@rgs.org
Online events                                              Registered assistance dogs welcome. The Ondaatje
All Society-organised online events can be booked          Theatre has an induction loop for those with hearing
and watched via our website. Search for the individual     impairments. An accessible toilet is available.
event page on W www.rgs.org/whatson.

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Opportunity to meet other members                       Regional event organisers
The Younger Members’ Committee will host an
                                                        Regions Chair
informal get-together on Zoom following the live
                                                        David Lovell E regionschair@rgs.org
stream of each Monday night lecture from 7.45pm.
                                                        East of England
Opportunity to give a microlecture                      Clare Brown E ea@rgs.org
The Younger Members’ Committee are seeking
                                                        Midlands
speakers for the Thursday 10 March 2022
                                                        Martin Haslett E midlands@rgs.org
Geographical journeys: microlectures event.
Visit the website for guidelines and submit proposals   Northern Ireland
by 31 October. E ymc@rgs.org W www.rgs.org/ymc          Oliver Dunnett E ni@rgs.org
                                                        Cheshire
Regional events
                                                        Tina Lees-Jones E cnw@rgs.org
Events are open to all unless otherwise stated.
Please bring your RGS-IBG membership card               North West
to events and contact venues directly about the         Jonathan Stevens E nw@rgs.org
facilities available and accessibility.                 South
                                                        Henry Hogger E south@rgs.org
Thank you to all our Fellows and members who
are involved in organising regional events.             West of England
                                                        Geoffrey Parkes E wesw@rgs.org
For more information on any of the events run by
                                                        South West
the regional committees or to get involved yourself
                                                        Derry Corey E sw@rgs.org
please see the website or get in touch with a
Regional Event Organiser.                               North Devon
                                                        Martin Kemp E northdevon@rgs.org
                                                        South Wales
                                                        Geoffrey Parkes E wesw@rgs.org
                                                        North Wales
                                                        Tina Lees-Jones E cnw@rgs.org
                                                        Yorkshire and the North East
                                                        Jonathan Bridge and David McEvoy E yne@rgs.org
                                                        Singapore
                                                        Oliver Worsley E singapore@rgs.org
                                                        Hong Kong
                                                        Rupert McCowan T +852 2583 9700
                                                        E admin@rgshk.org.hk W www.rgshk.org.hk

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B Wednesday 8 September 6.30pm - 9.30pm
September                                                Social (Chichester)
                                                         Members and supporters evening
B Tuesday 31 August to Friday 3 September                Join us in the historic town of Chichester for an
Conference (online and London)                           evening of short presentations on geography-related
RGS-IBG Annual International Conference                  topics and personal journeys. Organised by the South
Chaired by Professor Uma Kothari                         regional committee. Cathedral Room, Chichester
The four-day conference attracts over 2,000              College, Westgate Fields, West Sussex, PO19 1SB.
geographers from around the world. This year,            £12, RGS-IBG members £10 (includes buffet).
the conference is taking place online with a small
in-person core, with the theme borders, borderlands            B Thursday 9 September
and bordering. At the Society and online.                      10.30am - 11.00am
                                                         Networking event (online)
B Thursday 2 September 7.00pm - 9.30pm                   Chartered Geographer virtual coffee morning
Lecture (online)                                         Join our Chartered Geographer coffee morning to
AONBs: how they address                                  meet and network with other Chartered Geographers.
current environmental concerns                           Online. Free.
Simon Amstutz
Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) are           Thursday 9 September 7.30pm - 9.00pm
havens for wildlife and are designated national areas    Lecture (online and Bath)
of importance. Here we will learn of the management      Phenology: climate change
of two such areas, Dedham Vale and Suffolk Coast         and the country diary
and Heaths. Organised by the East of England             Grahame Madge
regional committee. Online. Free.                        How is nature being affected by climate change?
                                                         For example, why in the South West, do daffodils
B Wednesday 8 September 6.30pm - 7.45pm                  bloom now in December and January rather than
Lecture (online)                                         February and March? Joint event with the Bath
An overview of the unprecedented                         Royal Literary and Scientific Institution. Organised
2021 Geldingadalir eruption                              by the West of England and South Wales regional
Dr Oliver Lamb                                           committee. BRLSI, 16 Queen Square, BA1 2HN and
This talk will give an overview of the Geldingadalir     online. £4, RGS-IBG members and students £2.
fissure eruption in south west Iceland, which began      W www.brlsi.org
in March 2021, the first such eruption in the area for
800 years. Organised by the Cheshire and North
Wales regional committee. Online. Free.

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B Wednesday 15 September 9.00am - 12.00pm               B Monday 20 September 3.30pm - 4.30pm
Guided walk (Bath)                                      Lecture (Appledore)
Cotswold enterprise                                     Latitude
Dick Bateman                                            Nicholas Crane
An approximate three-hour guided walk on the            Latitude is an epic story of survival and science set
western edge of Bath. Joint event with the Bath         in mountain camps and remote observatories. Joint
Royal Literary and Scientific Institution. Organised    event with the Appledore Book Festival. Organised
by the West of England and South Wales regional         by the South West regional committee. Skern Lodge,
committee. Meeting place: Shallows Public Car           Torridge Road, Devon, EX39 1NG. £12, RGS-IBG
Park, Saltford, BS31 3EX grid ref: 686 673. Free.       members £8 (first 50 members to book).
Contact Lucy Bartlett E Lucy.Bartlett@bathscape.co.uk   W www.appledorebookfestival.co.uk
W www.bathscapewalkingfestival.co.uk
                                                        B M Monday 20 September 6.30pm - 7.45pm
B Wednesday 15 September 6.00pm - 11.00pm               Monday night lecture (online and London)
Annual forum (lecture and dinner) (Tavistock)           The international year of caves
HMS Endurance in Antarctica                             and karst: explore, study and protect
Rear Admiral Nick Lambert                               Andy Eavis
A trip down memory lane with some reflections on        The lecture will include the latest caving discoveries,
the vitality of the marine environment. Organised       fascinating underground science projects and will
by the South West regional committee. Mount Kelly,      highlight the role of cavers in underground sites in
PL19 0HZ. To book for dinner please send cheque         British Sites of Special Scientific Interest, as well as
for £30 (payable to South West Region) to Derry         the work of Cave Rescue Organisations.
Corey, 47 Glenfield Road, Glenholt, PL6 7LN by          At the Society and online. Free, members only.
3 September. Contact Derry Corey T 01752 703354
                                                               B Tuesday 21 September
         B Wednesday 15 September                              4.00pm - 5.00pm
         7.00pm - 8.30pm                                Using our Thames Valley Police
Lecture (online)                                        bike crime resources
Carbon capture, use and storage                         Harri Hegarty
and its role in delivering net zero                     This is a resources walkthrough session for teachers
Dr Helen Atkinson                                       who would like to find out more about our bike crime
C-Capture discuss CCUS technology and the role          resources, produced in partnership with Thames
it will play as countries and companies commit to       Valley Police. Online. Free.
reaching net zero emissions. Organised by the South
regional committee. Online. Free.

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B Tuesday 21 September                              B Wednesday 22 September
       6.00pm - 7.00pm                                     6.30pm - 7.45pm
Networking event (online)                                  Lecture (online)
Chartered Geographer                                       West with the light: my life in nature
for teachers and educators                                 Brian Jackman
Join our online networking session to meet and             The autobiography sheds light on Jackman’s lifelong
network with Chartered Geographers with experience         love of nature, instilled by childhood holidays and the
in teaching and education. Online. Free.                   stories that led to his passion for Africa and the big
                                                           cats that still enthral him. Joint event with Bradt Travel
       B Wednesday 22 September                            Guides. Organised by the Cheshire and North Wales
       1.00pm - 2.00pm                                     regional committee. Online. Free.
Workshop (online)
Making an application for Chartered                        B Wednesday 22 September 7.30pm - 9.00pm
Geographer: introductory webinar                           Lecture (online)
Chartered Geographer is the Society’s professional         Antarctica’s most extreme rescue mission
accreditation for those using their geographical skills,   Tim Nutbeam
knowledge and understanding in the workplace.              Malcolm Roberts was overwintering at the remote
Join this webinar to learn more about the benefits of      Halley Research Station in Antarctica when he
becoming Chartered. Online. Free.                          suffered severe internal bleeding. Tim explains the
                                                           extreme logistical and psychological challenges he
       B Wednesday 22 September                            and his team overcame to rescue him. Organised
       6.30pm - 8.00pm                                     by the Yorkshire and North East regional committee.
Workshop (online)                                          Online. Free.
Expedition and wilderness
medicine: an introduction                                        B Thursday 23 September
A workshop to assist health professionals who wish               7.00pm - 8.30pm
to practice expedition or wilderness medicine – open       Lecture (online)
to junior doctors and medical students, early career       How is Antarctica changing
wilderness medics and nurses and those responsible         and why should we care?
for health and safety on overseas expeditions. Joint       Professor Martin Siegert
event between the Society’s Expedition Medicine            Martin will discuss how we know the Antarctic ice
Advisory Group and Younger Members Committee.              sheet is reacting to climate change and what it
Online. £10.                                               means for the UK. Organised by the South regional
                                                           committee. Online. Free.

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B Monday 27 September 2.30pm - 3.30pm                B Thursday 30 September 7.30pm - 9.00pm
Be Inspired afternoon talk (London)                  Lecture (online)
Herbert Ponting                                      The power of geography
Anne Strathie                                        Tim Marshall
From California, via Japan to the Antarctic,         Writer and journalist Tim Marshall will talk about
Anne Strathie follows the creator of some of the     the influence of geography on history and politics.
20th century’s most iconic images.                   Organised by the Northern Ireland regional
At the Society. £5, RGS-IBG members free.            committee. Online. Free.

       B M Monday 27 September
       6.30pm - 7.45pm                               October
Monday night lecture (online and London)
Housing, inequality and uncertainty:                 B Saturday 2 October 10.30am - 12.30pm
what’s next, where?                                  Guided walk (Ashby-de-la-Zouch)
Professor Susan Smith                                Exploring the topography
Residential property is a major under-acknowledged   of Ashby-de-la-Zouch
driver of economic inequality in the long run.       Trevor James
Following a dislocation of unprecedented scale and   Trevor, a local historian leads our walk, seeking
impact, might housing nevertheless add shape to      out the fossilised topography of Ashby, finding
our radically uncertain future? At the Society and   architectural highlights along the way. Joint event
online. Free, members only.                          with the Historical Association (Mid-Trent and Mercia).
                                                     Organised by the Midlands regional committee.
       Tuesday 28 September 7.00pm - 8.30pm          Meeting place TBC. Free.
       Lecture (online)
Atlantification of the Arctic Ocean                  B Saturday 2 October 10.30am - 12.30pm
Professor Tom Rippeth                                Field visit (Ipswich)
A lecture on the increasing role of heat from the    Dedham Vale AONB and River Stour
Atlantic Ocean in melting Arctic Ocean sea ice and   Simon Amstutz and Simon Leatherdale
the potential impacts on the UK. Organised by the    Following on from the 2 September lecture, Simon
South regional committee. Online. Free.              has offered to give a guided walk in Dedham Vale
                                                     to highlight the work of the Trust and the ongoing
                                                     management. Organised by the East of England
                                                     regional committee. Stutton Community Hall,
                                                     Manningtree, Stutton, IP9 2TA. £5, RGS-IBG
                                                     members free. Contact Gary Battell
                                                     T 07513 800118 E gary.battell@14trees.co.uk

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Monday 4 October - Sunday 19 December                             B Tuesday 5 October 4.00pm - 6.00pm
Exhibition (Ashley Heath)                                         Workshop (online)
Earth Photo exhibition: Moors Valley                      Analysing, contextualising
Country Park and Forest                                   and processing geographical data
Earth Photo 2021 has attracted hundreds of photo          This workshop is part of a series designed to
and video submissions which stimulate conversations       help geography teachers build their confidence
about our world and its inhabitants. Visit Moors Valley   in teaching the mathematical content of A Level
this autumn to see a stunning selection of the            geography. The sessions will look at a range of
shortlisted images, from categories including people,     statistical content. We will model approaches to
place, nature, changing forests and a climate of          teaching mathematical content and share ideas on
change. Developed jointly by the Society, Forestry        how to engage students in meaningful discussions
England and Parker Harris. Supported by Jaguar            about data in geography. Online. Free.
Land Rover and the Sun Institute: Environment
& Sustainability. Moors Valley Country Park and                  B Tuesday 5 October 5.00pm - 6.30pm
Forest, Horton Road, BH24 2ET. Free.                             Workshop (online)
                                                          Ofsted’s approach to evaluating
       B M Monday 4 October 6.30pm - 7.45pm               subject-level curriculum at primary level
       Monday night lecture (online and London)           Iain Freeland
Directing economic growth:                                Following the publication of the Geography Research
a mission-oriented approach                               Review by Ofsted over the Summer, Iain, HMI at
Professor Mariana Mazzucato                               Ofsted, joins us to explore key features that subject
This lecture will make the case for rethinking the role   leaders and teachers may want to take into account
of government in the economy, drawing on Mariana’s        when reviewing their geography curriculum.
recent and widely acclaimed book, Mission Economy:        Online. Free.
A moonshot guide to changing capitalism.
At the Society and online. Free, members only.            B Tuesday 5 October 6.00pm - 7.15pm
                                                          Film screening (online)
      B Monday 4 October 7.00pm - 9.00pm                  Pedal for parks
      Panel discussion (Pateley Bridge)                   Pedal 4 Parks cycled over land and sea (on waterbikes)
Land-use in the uplands: the case for change              from the Orkney Islands to the Isles of Scilly, doing this
A panel of experts will discuss why changes in land use   as sustainably as possible and filming the experience
are necessary in Nidderdale and the uplands of Britain.   and visiting National Parks on their journey. Joint event
Organised by the Yorkshire and North East regional        with the Snowdonia Society. Organised by the Cheshire
committee. Nidderdale High School and Community           and North Wales regional committee. Online. Free.
College, Low Wath Rd, Harrogate, HG3 5HL. Free.

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M Wednesday 6 October 1.00pm - 1.45pm                   Saturday 9 - Friday 15 October
Lunchtime lecture (online)                              Festival (online and London)
Earth Stories                                           Great Exhibition Road Festival
The Sustainable Development Goals outline the           The Great Exhibition Road Festival is a free annual
global ambition for a sustainable future. Our new       celebration of science and the arts in South Kensington
series of lunchtime lectures will look at these goals   with online events throughout the year. The festival is
and discuss ideas and share of examples of those        a collaboration between organisations on and around
working to create a just and more sustainable world     Exhibition Road. Exhibition Road and online. Free.
within planetary boundaries.
Online. Free, members only.                             B M Monday 11 October 6.30pm - 7.45pm
                                                        Monday night lecture (online and London)
       B Wednesday 6 October 5.00pm - 6.30pm            CARICUK: Creative Approaches to Race and
       Workshop (online)                                (in)security in the Caribbean and the UK
Ofsted’s approach to evaluating                         Dr Patricia Noxolo
subject-level curriculum at secondary level             Pat will discuss her one-year engagement project.
Iain Freeland                                           Through arts collaborations and a learning pack
Following the publication of the Geography Research     CARICUK challenges geography educators, at all
Review by Ofsted over the summer, Iain, HMI at          levels, to think differently about race. At the Society
Ofsted, joins us to explore key features that subject   and online. Free, members only.
leaders and teachers may want to take into account
when reviewing their geography curriculum.                      B Monday 11 October 7.30pm - 9.00pm
Online. Free.                                                   Lecture (online)
                                                        Fire risk reduction in informal settlements
Thursday 7 October 7.00pm - 9.00pm                      Steve Jordan and Mike Dayson
Lecture (Plymouth)                                      Steve and Mike will discuss their first-hand experiences
Scrambles amongst the Alps:                             of fires in informal settlements and how these incidents
early mountaineering ventures                           impact the estimated 21 million displaced persons
Andrew Thompson                                         living in refugee camps. Organised by the Yorkshire
Why did people of the 18th and 19th centuries           and North East regional committee. Online. Free.
become fascinated by high mountains?
Organised by the South West regional committee.
Plymouth University, Portland Square, PL4 8AA. Free.
Contact Colin Kilvington T 01752 564972

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B Tuesday 12 October 7.00pm - 8.30pm                 B Thursday 14 October 6.30pm - 7.45pm
       Lecture (online)                                     EGR Taylor Lecture (London)
Global threat to local action:                              English travellers to Venice, 1450-1600
responding to the climate crisis                            Professor Michael Brennan
Andy Lester                                                 This lecture focuses on early-modern Anglo-Venetian
This talk summarises the climate and nature crisis and      relations and is based on a forthcoming Hakluyt
what is being done at grassroots level to address the       Society volume of edited texts of accounts by English
most extraordinary challenge of our time. Organised         travellers at this period, including those by pilgrims,
by the South regional committee. Online. Free.              diplomats, merchants, scholars, spies, religious
                                                            exiles, mariners and youths undertaking educational
Wednesday 13 October 4.00pm - 5.00pm                        ‘grand tours’. At the Society. Free.
Lecture (online)
Making a flying start with                                         B Thursday 14 October 7.30pm - 9.00pm
year 12 geography A Level                                          Lecture (online and Bath)
Dr Simon Oakes                                              Sustainable transport in
Year 12 A Level geography students are welcome to           the Bath commuting area
join us for this one-hour free online event designed to     Councillor Joanna Wright
help you make a flying start. Online. Free.                 Joanna will talk about the obstacles and challenges
                                                            local government faces when making moves to
      B Wednesday 13 October                                sustainable transport, addressing air quality, and
      7.30pm - 9.00pm                                       improving neighbourhoods. Joint event with the Bath
Lecture (online)                                            Royal Literary and Scientific Institution. Organised
Water security: ways to address                             by the West of England and South Wales regional
an emerging global crisis                                   committee. BRLSI, 16 Queen Square, BA1 2HN
Dr Jessica Budds                                            and online. £5, RGS-IBG members and students £2.
Jessica will give a talk about the framing of the concept   W www.brlsi.org
of water security from a geographical perspective.
Organised by the East of England regional committee.
Online. Free.

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B Friday 15 October 7.00pm - 8.30pm                             Tuesday 19 October 4.40pm - 6.00pm
Panel discussion (online and London)                            Lecture (Exeter)
39 Ways to Save the Planet                               Climate change solutions:
An evening about climate change to put a smile on        not just a bog standard approach
your face. To celebrate the launch of environmental      Professor Angela Gallego-Sala
journalist and Society Fellow, Tom Heap’s book,          The talk will explore how we may find nature-based
39 Ways to Save the Planet, Tom and a panel of           solutions to the climate change crisis. Organised by
inspiring people who contributed to the book discuss     the South West regional committee. Exeter College
some of their ideas to relieve the stress that climate   Main Site, Lecture Theatre, Institute of Technology,
change is placing on the Earth. At the Society and       Hele Road, EX4 4JS. Free. Contact Chris Brightman
online. In person: £10, RGS-IBG members £8. Online:      T 01392 877630
£6, RGS-IBG members £4.
                                                         B Tuesday 19 October 7.00pm - 9.00pm
B M Monday 18 October 6.30pm - 7.45pm                    Panel discussion (online and London)
Monday night lecture (online and London)                 How do we talk about migration?
The handshake: a gripping history                        Migration often dominates the news, however, do
Ella Al-Shamahi                                          you understand the complex and personal stories
Ella, a paleoanthropologist, explores the untold         behind the headlines? Our panel look at some of
science and surprising history behind one of our         the approaches researchers are using to share
most ancient social gestures, the handshake, and         these experiences, through comics, animations and
argues that it is at least seven million years old.      art installations. RGS-IBG and online. In-person:
At the Society and online. Free, members only.           £10, RGS-IBG members £8. Online: £6, RGS-IBG
                                                         members £4.
       Tuesday 19 October 4.00pm - 6.00pm
        Workshop (online)                                       B Wednesday 20 October
Using averages and variation                                    4.00pm - 5.00pm
with A Level geographers                                 Workshop (online)
This workshop is part of a series designed to            Making an application for Chartered
help geography teachers build their confidence           Geographer: introductory webinar
in teaching the mathematical content of A Level          Chartered Geographer is the Society’s professional
geography. The sessions will look at a range of          accreditation for those using their geographical skills,
statistical content. We will model approaches to         knowledge and understanding in the workplace.
teaching mathematical content and share ideas on         Join this webinar to learn more about the benefits
how to engage students in meaningful discussions         of becoming Chartered. Online. Free.
about data in geography. Online. Free.

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B Wednesday 20 October 7.30pm - 9.00pm                       B M Monday 25 October 6.30pm - 7.45pm
Lecture (online)                                             Monday night lecture (online and London)
Our changing relationship with                               Teaching hopeful geographies
home heating in Northern Europe                              in an age of crises
Professor Aimee Ambrose                                      Dr Emma Mawdsley
This talk will explore how heating transitions have          How can we engage with ‘hopeful geographies’?
played out in the everyday lives of ordinary people          Emma argues that geography degrees must actively
across place and time and how they have made                 promote teaching and learning about the many
societal, economic, cultural and political change            different ways of thinking about and acting on ‘hope’.
manifest in the heart of the home. Organised by              At the Society and online. Free, members only.
the Yorkshire and North East regional committee.
Online. Free.                                                B Thursday 28 October 7.30pm - 9.00pm
                                                             Lecture (Worcester)
B Friday 22 October 7.30pm - 9.00pm                          39 ways to save the planet
Lecture (Kings Lynn)                                         Tom Heap
39 ways to save the planet                                   An evening about climate change to put a smile
Tom Heap                                                     on your face. Tom talks about the inspiring people
An evening about climate change to put a smile               delivering solutions to global warming. There are so
on your face. Tom talks about the inspiring people           many ways to cut carbon emissions, some proven
delivering solutions to global warming. There are so         and growing others promising but craving uptake.
many ways to cut carbon emissions, some proven               Huntingdon Hall. £15, RGS-IBG members £10.
and growing, others promising but craving uptake.            W www.worcesterlive.co.uk
King’s Lynn Festival, St. George’s Guildhall. £12,
RGS-IBG members and under 18s £10.                                 B Thursday 28 October 7.30pm - 9.00pm
W www.kingslynnfestival.org.uk                                     Lecture (online)
                                                             Beyond the agenda of COP26:
B Monday 25 October 2.30pm - 3.30pm                          international transport emissions
Be Inspired afternoon talk (London)                          Professor John Vogler
Arabian Sands                                                Immediately ahead of the start of COP26, John
Alexander Maitland                                           explores the challenges of managing carbon
Alexander will tell the story of Wilfred Thesiger’s first    emissions from two sectors which are notably absent
crossing of the Empty Quarter, 75 years ago, in 1946;        from the Glasgow agenda, international aviation and
what led to this epic journey; the journey itself; and the   shipping. Organised by the Yorkshire and North East
book that followed, now considered one of the greatest       regional committee. Online. Free.
books ever written about Arabia.
At the Society. £5, RGS-IBG members free.

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Tuesday 2 November 7.00pm - 9.00pm
November                                                    Lecture (Tiverton)
                                                      Landslide hazards
B M Monday 1 November 6.30pm - 7.45pm                 Dr Georgie Bennett
Monday night lecture (online and London)              Landslides are a global hazard in hilly and mountainous
Working with the world: the British Museum            regions and may be triggered by rainfall, earthquakes
in the 21st century                                   and human activity. Organised by the South West
Dr Hartwig Fischer                                    regional committee. Ondaatje Theatre, Blundell’s
Hartwig discusses how the Museum collaborates         School, Halberton Road, EX16 4DN. Free. Contact
with a network of individuals, institutions and       Peter Offord to attend post lecture meal before 25
communities across the globe to share their stories   October. T 01884 855511
both at the Museum and with the world.
At the Society and online. Free, members only.              B Wednesday 3 November
                                                            10.30am - 11.00am
Monday 1 November 7.00pm - 8.00pm                     Networking event (online)
Book club (London)                                    Chartered Geographer virtual coffee morning
The Book of Trespass:                                 Join our Chartered Geographer coffee morning to
Crossing the Lines That Divide Us                     meet and network with other Chartered Geographers.
The Book of Trespass takes us on a journey over       Online. Free.
the walls of England, into the thousands of square
miles of rivers, woodland, lakes and meadows that     M Wednesday 3 November 1.00pm - 1.45pm
are blocked from public access. Please read the       Lunchtime lecture (online)
book beforehand, and prepare for a welcoming          Earth Stories
evening of community and stimulating conversation.    The Sustainable Development Goals outline the
At the Society. £10, RGS-IBG members £8.              global ambition for a sustainable future. Our new
                                                      series of lunchtime lectures will look at these goals
B Tuesday 2 November 6.30pm - 7.45pm                  and discuss ideas and share of examples of those
Lecture (online)                                      working to create a just and more sustainable world
Louise adventure:                                     within planetary boundaries.
around-the-world sailing odyssey                      Online. Free, members only.
Grant Gordon
Grant sailed over 55,000 nautical miles rounding
Cape Horn and the Cape of Good Hope. Louise
adventure records the stories of the people, places
and events that shaped this round-the-world
odyssey. Organised by the Cheshire and North
Wales regional committee. Online. Free.

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B Wednesday 3 November 7.00pm - 9.00pm                          B Saturday 6 - Sunday 7 November
Panel discussion (online and London)                            9.30am - 6.00pm
How do I connect to a place and its people?              Conference (London)
An evening of armchair travel, slow travel is the        Explore 2021
opportunity to become part of local life. Our panel      Explore is the Society’s annual gathering of field
discuss different approaches they have taken to          researchers and explorers. With lectures, workshops
immerse themselves in the places and with the            and exhibits, providing inspiration, contacts and
people they have meet. At the Society and online.        practical advice. The emphasis is on small projects
In-person: £10, RGS-IBG members £8.                      with a research component but anyone planning
Online: £6, RGS-IBG members £4.                          overseas expeditions or fieldwork is welcome,
                                                         regardless of age or experience. At the Society.
       B Thursday 4 November                             Early bird tickets from £75.
       5.00pm - 6.00pm
Using our Thames Valley Police                           B M Monday 8 November 6.30pm - 7.45pm
bike crime resources                                     Monday night lecture (online and London)
Harri Hegarty                                            Building a planet happy clothing system
This is a resources walkthrough session for teachers     Patrick Grant
who would like to find out more about our bike           How can we change the system that makes and
crime resources, produced in partnership with            sells our clothes to be renewable and regenerative
Thames Valley Police. This is a repeat of the session    both environmentally and economically, and make
on 21 September. Online. Free.                           it happy for the planet and happy for consumers?
                                                         At the Society and online. Free, members only.
B Thursday 4 November 7.30pm - 9.00pm
Lecture (Belfast)                                              Tuesday 9 November 4.00pm - 6.00pm
Plant exploration today                                        Workshop (online)
Neil Porteous                                            Using technology to get data to work for you
The travels of a plant nut from Melbourne to Mandalay.   This workshop is part of a series designed to help
Organised by the Northern Ireland regional committee.    geography teachers build their confidence in teaching
Elmwood Building, Queen’s University Belfast,            the mathematical content of A Level geography.
Elmwood Avenue, BT7 1NN. Free.                           The sessions will look at a range of statistical content.
                                                         We will model approaches to teaching mathematical
                                                         content and share ideas on how to engage students
                                                         in meaningful discussions about data in geography.
                                                         Online. Free.

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B Thursday 11 November                               B M Monday 15 November 6.30pm - 7.45pm
      7.15pm - 8.30pm                                      Monday night lecture (online and London)
Lecture (online)                                           Positive tipping points to
Elephants, camels, and environmental                       avoid climate tipping points
peacebuilding in Kenya                                     Professor Tim Lenton
Dr Charis Enns                                             How positive tipping points in social or economic
A lecture on Charis’ research on environmental             systems can trigger positive change to mitigate
peace and conflict in East Africa, working with youth      damaging tipping points in the climate system.
researchers in northern Kenya. Joint event with the        At the Society and online. Free, members only.
York and District GA. Organised by the Yorkshire and
North East regional committee. Online. Free.                     B Tuesday 16 November
                                                                 7.00pm - 8.30pm
B Friday 12 November 7.00pm - 9.00pm                       Lecture (Southampton)
Panel discussion (online and London)                       Mobile games in the great outdoors
Are countries meeting their                                Mike Hawkyard
Paris agreement targets?                                   Geo-location games are encouraging people
Nationally determined contributions (NDCs) are at          around the world to get outside. Go on an exploration
the heart of the Paris Agreement and the achievement       with Mike, Ordnance Survey’s new Head of Mobile
of these long-term goals. Join us on the final day of      Games, to see what’s out there! Joint event with
COP26 to review the efforts to reduce emissions and        Ordnance Survey. Organised by the South regional
adapt to the impacts of climate change.                    committee. Ordnance Survey, Explorer House,
At the Society and online. In-person: £10, RGS-IBG         Adanac Drive, SO16 0AS. Free.
members £8. Online: £6, RGS-IBG members £4.
                                                                  B Wednesday 17 November
B Monday 15 November 2.30pm - 3.30pm                              5.00pm - 6.30pm
Be Inspired afternoon talk (London)                        Workshop (online)
Cross-Channel entanglements:                               Assessment for learning in geography:
the Société de Géographie de Paris,                        how to write questions that work
the Royal Geographical Society and                         Dr Simon Oakes
fin-de-siècle aesthetics of knowledge                      This event, aimed at both new and more experienced
Emily Hayes                                                teachers, will focus on key principles of assessment
Founded in 1821, this year the Société de Géographie       for learning at different key stages in secondary
de Paris celebrates its bicentenary anniversary. In this   geography. Online. £40, RGS-IBG members £30.
fascinating talk, Emily will explore the connections
between the RGS and the SGP over the later 19th
century. At the Society. £5, RGS-IBG members free.

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B Thursday 18 November 7.30pm - 9.30pm                      B M Monday 22 November 6.30pm - 7.45pm
Lecture and Collections display (London)                    Monday night lecture (online and London)
Departures                                                  Rewilding the wild: lessons from Australia
Alasdair MacLeod                                            Lizzy Crotty
An evening illustrating the preparation, planning           Australia has the worst mammal extinction rate
and moment of departure for a range of historic             globally. Hear how Australian Wildlife Conservancy,
expeditions linked to the Society’s historic Collections.   one of the world’s largest non-profit conservation
Organised by the Younger Members’ Committee.                organisations, is reacting to prevent further extinctions.
At the Society. £25, RGS-IBG members £22.                   At the Society and online. Free, members only.

B Thursday 18 November 7.00pm - 9.00pm                            Monday 22 November 7.00pm - 8.30pm
Lecture (online)                                                  (doors open at 6.30pm)
Small charity, big difference?                              Lecture (Peterborough)
Team Kenya’s approach to the SDGs                           The current issues of inequality
Lynda Evans                                                 and housing in the UK
This talk will highlight small charities working in         Professor Susan Smith
international development to support the Sustainable        Susan’s expert insight into the challenges of inequality
Development Goals, in areas such as girls’ education,       in housing in the United Kingdom. Organised by the
women’s economic empowerment, food security and             East of England regional committee. The King’s (the
advocacy for safe communities. Organised by the             Cathedral) School, Park Road, PE1 2UE. £5, RGS-IBG
Yorkshire and North East regional committee.                members and students free.
Online. Free.
                                                                   B Tuesday 23 November 9.45am - 4.30pm
B Monday 22 November 2.30pm - 3.30pm                               Workshop (London)
Be Inspired afternoon talk (London)                         Educational Visits Coordinator training
The relief models of Sir L. Dudley Stamp                    Essential training for new EVCs responsible for
George Tobin                                                the policies and practice around risk management.
George’s talk will explore the fascinating collection       At the Society. £280, RGS-IBG members £252.
of relief models held at the Society which represent
a significant component of Stamp’s life work, and of
the creative and engaging ways which defined his
approach to the teaching of geography throughout
the mid-20th century. At the Society. £5, RGS-IBG
members free.

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Tuesday 23 November 4.00pm - 5.00pm                                B Wednesday 24 November
Lecture (online)                                                   9.45am - 4.00pm
Aiming to excel in Year 13 geography A Level                Workshop (London)
Dr Simon Oakes                                              Educational Visits Coordinator
Year 13 A Level geography students are invited to           update workshop
this one-hour free online event providing plenty of top     This course gives trained EVCs the opportunity
tips for succeeding in your final A Level examinations.     to revalidate while looking at current issues and
Online. Free.                                               sharing good practice for out-of-school visits.
                                                            At the Society. £280, RGS-IBG members £252.
      Tuesday 23 November 4.00pm - 6.00pm
      Workshop (online)                                            B Wednesday 24 November
Truth or lies: working with big data sets                          1.00pm - 2.00pm
This workshop is part of a series designed to help          Workshop (online)
geography teachers build their confidence in teaching       Making an application for Chartered
the mathematical content of A Level geography.              Geographer: introductory webinar
The sessions will look at a range of statistical content.   Chartered Geographer is the Society’s professional
We will model approaches to teaching mathematical           accreditation for those using their geographical skills,
content and share ideas on how to engage students           knowledge and understanding in the workplace.
in meaningful discussions about data in geography.          Join this webinar to learn more about the benefits
Online. Free.                                               of becoming Chartered. Online. Free.

       B Tuesday 23 - Wednesday 24 November                        B Thursday 25 November
       9.00am - 5.30pm                                             10.00am - 4.30pm
Workshop (London)                                           Workshop (London)
Off-site safety management course                           OSSM training the trainer
A must for those involved in planned visits in the UK or    A one-day course for trainers with relevant previous
overseas, this course looks at the safety management        experience in managing a wide range of visits in
issues involved in planning, managing and evaluating        the UK and overseas who wish to deliver the off-site
local visits, fieldtrips, residentials and exchanges.       safety management course to their own groups.
At the Society. £360, RGS-IBG members £300.                 At the Society. £216, RGS-IBG members £192.

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B Thursday 25 November                            B Wednesday 1 December 5.00pm - 7.00pm
      7.30pm - 9.00pm                                   Workshop (online)
Lecture (online)                                        Evaluating like a geographer
Water harvesting in dryland areas                       A session designed for teachers focused on the
Dr Kevin Cook                                           evaluative demands posed by geography assessment
WaterHarvest is a UK based charity that has been        objectives and strategies for developing students’
working in India for over 30 years. This lecture will   evaluative capabilities.
examine the opportunities for two-way technology        Online. £45, RGS-IBG members £35.
transfer between Rajasthan and Kenya. Organised
by the Yorkshire and North East regional committee.     M Wednesday 1 December
Online. Free.                                           TBC
                                                        (online and London)
B M Monday 29 November 6.30pm - 7.45pm                  Medals and awards celebration
Monday night lecture (online and London)                Our medals and awards recognise people or
The Arab conquests                                      organisations for their outstanding contributions to
Justin Marozzi                                          geographical research, fieldwork and teaching, and
The extraordinary story of one of the greatest feats    public engagement. Join us as we celebrate the
of arms in history, when seventh and eighth century     2020 and 2021 award recipients. At the Society
warriors burst out of Arabia, established an empire     and online. Free, members plus one guest.
and changed the world forever. At the Society and
online. Free, members only.                             B M Wednesday 1 December
                                                        TBC
                                                        (London)
December                                                Annual reception
                                                        Join us as we celebrate another successful year
                                                        for the Society. At the Society. £20, members only
M Wednesday 1 December 1.00pm - 1.45pm
                                                        (includes drinks). Bookings open on 1 November.
Lunchtime lecture (online)
Earth Stories
The Sustainable Development Goals outline the
global ambition for a sustainable future. Our new
series of lunchtime lectures will look at these goals
and discuss ideas and share of examples of those
working to create a just and more sustainable world
within planetary boundaries.
Online. Free, members only.

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B Thursday 2 December 7.30pm - 9.00pm                    Monday 6 December 7.00pm - 8.00pm
Lecture (Belfast)                                        Book club (London)
Around the world in 30 years:                            A woman in the Polar night
a diplomat’s journey                                     A classic memoir that tells the incredible tale of a
Andrew Heyn                                              woman defying society’s expectations to find freedom
Andrew will reflect on a distinguished diplomatic        and peace in the adventure of a lifetime. Please read
career in the UK Foreign Office from 1989 to 2020        the book beforehand, and prepare for a welcoming
and discuss how foreign policy has been carried          evening of community and stimulating conversation.
out in this period of dramatic geopolitical change.      At the Society. £10, RGS-IBG members £8.
Organised by the Northern Ireland regional committee.
Elmwood Building, Queen’s University Belfast,                  Tuesday 7 December 4.00pm - 6.00pm
Elmwood Avenue, BT7 1NN. Free.                                 Workshop (online)
                                                         Statistical testing with a focus on chi-squared
B M Saturday 4 December 2.30pm - 4.00pm                  This workshop is part of a series designed to help
Lecture (online and London)                              geography teachers build their confidence in teaching
Children’s lecture                                       the mathematical content of A Level geography.
Join us for the Society’s annual Children’s lecture.     The sessions will look at a range of statistical content.
Geography Ambassadors will provide fun activities        We will model approaches to teaching mathematical
after the lecture. At the Society and online.            content and share ideas on how to engage students
RGS-IBG members free (up to five tickets each).          in meaningful discussions about data in geography.
                                                         Online. Free.
B M Monday 6 December 6.30pm - 7.45pm
Monday night lecture (online and London)                 B Tuesday 7 December 7.30pm - 9.00pm
I belong here: a journey                                 Social event (online)
along the backbone of Britain                            Fellows and members Christmas quiz
Anita Sethi                                              As the year draws to an end, join the South regional
Anita, author of the acclaimed book I Belong Here:       committee for a festive online get-together and test
a Journey Along the Backbone of Britain explores         your geography knowledge in our Christmas quiz!
nature, wildness, walking and what it means to belong.   Organised by the South regional committee.
At the Society and online. Free, members only.           Online. Free.

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