Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)
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We are the UK’s learned society and professional body for geography, supporting geography and geographers across the world.
On 10 Nov, we're running an online CPD session for teachers covering how glaciers form and shape landscapes and their role in the global climate. 🌡️ Join and boost your confidence in teaching one of the most visible aspects of our changing climate at A Level! 🧊 🔗Book: https://ow.ly/nSRB50ZT6Sh
How can body mapping be used as a meaningful and politically powerful tool to make the impacts of climate change more visible? Andi Misbahul Pratiwi unpacks the answers in this new Geography Directions post 👇 https://ow.ly/7chn50ZQ4Fj
How do dominant models of climate adaptation risk serving those who can adjust to institutional time, rather than those living closest to climate uncertainty? Suranjan Majumder and Uday Chatterjee discuss in a new Geography Directions blog post. Read the full piece here: https://ow.ly/sUsn50ZPEK1
Earlier this month, the United Nations General Assembly voted to adopt a new world map to reflect Africa’s true size. But how did the ’standard’ world map come to be so widely used in the first place? And is there a straightforward way to represent our 3D world on a 2D surface?
A message from Norway ❄️👋 University of Sheffield student Stanley Sherlock is excited to be coming back to the RGS Explore Weekend this year! Come along to meet fellow explorers, get expedition advice, and be inspired. ⏰ 6-8 November 🎟️ Book: https://www.rgs.org/exploration/rgs-explore-weekend
What's the UK's deadliest animal? Steve Backshall reveals his answer – and it might not be the one you're expecting. Renowned naturalist, explorer and Deadly 60 presenter Steve Backshall received our 2026 Ness Award. Find out more about this year's Medals and Award recipients on our website.
Debbie Hall, Senior Library Assistant in the Map Room of Bodleian Libraries, tells the stories of 20 journeys, routes and adventures, illustrated by maps. 📍 Oxford ⏰ 7 October Book tickets: https://www.rgs.org/events/upcoming-events/adventures-in-maps
How did mapping support the colonial ‘improvement’ project in India? This 1824 map of the Konkan reveals how colonial knowledge and ideas about the landscape shaped the way the region was represented. 🗺️ Based on research by PhD student Ishaan Patil, who spoke at our recent Annual Conference.
If you asked a London black cab driver to take you to Hot and Cold Corner, where would you end up? 📍 In Episode 4 of Tours with Chrissie, discover the story behind this South Kensington landmark and how it features in 'The Knowledge', the rigorous navigation test every black cab driver must pass.
Can geospatial tools help reduce health inequalities? 📍 🩺 This interview explores the Digital Exclusion Risk Atlas (DERA), a tool developed to help health and care system teams understand patterns of digital exclusion risk across England 👇 https://ow.ly/ckPN50ZNaf1
Looking to discover something new this autumn? Our event programme is jam-packed with insights from geographical experts, as well as storytelling, film, music and art 🌏✨ Find out more and get booking 👉 https://www.rgs.org/about-us/our-work/latest-news/discover-something-new-this-autumn
UCAS season is here! This term, we're offering free webinars about the process for both students and teachers. 🎓 👨🏫 1 Oct: Supporting candidates for interviews and Oxbridge 🤔 3 Nov: Choosing your university and geography course Book your place: https://ow.ly/PbjH50ZLWku
'Austerity, Brexit, devolution - all manner of economic changes are never lived in the moment. They always have afterlives.' During Annual Conference last week, we asked economic geographer Sarah Marie Hall what one policy priority should be for Andy Burnham’s government. 💬
Next week, join us in Belfast to find out more about the history and geography of Taiwan from Dr Gerry Cleary. ⏰ 17 September, 7.30pm Book your tickets 👉https://www.rgs.org/events/upcoming-events/taiwan-past-present-future
This term, we’re deepening our collaboration with Field Studies Council to offer discounts on teacher CPD and fieldwork residentials for students, for RGS School Members. These new offers will bolster our existing joint programme of free fieldwork CPD events. 🥾 Learn more: https://ow.ly/RVPb50ZMugK
📜 Our latest research spotlight zooms in on Dr Sarah Klosterkamp's Transactions paper, which unpacks mould and justice in the German housing market. Read more 👉 https://www.rgs.org/about-us/our-work/latest-news/mouldy-homes-an-issue-of-justice-in-a-precarious-housing-market
Mouldy homes and an issue of justice in the housing market
In this research spotlight, we’re featuring Dr Sarah Klosterkamp’s research, published in Transactions, on justice in the German housing market.
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Want regular updates about guided walks, exhibitions and talks near you? We have regional committees across England, Northern Ireland and Wales, all managed by groups of local volunteers. ⭐️ Follow your local account below and discover what’s happening in your area 👇 go.bsky.app/G7Uyyq
Last week, we welcomed over 2,800 geographers from around the world for our Annual International Conference. 🌍 📝 Read more about what went on this year: https://ow.ly/SXqI50ZKI6z. ⏭️ We hope to see everyone at University of Bristol in 2027! #RGSIBG26
Geography teachers 📣 On 5 October, we're hosting a CPD webinar on teaching sensitive issues in geography. The session will cover topics like conflict and climate change, with a range of practical strategies to help with classroom planning and delivery. 🔗 Book your place: https://ow.ly/qi8j50ZJizG
This 1857 manuscript map, made by Dr William Jameson, records a dense network of waterways around the River Napo, a tributary of the Amazon. How might you use this map to understand the geography of the region, past and present? And what do modern maps of the river show that Jameson’s map omits?
Thanks for joining us at #RGSIBG26! If you want to stay connected with your geographical colleagues throughout the year, we encourage you to check out what’s going on with the 30+ Research Groups. Get info about joining and upcoming events here: www.rgs.org/research/res...
RGS-IBG Higher Ed@rgs-ibghe.bsky.social · 4w agoAfter four days, over 700 sessions, discussions, receptions, and Chair’s events across 50+ stages, with over 2,700 geographers in attendance both online and remotely, this year’s Annual International Conference has come to a close. ✅ #RGSIBG26
The fourth and final day of #RGSIBG26 is underway! There's still time to join the last two Chair's events this afternoon: a panel on migrant justice and border abolition at 1:10pm, and a panel session at 2:25pm, Towards care-full geographies of disability, health, well-being and care. See you there!
Enjoyed presenting at the @rgs.org conference on loitering and PSPOs in the panel 'Geographies of Justice: mapping legal, carceral and civil societal notions of an elusive concept'. Thank you to Anna Schliehe @unibonn.bsky.social for organising!
We’re running 250+ live sessions at our Annual Conference today! ⏩ Make sure to leave time for the Chair’s events, including today’s session on how to generate ‘thinking environments’: https://www.rgs.org/research/annual-international-conference/programme/chairs-events
Enjoyed dipping my toe back into the academic waters today at the @rgs.org Annual Conference, presenting some of my work on settler women's floriculture in NZ in a fabulous session on more-than-human friendship organised by @katiecmoliver.bsky.social & @liambatespoet.bsky.social
Enjoyed discussing the importance of places and spaces when considering pedagogy and blended doctoral education @rgs.org @rgs-ibghe.bsky.social #ac2026
Today is the first full day of our Annual Conference. We’ve got 195 live sessions planned and they're already underway! If you're joining us be sure to check out ExOrdo to catch what you’re interested in: https://event.ac2026.exordo.com/at-a-glance #RGSIBG26
Question: What do the late great Dolly Parton, Roy Ayers, and Sly Stone have in common? Answer: Their songs are full of insights into histories and philosophies of geography. Disagree? Come listen and discuss at our @hpgrg.bsky.social session this morning in the @rgs.org Drayson Room
We've just heard Professor Susan J. Smith deliver this year's opening keynote at the Annual Conference on the shape of inequality and the weight of the world, introduced by our Chair Professor Peter Hopkins. A great start to the week and we're looking forward to more sessions tomorrow! #RGSIBG26
