Meet Regan McDonald, Public Health Research Officer at Ikon Gallery 👋 In this Inspiring Heads video, he reflects on the meaning of creative health and the role art can play in shaping how we understand wellbeing. Learn about our work supporting underrepresented students: https://bit.ly/4fk7A5I

As the summer term kicks off, we're highlighting the valuable work our Research Groups do to support postgraduate and early-career colleagues, including career support and pre-Annual Conference events. Find out more, including recent examples, here 👉https://bit.ly/4tDUZOz

Congratulations to our 2026 medals and awards recipients! 🏆🏅 This year, 27 individuals have been recognised for their outstanding contributions to geographical research, fieldwork, teaching, professional practice and public engagement. Find out more 👉https://ow.ly/zrWJ50YXu3o

Celebrating Sir David Attenborough’s 100th birthday! In this article for The Conversation UK, Saffron O'Neill (Professor of Geography, University of Exeter) and Chloe Brimicombe (Climate Scientist, University of Oxford) explore his legacy - from science to storytelling ⬇️ https://bit.ly/4tiDKSB

Teachers 📣 Join our free webinar exploring a bilingual classroom resource, co-created with Peruvian students and educators, focused on climate resilience and how Peruvian coastal communities adapt to intense El Niño rainfall ⛈️ 📆 30 June, 5.00-6.00pm 🔗 Book your place: bit.ly/4usRvPz

We're wishing a happy 100th birthday to Sir David Attenborough! 🌎 Our Director, Professor Joe Smith, pictured here with Sir David and Kim Hammond in 2016, reflects on his legacy in a new piece on Adventure.com Read the full piece here 🔗 https://bit.ly/4uCkTTD

Happy publication day to Climate Hegemony: Confronting the Politics of Environmental Impasse by Laurie Parsons 🎉🌏 Read online or download for free via #OpenAccess publishing: doi.org/10.31389/lse... @rgs.org @laurieparsons.bsky.social

Discover the fascinating history of Britain’s footpaths and walkways with Nicholas Crane - from prehistoric routes walked 12,000 years ago to the post-war origins of our beloved national parks 🥾🌳 📍 Exeter, 3 June 📍 Stamford, 10 June Book tickets 👉https://bit.ly/428uZiV

How are bodies charted, and how might maps chart bodily experience? Steph Morris asks this question at their new exhibition, Skin Maps: semi-permeable cartography, held from 12 June to 16 Aug at the Director's Gallery @rgs.org. Steph was inspired by maps and atlases in the RGS Collections. 🗃️

"An exciting and compelling contribution to how we think about the nature and potential of authority in urban research." — Professor Colin McFarlane, Department of Geography, Durham University Available now via #OpenAccess publishing: https://bit.ly/4aQpxXf @jbrigstocke.bsky.social @rgs.org#OpenAccess

New Ask the Geographer episode out now! 🎧 Paul Turner from Ministry of Eco Education joins us to discuss innovative, practical ways to integrate climate and nature education into the curriculum, and give advice on green career pathways 🌏 🔗 Listen: https://ow.ly/gcGF50YT701

New webinar series: Geographic Perspectives on Disaster Risk Management 📢 The first session explores what is at risk from disasters - assets, infrastructure, and communities - and highlights the importance of spatial data in asset management and land use planning. Book here👉https://bit.ly/4tGWaNM

A journal kept by Sybille Noel during a journey across Sikkim and Tibet offers a previously unknown account of the famous 1924 Everest expedition. Learn more about what it reveals with Jan Faull in our free lunchtime lecture. 📍 London and online 🎟️https://bit.ly/3QIi70r

Why is this map made of triangles? This 1945 'Air Age' map was designed to be rearranged, highlighting how points across the globe could be connected via air travel. Explore more from our Collections, home to over a million maps, by following our #MapMonday series or at rgs.org/our-collections

A Level students 📢 Interested in studying geography at university? Join our free upcoming events to hear from tutors and current students about what it’s really like 🎓 🖥️ Webinars - 29 April and 7 July: https://bit.ly/4tpUloo 👋 In person - 22 July: bit.ly/48f1nE3

This summer, we’re teaming up with Field Studies Council to deliver free fieldwork webinars for A Level and GCSE teachers, covering data collection and techniques for physical and human geography 🥾 🔗24 June – Physical fieldwork: bit.ly/4mJdu2f 🔗6 July – People and place fieldwork: bit.ly/4eBtb9u

How much nature is Europe losing? 🌿 Our latest #geovisualisation features the work of Zeynep Şentek and Léopold Salzenstein from Arena for Journalism in Europe, mapping the dramatic loss of nature and cropland in Europe. Read the interview and explore the map here 👉https://bit.ly/4mCidTa

Each year, the Society and its Research Groups award dissertation prizes, which recognise outstanding geographical research produced by undergraduate students. Winners for the 2024/2025 academic year have now been announced, with over 40 students recognised 👏 Find out more 👇 https://bit.ly/3OvQ7fQ

⏰ Just one week to go until our choosing geography at university webinar! A fantastic opportunity to talk to geography undergraduates about their experience of studying geography a university level 🎓 Book your place 👉https://bit.ly/3QMel64

A fantastic evening last Thursday! Our microlecture speakers took us around the world with stories of human and physical geography in action. Curious how taxi drivers learn to navigate London's streets, or what it’s like aboard a European cargo ship? Watch the full recording👉https://bit.ly/4cCyu6b

📣 Meet the RGS professional team at the ESRI UK Annual Conference! Learn more about our work, support for geographers, and our Chartered Geographer accreditation. If you’re attending, come by our stand - we'd love to connect. 🌍✨ #Geography #AC2026

📣A Level teachers, join us this July to learn more about gentrification and changing places. In this field-based workshop, explore connections between people, the economy and infrastructure - led by academics from UCL Bartlett Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis (CASA)🏙️ 🔗Details: bit.ly/4bWu9eP

Have you heard of orthography? PhD student Beth Williamson's project delves into the history of othography at the Society as a standardised system of writing a language. Learn more in our online exhibition 👇 https://bit.ly/4td2Mn7

Are you teaching geography at university for the first time? 🌍 Check out our New to Teaching Geography guide, developed with the Geography and Education Research Group 🔗 https://www.rgs.org/research/higher-education-resources/new-to-teaching-geography

Every year, the Editors of the RGS-IBG Area journal award the Area Prize for the best paper written by an early-career scholar, in recognition of excellent geographical scholarship. Our congratulations to the 2025 winner, Madelaine Joyce 👏 Find out more and read the full paper ⬇️

On this day in 1913, the Society opened to Fellows at its new home, Lowther Lodge 🕰️ Originally the residence of the Lowther family, the house was later converted into the RGS headquarters. Over a century later, we're delighted to still welcome members and the public to our Kensington Gore building.

In partnership with Financial Times for Schools, we regularly create free resources linked to articles on geographical topics 🌏 Explore two recent resources on global governance: ☀️ Conflict and energy: bit.ly/4s93oIN 🌊 Geopolitics of oceans: bit.ly/4v0iSS3

"Absolutely captivating, an inspirational message in a bottle for troubled times." — Chris Philo, author of Adorno and the Antifascist Geographical Imagination 💬Nonauthoritarian Authority is free to read and download: https://doi.org/10.31389/lsepress.noa @rgs.org @jbrigstocke.bsky.social

The Society is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Doug Allan, renowned wildlife cameraman and photographer. Doug’s remarkable filmmaking brought the natural world to life, inspiring audiences and earning him recognition worldwide, including our Cherry Kearton Medal and Award (1993).

Are you researching rural geography? 📣 Join the Rural Geography Research Group (RGRG) RGS-IBG on 6 May for a ‘Reinvigorating Rural Geography' workshop, with networking opportunities and time to meet the committee. Register by Monday 13 April 👇 https://ow.ly/5lyv50YCqPG

Looking to enhance your geography teaching? Explore our Higher Education resources for innovative teaching approaches, practical guidance, and best practice 🔗👇 https://www.rgs.org/research/higher-education-resources?filter=teaching-7536

Today, it’s more important than ever for students to understand how decisions are made at an international level 🌏 🔗 That’s why we’ve created a range of resources exploring the systems that underpin how nations interact: bit.ly/4mc6AC9

Thinking about studying geography at university? 🎓 Join us on 29 April to hear from a geography admissions tutor and current students, and explore what studying geography is really like. Book your place 👉https://www.rgs.org/events/upcoming-events/choosing-university-geography-course-april

New episode of Ask the Geographer🎧 Professor Larissa Naylor joins our podcast to explore coastal processes, landforms, and sustainable ways to manage these environments as the climate shifts 🌊 🔗 Listen here: bit.ly/4v4SXZy

Taking a closer look at a 17th-century map... The Kunyu Wagnuo Quantu (c.1644) was created by Chinese scholars and artisans after interactions with Western-style cartography. Earlier this week, our Collections team and expert conservators took it out of its custom-built case to examine it up close.

📣 Teachers: Want to bring ArcGIS into your classroom? We’re running two CPD sessions next month, perfect for beginners or those looking to build their skills. 🔗 Thursday 23 April – Beginner: https://bit.ly/41tprz3 🔗 Friday 24 April – Intermediate: https://bit.ly/3NFDZZk

'Doing political geography in authoritarian times' 📣 Join the Society's Political Geography Research Group (PolGRG) for an upcoming panel with Jason Luger, Natalie Koch, Filippo Menga and Felicitas Kuebler. 📍 Online, Wednesday 8 April 👉 Register here: https://ow.ly/SJTv50YuGcW

How do educational opportunities for young people differ across England? In this geovisualisation, Professor Helen Walkington and Dr Graham Wood share insights from an interactive EPQ map, revealing striking variations in EPQ access and attainment. Find out more 👉https://bit.ly/3NLGYPK

Happy publication day to Nonauthoritarian Authority: Cities, Materiality, and the Aesthetics of Power by Julian Brigstocke 🎉 Read online or download for free via #OpenAccess publishing: https://doi.org/10.31389/lsepress.noa @rgs.org @jbrigstocke.bsky.social#OpenAccess

Slapton Sands in Devon is a great example of a barrier beach system - ideal for teaching coastal processes, erosion and management 🌊 Teachers: bring the topic to life with our new KS4 interactive StoryMap, designed for independent or structured learning 👉 https://bit.ly/4lQmGkF

Join the Society's Economic Geography Research Group for their next webinar with Erika Faigen and Felicia Liu. 🗣️ 'Emerging voices in economic geography: finance and sustainability' 📅 Thursday 2 April, 1.00pm-2.00pm Book your free place 👇 https://ow.ly/35RH50YuF1H

You abseil down, move to the side and immediately hear the ice above you collapse. This was the experience of James Price and George Ponsonby as they established one of the hardest routes of 2025. Join us tomorrow night at the RGS to hear the full story ➡️ tinyurl.com/9a9s5vmc

Join the Society's Food Geographies Research Group for its next online coffee morning on Thursday 2 April ☕💻 Are you a postgraduate or early career researcher working in Food Geographies? Come along to share and discuss your research. Register here 👉https://ow.ly/kvF250YuFwA

Earlier this month, the five recipients of our Journey in Audio award came to the Society for professional training on expedition sound recording 🎙️ Each of them was loaned equipment for their upcoming projects, which explore diverse and fascinating topics. We look forward to hearing the results! 🎧

Join the Society's Gender and Feminist Geographies Research Group for its next online seminar with Cristina Faiver-Serna (University of New Hampshire). 🔊 'Promotora m(other)work in the cracks of the world' 📍 Online, Friday 27 March 👉 Book your place: https://ow.ly/WPLc50YuEoN

How might the introduction of playful, participatory mapping methods benefit climate adaptation planning? 🌎 Annika Kühn, Hilke Marit Berger, Teresa Erbach, and Haratua Zosran discuss the answers in a new Geography Directions blog post. Read more in the full blog 👉https://ow.ly/US3l50YsSI9

📣Geography students and teachers: Expand your knowledge of today's most important topics in geography by entering our school competitions! Young Geographer of the Year🛥️ Rex Walford Award👩‍🏫 School Essay Competition (with Financial Times)🗺️ Are now open for entries! 🙌 🔗Details: bit.ly/4smNpbf.

MRes and PhD students researching topics related to rural geographies are invited to join the Rural Geography Research Group (RGRG) RGS-IBG for its next friendly mid-morning coffee meeting. 📅 26 March 2026 ⏰ 10.00am Register here 👉https://ow.ly/HgUz50YuE3e

How could using waste-oil biodiesel blends in standard diesel vehicles be a more sustainable alternative to pure diesel? Alan Crofts shares results from the 'Into Clean Air' expedition in a new Geography Directions blog post 📝 Read more: https://ow.ly/jUrm50YsNlz