Maps can inspire discovery – or fuel division. Prof James Cheshire’s Library of Lost Maps explores both sides. Hear his talk at the @rgsibg.bsky.social Monday Night Lecture, 6 Oct. Book now: tinyurl.com/ucl-llm #UCLGeography #MapsMatter #LibraryOfLostMaps

How are post-Brexit tensions shaping the future of UK-EU youth mobility schemes? Micheal O'Regan (@glasgowcaledonian.bsky.social) discusses in a new Geography Directions blog. Check it out here 👇

Be inspired this weekend at Summit Photo 2025 If you're passionate about photography, the environment and today’s global challenges, join the @rgsibg.bsky.social for a day of inspiring talks, powerful exhibitions, and lively panel discussions exploring how photography can help drive real change

📣 Join our SMME Professional Practice Group's upcoming webinar 🌐 Featuring a presentation, panel discussion and Q&A, this webinar will offer real-world case studies that highlight both the disruptive potential and emerging opportunities of AI. 👉 ow.ly/G4JT50WWFEu

There's still time to enter our 2025 School Essay Competition, in partnership with @financialtimes.com!📝 🏭We're looking for essays from KS5 students on the global implications of nations' international trade policy. The deadline is 31 October at 5pm. Details: http://bit.ly/4mH2wJA 🧠

On Saturday 27 September, hear @oxfamgb.bsky.social CEO @halimabegum.bsky.social at Summit Photo, as she explores humanitarian issues and the power of photojournalism in her presentation ‘Framing Crises, Focusing Humanity’. 📍Join in person or online 🎟️ Book your place: www.rgs.org/events/s...

What should the UK be doing to build on progress in addressing malnutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia? Sunit Bagree (@sussex.ac.uk) discusses effective solutions to tackle this issue in a new Geography Directions post. Check it out here:

Looking ahead to the RGS Explore Weekend? Get ready with past speaker and attendee Dwayne Fields 🎥👏 The UK Chief Scout shares his advice for first-time explorers, reminding us that you don’t need every skill or qualification to begin your expedition journey. Book tickets 🎟️🔗 www.rgs.org/explore

Follow @BAS.ac.uk on an extraordinary journey to Antarctica next month with #TicketToAntarctica! 🐧 Register for free for weekly messages from the expedition and access curriculum-linked lesson plans (KS2-KS4) and resources provided by the Society➡️

Featuring leading voices from the worlds of art, fashion, and academia, join us tonight for a panel discussion which asks: How can textiles reconnect us to people and the planet? 📍London and online 📅 Tonight, 7.00pm–8.30pm 🔗Book now www.rgs.org/events/upcom...

Frans Lanting: Live at the Royal Geographical Society! Join us on Saturday 27 September for an insightful evening lecture with world-renowned photographer Frans Lanting. 📍In London or online 🎟️ Tickets: £25 Book your place today 🔗 www.rgs.org/events/u...

Our Annual International Conference wrapped a week ago! 💡 To see what happened when 2,100 geographers from around the world gathered together, have a look at our latest news: http://bit.ly/3I3WIuB. We’re already getting excited for next year! #RGSIBG25 📷: Neill Bell-Shaw

It's an extraordinary sight to a 13 m sculpture of a great Ape on the Terrace @rgsibg.bsky.social but he comes bearing an important message about climate action, conservation & deforestation. There is an also a photography exhibition til 14 Sep You can't miss him as you walk up Exhibition Road!

How is spatial injustice in plantation regions such as the Dooars deliberately produced and maintained? Suranjan Majumder discusses in a new Geography Directions blog post. Check it out here:

📣Geography teachers - this school year, take advantage of our up-to-date case studies, info on geographical careers, CPD for teachers, and events for students - and more. 👉 http://bit.ly/4mIwzkn. We wish you a rewarding year of geographical learning! 🍎

Chris Packham: Live at the Royal Geographical Society! Join us on Friday 26 September for an inspiring evening lecture with acclaimed TV presenter and environmental activist @chrisgpackham.bsky.social. 📍In London or online 🎟️ Tickets: £25 Book your place today 🔗 www.rgs.org/events/u...

⏳ The deadline for our Young Geographer of the Year competition is fast approaching! We’re excited to see the posters you've been working on for this year’s theme: ‘Understanding Islands’ 🏝️ 📝 Ready to submit your poster? Head to our website 👉www.rgs.org/schools/...

After four days, 400+ sessions, discussions, receptions and Chair’s events, with over 2,000 geographers in attendance both online and remotely, our Annual Conference has come to a close. #rgsibg25 📷: Neill Bell-Shaw

Had the privilege of presenting our work on Integrating #LTNs into Cycle Network Planning at @rgsibg.bsky.social yesterday as part of a session showcasing the best of #GISRUK! Huge thank you to @gisruk.bsky.social for inviting me and everyone who came along to listen 😊🚲🗺️

Celebrating creativity at @rgsibg.bsky.social with @ella-hubbard.bsky.social amazing sewing - how many academic conferences have such fun activities + ‘outputs’?

Today is the final day of this year’s Annual Conference! ⬇️ Our agenda focuses on our shared futures, energy justice, displacement and migration, geographies of loneliness, coastal geographies, and much more. Check the agenda for our last day: bit.ly/45WpHtm #RGSIBG25

On the second full day of our Annual Conference, we delved into health inequalities, injustice and resistance, violence and political discontent, care and vulnerability, and emerging urban and transport infrastructure. #RGSIBG25

Attending the Royal Geographical Society annual conference at the University of Birmingham, very interesting presentations including learning how research could be communicated through comics and arts! @phrg-standrews.bsky.social @cpc-cg.bsky.social @rgsibg.bsky.social

@rgsibg.bsky.social #RGSStitchAssembly Loving the creativity theme of this years conference. Encouraging us all to pause, reflect & challenge ourselves.

Don't miss our TIBG keynote: 'Geography and the New' at RGS-IBG AC2025! 📆Thursday 28th August, 11:10 📍Teaching & Learning Building: Lecture Theatre 1 - LG18 📣Ben Anderson, Katherine Brickell & Beth Greenhough with Harriet Hawkins, Jenny Pickerill, David Bissell, Tatiana Thieme & Nathaniel Télémaque

First day of panels at the @rgsibg.bsky.social #RGS2025 for me. It’s quite fun to go to a geographers’ conference and start every conversation with “You know, I’m actually not a geographer”.

The usual mind-expanding experience of a day at @rgsibg.bsky.social annual conference 🙂including a double session on theories and methods of #storytelling in which I gave a paper on telling stories through #podcasting. #geographies

It’s the busiest day of our Annual Conference, with 173 sessions scheduled! 💡 Make sure to check the full programme to ensure you don’t miss out on any highlights: http://bit.ly/45WpHtm #RGSIBG25

Our Annual Conference is up and running! We've had some brilliant sessions today, ranging from authoritarianism, food poverty, decarbonisation, housing precarity, foreign aid, digital technologies from the intimate to the global, to community building in the face of climate disaster and more!

One month to go! Summit Photo brings together world-renowned photographers, explorers and policy experts to share how photography can help address today’s global challenges. Book your tickets for a day of inspiring talks and thought-provoking exhibitions 🎟️ www.rgs.org/events/s...

The @rgsibg.bsky.social annual conference begins in Birmingham: 2,000+ attendees from over 72 countries. Excited to be here!

I'm in #Birmingham for the always excellent @rgsibg.bsky.social annual conference.Theme: #Geographies of creativity/ #creative geographies. Chaired by the inspirational Prof Pat Noxolo.Looking forward to all sorts! 🤓

Today is the first full day of our Annual Conference! 🧠 Details on our 150+ sessions, lectures and discussions, including a diverse range of events planned by our Chair and Research Groups, can be found here: http://bit.ly/45WpHtm #RGSIBG25

Today, we are thrilled to kick off our Annual International Conference, held in-person at @unibirmingham.bsky.social and online! 🌍 Watch the Conference’s Chair, Professor Patricia Noxolo, share what shaped this year’s theme, Creative geographies. #RGSIBG25

Starting a Geography degree this autumn? 🌍 Check out the latest Geography Directions blog for advice on making a smooth transition from school to university 🎓👉

With our Annual Conference just days away, we’re sharing a few top tips from our colleagues at @globalsouthshub.bsky.social on getting the most out of the experience: http://bit.ly/4fzye96. In keeping with this year’s theme, creativity is one of the best strategies!

Congratulations to everyone receiving their geography GCSE results today! We’re delighted to see entries continue to rise, demonstrating students’ recognition of geography’s relevance to addressing global issues like climate change. Read more:

Calling all trainee and early career geography teachers! 📣 Are you planning lessons for the next academic year? Why not turn your creativity into recognition with the Rex Walford Award? 🔗 Learn more and enter: rgs.org/schools/comp...

Our Annual Conference kicks off on 26 August! We can’t wait to welcome over 2,000 of our colleagues from around the world to discuss the geographies of creativity. 🌍 Make sure you’ve checked our mobile guide so you can get the most out of this year’s programme: http://bit.ly/4fDqKSk📲

It’s #WorldPhotographyDay!📸 Did you know the Society holds half a million photographs, dating back to the earliest days of photography? In this video, Jamie Owen shares some favourites, from Carleton Watkins’ pioneering shots of Yosemite to stunning Mount Everest panoramas🏔️

Looking for ways to discuss the 'Hidden Histories of Exploration' with students studying geography at university? This resource examines how to use materials from our collections to run a workshop on local knowledge and Indigenous agency in the history of exploration 👉 www.rgs.org/research...

"In the face of growing climate challenges and global uncertainty, pastoralists have much to teach us - especially about how to respect, interact, respond and live with nature." Read our Q&A with Palden Tsering, winner of our 2025 Area Prize 🏆👉 www.rgs.org/about-us...

What else are this year's geography students studying?📝 Maths edged out biology as the most popular A Level for geography students, showing the growing interest in STEM and its importance in interpreting different data and opening new roads into geographical research. 📊Ofqual

What is it like to live and work in the Arctic? ❄️ Frances and Henry lead on vital research in the region at the Arctic Research Station. Hear about their experiences in a podcast on our newly updated website 'Discovering the Arctic' 🎙️ 👉 Head to discoveringthearctic...

Congratulations to everyone receiving their geography A Level results today! 👏 We hope this milestone is just the beginning of a long and rewarding journey full of new insights into our world and its people. Read more:

Get excited for Explore 2025 with a video from this year’s Chair, Paul Rose! He shares what makes the weekend an unmissable event for anyone planning expeditions, fieldwork, or bold new adventures 🌍 Book your tickets today 👉 rgs.org/in-the-field...

This summer holiday, encourage your children to get creative and discover the vital role islands play in our world 🏝️ We're inviting young people to design a poster on this exciting topic - with a chance to become our next Young Geographer of the Year 🏆 Find out more 👉 www.rgs.org/schools/...

Discover the fascinating history of polar exploration with Anne Strathie, as she brings to life the stories behind objects from exploration that shaped our understanding of the polar regions 🧭❄️ Join us in Exeter, Falmouth, Stamford and Southampton 👉🔗 www.rgs.org/events/u...

The Society has recently launched the Professional Pathway to Chartered Geographer – an exciting programme offering geography professionals a structured development route to chartership. Are you an employer? Find out how you can support your staff 👉 www.rgs.org/professi...

Our Annual International Conference is coming up! 🌍 On 26-29 August, we'll welcome 2,000+ geography professionals to the University of Birmingham for 400+ sessions, talks and events covering all types of geographical science. Learn more: http://bit.ly/4lgkPnk 📷: University of Birmingham