Being involved with DGRG has opened opportunities for me as an early career researcher to build skills, networks & connections. I strongly encourage ECRs to get involved with RGS Research Groups - it has been so helpful getting to know & work with academics across career stages. @rgsibg.bsky.social

Nominations are now open for the Society's 2026 medals and awards 🏅 If you know someone who has demonstrated excellence in geography, why not celebrate their achievements by nominating them for an award? Find out more here 👇 https://bit.ly/4qHCbgf

We're back with our Monday night lectures for 2026! In our first lecture this year, we're welcoming the team behind Apple TV's documentary adventure series 'The Wild Ones'. 📍 London and online, 12 January 👉 Book now https://www.rgs.org/events/upcoming-events/conservation-in-action

As we welcome in the new year, a reminder that our spring term of events is now open for booking. We hope you’ll join us to learn, connect and be inspired ✨ There’s something for everyone! Find out more and book 👇 https://www.rgs.org/about-us/our-work/latest-news/book-now-for-our-spring-2026-events

🔎 Coming soon Non-Authoritarian Authority: Cities, Materiality, and the Aesthetics of Power by Julian Brigstocke @jbrigstocke.bsky.social This book will be free to read and download via #OpenAccess publishing and is published in collaboration with @rgsibg.bsky.social doi.org/10.31389/lse...

Explore key data on #geography in UK universities - from applicant and student numbers to trends in satisfaction and careers. Access our higher education resource 👇 https://www.rgs.org/research/higher-education-resources/data-on-geography-at-university

The Cambridge University Caribbean Students Association and Homerton College, Cambridge are hosting a webinar for prospective students who identify as Caribbean or Latin American. Join on 15 January to find out more about what it's like to go to Cambridge University 👉https://bit.ly/48JYlbt

KS5 geography students and teachers 📢 Don’t miss two new episodes of our Ask the Geographer podcast! We explore the latest in climate-adapted education (for teachers) and the critical role played by wetland ecosystems. 🌱 🎧👉 Listen here: https://ow.ly/3lHF50XHpen

Primary school teachers 📣 Join our spring CPD events on embedding sustainability principles and fieldwork: 🔍 5 March - Enhancing geography with progressive fieldwork ♻️ 13 March - Teaching sustainability and climate change at primary level Book you place 👉bit.ly/4aiwwIr

Did you know we have over 250 free-to-access talks available to watch on our website? 📺 Make the most of the holiday season to be inspired and learn something new from our expert speakers 🎄👇 https://www.rgs.org/events/talks-on-demand?filter=free-to-access-7902

MRes and PhD students researching topics related to rural geographies are invited to join the Rural Geography Research Group (RGRG) RGS-IBG for its first friendly mid-morning coffee meeting. 📅 22 January 2026 ⏰ 10.00am Register here 👉https://ow.ly/5jFu50XIqcv

How can sharing real-world experiences from geographers help us better understand how qualitative analysis actually happens? 🌎 Lauren Wagner (Maastricht University) reflects on a recent Area Special Section on 'Digging into Data' in this new Geography Directions blog post 👇 https://bit.ly/49ia5lH

Interested in #EDI within geography? Explore our curated higher education resources, including best practice guidance, reading lists, and practical toolkits 👇 https://www.rgs.org/research/higher-education-resources?filter=equity%2C-diversity-and-inclusion-4454

Thinking about what’s next after graduation? 🎓 Join our upcoming lunchtime webinar to hear from geography professionals working in sustainability. 🗓️ Wednesday, 7 January ⏰ 12.00pm – 1.00pm Book your place 👉https://ow.ly/gRz250WWCyM

How does Brazil’s Território de Uso Comum embody Fanon’s concept of insurgent universality? James A. Fraser🍉 (Lancaster University) discusses this in a new Geography Directions blog post. Check it out here 👉https://ow.ly/E6HV50XHqaF

Are you completing a #geography masters? 🌎 Don't miss our 10 top tips for writing your masters dissertation ⬇️✍️ https://www.rgs.org/research/higher-education-resources/top-ten-tips-for-masters-dissertation-writing

Looking for advice on wellbeing during your #geography PhD? This resource contains top tips for new postgraduate researchers on how to stay mentally healthy 👇 https://www.rgs.org/research/higher-education-resources/wellbeing-for-new-postgraduate-researchers

From all of us at the Society, season’s greetings and thank you for your support over the last year ✨ 🎄Please note that our building will be closed 24 December-2 January inclusive. It will also be closed this Friday, 19 December. More details 👉https://bit.ly/3MEZLLS 📸: RGS-IBG

Interested in making your #geography fieldwork more safe, ethical, and sustainable? Explore our collection of fieldwork resources for curated reading lists, practical advice, and best-practice guidance 👉https://ow.ly/fFWs50XJwG9

👁️ Nonauthoritarian Authority: Cities, Materiality, and the Aesthetics of Power by Julian Brigstocke @jbrigstocke.bsky.social / @cardiffuni.bsky.social. Published as part of @rgsibg.bsky.social monograph series. March 2026 #OpenAccess doi.org/10.31389/lse...

👁️ Climate Hegemony: Confronting the Politics of Environmental Impasse by Laurie Parsons @laurieparsons.bsky.social / @royalholloway.bsky.social. Published as part of @rgsibg.bsky.social monograph series. May 2026 #OpenAccess doi.org/10.31389/lse...

Don’t miss new episodes of the Ask the Geographer podcast this holiday season! 🎄 We’ll be discussing climate science, sustainability education and critical ecosystems, joined by expert guests for discussion aimed at teachers and A Level students. 🗺️ Available here 👉bit.ly/48xW1o1

🏫 Curious about engaging with schools and teachers as a professional geographer? Come and join an afternoon webinar with our Education team to hear more about how the Society can support your work with students. Book your place 👉https://bit.ly/3MFvT1V

📕 We have recently launched a guide for employers navigating the education landscape, outlining opportunities available for businesses to inspire, inform and enable the next generation of geographers. Find out more 👉https://bit.ly/4oVgiZC

Save the date for the Society's Geographies of Children, Youth and Families Research Group's annual writing retreat, taking place in the Cotswolds from 22–26 June 2026. Further details to follow ✍️ explore testimonies of previous retreats here: https://ow.ly/rz3q50XCHoo

The Society's Gender and Feminist Geographies Research Group is offering sponsorship of up to £300 to support events that promote feminist geographical research and practice. Contact [email protected] for the application form. Deadline: 15 January 2026.

Next term, join our teacher CPD to boost your skills in key areas of geographical education. 🍎 🧊 28 January: Embedding water and carbon cycles at A Level 🤔 11 February: Geographical enquiry and data collection (KS3-KS5) Full list of upcoming teacher events here: https://bit.ly/4hHjt53

The Society is saddened by the passing of Dr Iain Douglas-Hamilton, zoologist and founder of Save the Elephants. His career was pivotal in the effort to protect elephants, earning him worldwide accolades, including our 2025 Esmond B. Martin prize. Read more: https://bit.ly/4iSkWGg

Why doesn’t resettling people away from polluted urban rivers reduce risk for marginalised communities? In a new Geography Directions blog post, Christos Tsampoulatidis discusses the answer 📝 Check it out here 👇 https://ow.ly/6xyT50XAzcF

The nomination deadline for the 2026 Esmond B. Martin RGS Prize is just six days away! 🏆 If you know someone whose achievements in geographical research, especially wildlife conservation or environmental research, deserve recognition, nominate them by 15 December: http://bit.ly/3KYU8r5 🐬

On Friday, we recognised 16 students and one early career teacher in our 2025 Young Geographer of the Year competition! 🏆 This year’s winning entries highlighted the unique geographies, challenges and connections of islands around the world. 🏝️ More: bit.ly/48pAEFh 👏

NEW RESEARCH from The Geographical Journal 📓💡 A new study has found that climate-related risks to soil health are severely underreported in the UK media, despite being identified by the Government as a ‘priority risk area’. 📰 Read more 👇 https://bit.ly/3Y8X8En

📣Work with us! The Society is seeking an Editorial Assistant to support the publication of its academic journals (part time, fixed term contract). Application deadline: 11 December. Find out more: https://ow.ly/8tZU50XCI4w

CALL FOR PHOTO & FILM 🌍 Earth Photo 2026 is now open for entries, inviting photographers and filmmakers from across the globe to share work that tells a powerful story about our planet. Find out more and submit your entry 👉https://www.earthphoto.world/

📣Join the States of Precarity team for the launch of the States of Precarity in UK Higher Education Geography report. 📅 Wednesday 14 January 🎦 Online 👉 Sign up to attend: https://bit.ly/4rvQgP2 Check out the report before the launch: https://bit.ly/44HTUvg

We're pleased to announce that the theme for the 2026 Annual International Conference is geographies of inequalities: towards just places. The call for sessions, papers and posters is now open! Find out more 👇 https://bit.ly/4pa0rXX

🎓 Considering your career options post graduation? Join us for an inspiring lunchtime webinar featuring geography professionals who are making a meaningful impact at the local level. 🗓️ Wednesday, 10 December ⏰ 12.00pm – 1.00pm Book your free place 👇 https://ow.ly/qxEl50WR8Kq

As the year draws to an end, join us for a festive online get-together and test your geography knowledge in our Christmas quiz! ⛄ 📍 Online 📅 10 December, 7.00pm Register for free 👇 https://www.rgs.org/events/upcoming-events/online-christmas-quiz

📕 Back 'home' for final 2025 book talk @rgsibg.bsky.social! 🙏 Thanks to everyone who has invited + hosted us since the Debt Trap Nation was published in Oct. 🎁 The book would make a great gift this Christmas, with all royalties donated to Surviving Economic Abuse www.debt-trap-nation.org/book

Join the Society's Gender and Feminist Geographies Research Group for an upcoming online event with Walaa Alqaisiya. 🔊 'GFGRG Online Seminar Series: Against the Genocidal Function of Liberal Feminism' 📍 Online, Thursday 18 December 👉 Book your place: https://bit.ly/484ER16

2026 Esmond B. Martin RGS Prize nominations are open until 15 December!💡 One of last year's winners, Dr Jake Wall, has spent over 20 years protecting wildlife with GPS and data visualisation, equipping conservationists with freely available geospatial tools.🐘 Learn more here👉https://bit.ly/3K1p221

Why might integrating mission-led governance with well-being frameworks be an effective way to meet the needs of rural communities? Jayne Glass and Mark Shucksmith discuss this a new Geography Directions blog post 📃 Check it out 👇 https://blog.geographydirections.com/?p=21982

Our upcoming teacher CPD events are designed to help you build confidence and develop your skills. Check out our spring term events on implementing stretch and challenge, and on improving assessment and feedback - and don't miss our online secondary teachmeet! Full list here 👉https://bit.ly/4hHjt53

How is precarity shaping the future of geography and the lives of colleagues in the discipline? The States of Precarity team discuss this in a new Geography Directions blog post. 📝 Check it out here 👇 https://ow.ly/IL8h50XvGBo

How do maps shape our perceptions of space, power, and identity? Doug Specht (University of Westminster) discusses this in a new Geography Directions blog post, reposted via The Conversation UK. Check it out here 🗺️👇 https://ow.ly/BEMK50XtABY

It was great to welcome students from UCL Department of Geography to the Society this morning as part of their Thinking Geographically module! 🙌 They heard talks in our Ondaatje Theatre, took part in workshop discussions, and explored the building on a self-guided tour with their tutorial groups.

How did the 1925 Dolgarrog dam disaster transform the UK’s approach to infrastructure safety? Lynda Yorke (Geography at Bangor Uni) and Giuseppe Forino (University of Salford) discuss in a new Geography Directions blog, reposted via The Conversation UK. Check it out 👇 https://ow.ly/cTxQ50XsPbz

📸 🚶‍♀️This month's research spotlight article shares how geographers are using creative methods to track people’s diverse relationships to the places around them. Read the full post 👉https://www.rgs.org/about-us/our-work/latest-news/research-spotlight-relationships-to-place

Join the Society’s Geography and Education Research Group for an upcoming event dedicated to teaching and learning in geography (and allied disciplines) in higher education. 📍 Online 📅 Monday 15 December, 1.00pm Book your place 👇 https://ow.ly/OV9X50Xr1qw

Join the Society's Animal Geography Working Group (RGS Animal Geographies ) for their upcoming event: 'AGWG Postgrad Coffee & Chat' 📍 Online 📅 Thursday 27 November, 11:00 Register to attend 👇 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScUKxsGSBwU7Axfg09yM_oAvzzNul87re9b6fO0NvfBBLyW_w/viewform