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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

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Join the Society's Historical Geography Research Group for their upcoming conference: 'Practising Historical Geography: Porous Archives 2'.

📍 In person (Newcastle University) and online
📅 Friday 12 December

Find out more and register for free 👉 blogs.ncl.ac.uk/porousarchives

COP 30: what just happened? An expert panel discussion to address the details, outcomes, expectations as well as critique of COP 30 in Belém, Brazil.

Join the Society's Climate Change Research Group for an online expert panel discussion 🎦👏

'COP 30: what just happened?' will take place on Tuesday 25 November, featuring contributions from Eliot Whittington, Anna Aberg and Angus McNelly.

Register to attend 👉 https://bit.ly/4pfZs8m

Today we’re celebrating #GISDay2025 🌎

Our Geovisualisations page showcases amazing examples of how geographers are presenting complex data in innovative ways 💡👇

Discover the visuals and the stories behind them 🔗https://www.rgs.org/about-us/what-is-geography/geovisualisation

Geography teachers! 📢

Join one of our teacher CPD events this spring term! Brush up on the fundamentals, build your confidence with new techniques, and connect with a global community of fellow educators 🍎

Explore the full event schedule here 👉 bit.ly/4hHjt53

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Join the Society's Social and Cultural Geography Research Group (Social & Cultural Geography) for their upcoming event: 'Social and Cultural Geography beyond the Academy – Opportunities in Policy and Practice'.

🎦 Online
📅 Friday 28 November.

Find out more and book 👉 https://ow.ly/hXsx50XoqTL

21st Century Challenges with Professor Mark Maslin | RGS The RGS-IBG talks to Mark Maslin in this podcast about climate change and the major challenges facing humanity in the 21st century.

🌍 New podcast alert: @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social joins the @rgsibg.bsky.social to unpack the carbon & water cycles, climate change, & what meaningful action looks like today.

Listen now: tinyurl.com/ucl-21century

#UCLGeography #MarkMaslin #ClimateAction #RGSIBG #Geography @ucl.ac.uk

One month to go for nominations for the 2026 Esmond B. Martin RGS Prize! 🏆

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

Emerging voices in economic geography: housing A new webinar series showcasing fresh perspectives from early career researchers. This webinar's theme: housing.

Join the Society's Economic Geography Research Group for an upcoming webinar:

'Emerging voices in economic geography: housing' will take place on Thursday 20 November.

Register here: https://www.rgs.org/events/upcoming-events/emerging-voices-in-economic-geography-session-one

Our Ask the Geographer podcast is running a series on climate change + sustainability, coinciding with #COP30.

We're starting with Prof Mark Maslin, focusing on 21st-century challenges, including climate change, environmental degradation, inequality and global security: https://bit.ly/4p7ZcrF

Explore the findings of @earthwatcheurope.bsky.social's latest Great UK Water Blitz 👇

Visit their website to find out how to take part in the next WaterBlitz in April 2026 💧

🎉 The 49th RGS Explore Weekend recently took place, with the highest number of attendees at this annual gathering of explorers and field scientists since 2017!

Discover some of the event highlights and photos, and hear from some of our attendees 👉https://bit.ly/4qQlqQV

Join Nicholas Crane, ex-President of the Society, and members of staff from across our teams to discover some of their highlights from our expansive Collection at next week's Monday night lecture.

📍London and online, 17 November
👉https://www.rgs.org/events/upcoming-events/our-favourite-things

A sense of the possible: trans geographies in dystopian times This webinar invites geographers to examine geography’s role and critical scholarship amid rising anti-trans reactionary politics.

Join the Society's Gender and Feminist Geographies Research Group & Space Sexualities and Queer Research Group for this upcoming event, 'A sense of the possible: trans geographies in dystopian times'.

📅 Thursday 13 November
🎟️ Register here: https://ow.ly/cPl750Xothw

Teacher events | RGS We offer CPD opportunities along with events for students and teachers to participate in together.

Throughout #COP30, we’re running events engaging students and teachers with the critical debates taking place in Brazil, including using EN-ROADS to simulate climate solutions and two ‘Good COP, Bad COP’ model negotiations on 26 November. 🌎

Find out more and register: bit.ly/4nGBula

Conference of the Parties (COP) animation | RGS An animation introducing geography students to key details about the UN Climate Change Conference (COP).

To help students understand key debates and concepts at the ongoing #COP30, we've produced this helpful animation 📺👉 bit.ly/4opiicV

Last week, ahead of #COP30, we hosted around 100 students from Harris Federation and United Learning for a model climate negotiation with @britishcouncil.bsky.social!

Students debated, deliberated policy, and reached an agreement to keep global heating between 1.5 and 2.0°C.

More👉 bit.ly/43le0Lg

Join the Society's Animal Geography Working Group (RGS Animal Geographies ) for a series of online writing retreats over the coming academic year, kicking off on 5 December ✒️

Sign up here 👇
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSemfK5MHOKQ_1Hi5RNoBlSm_M3n07dwEtbc9iSIAq5sKuO-dg/viewform

Passionate about exploration and protecting the planet? 🌍

In partnership with the Risman Foundation, our new mentorship and training bursary programme supports young people to become future environmental changemakers.

Applications close 30 Nov. Find out more 👉 https://bit.ly/481A28v

Geographical careers resources from the Society We offer a wealth of careers teaching materials, embeddable activities and guidance as to how you can embed careers education into your teaching.

#GreenCareersWeek may be coming to a close, but we’re sharing info on green careers all year round! 🌍

You can find educational and professional resources, including events and webinars, for students, teachers and professionals on our Choose Geography page👇 http://bit.ly/4n1RkXj

Exploring the lives of individuals such as Shackleton, Brunel and Susan B. Anthony, author Brad Borkan gives his take on what made history's boldest achievers so renowned.

📍 London and online
🗓️ 17 November, 2:30pm
🎟️ Book your free ticket: https://bit.ly/4ouhOT8

The Curriculum and Assessment Review’s final report was published this week, recognising the importance of studying geography. We welcome the recommendations, read more here: https://www.rgs.org/about-us/our-work/latest-news/society-welcomes-recommendations-for-changes-to-the-geography-curriculum

How can geography translate into a green career?

These three professionals have taken their geographical learning along different career paths to reach their current positions.

Find out more in this year’s Choose Geography supplement 👉 http://bit.ly/43kBwrI

#GreenCareersWeek

Supporting underrepresented students If you're an underrepresented student, we have the resources, pathways and connections to help you thrive before, during, and after university.

If you'd like to hear about our work supporting geographers from underrepresented communities, you can sign up to the new Geography for All newsletter: www.rgs.org/choose-geogr...

Through a series of collaborative workshops, participants co-designed solutions and pathways of support to help open up access to the field – particularly by demystifying skills and career routes within environmental science.

The day brought together members of refugee, asylum seeker, and migrant communities alongside organisations, employers, and educators who support them in the environmental science sector. 🌍🌱

Last week, our Geography for All Coordinator Jasmine attended a workshop at York St John University hosted by EMBRACE Enviro (engaging ethnically diverse communities in environmental science).

How can GEES educators make the discipline more accessible for autistic students?

Adam Jeffery et al. (Keele University) discuss this in a new Geography Directions blog post. ✍️

Check it out here 👉 https://blog.geographydirections.com/2025/10/30/empowering-autistic-learners-in-geosciences/

I’m a geographer, get me out of here Connect with professional geographers. School students can join free live online chats with people who use geography in their work.

This #GreenCareersWeek, sign up for I’m a Geographer, get me out of here!

Take part in student-led live chats with professionals on practical geography career applications, transferable skills, and more. Sign up as a teacher or professional here: http://bit.ly/46TliYS

86% of geography graduates are in work or further study within 15 months, and more become environmental professionals than any other job. 💼

See the range of green career paths for geographers, like energy, law, food security and more👇http://bit.ly/4997evJ

#GreenCareersWeek