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Medals and awards celebration 2023

Since 1832, our prestigious medals and awards have recognised excellence in geographical research and fieldwork, teaching and public engagement. Join us as we celebrate the 2023 award recipients.

Dragon’s blood and desert roses: The island of Socotra - Hilary Bradt and Janice Booth

Hear Hilary and Janice tell us about their visit to Socotra, with its pink rocks, chubby desert roses and dragon’s blood trees like giant mushrooms.

The fight for beauty - Dame Fiona Reynolds

Fiona reflects on why beauty matters, yet barely features in public debate and policy. She will argue that beauty is needed to moderate the increasingly commercial, economistic narrative that prevails today.

Naturalists in paradise - Dr John Hemming

An account of the achievements and adventures, in the 1840s, of three self-educated, young British naturalists who became outstanding explorers of the Amazon, the world’s greatest river and ecosystem.