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Mark Enser, geography subject lead at Ofsted and one of His Majesty’s Inspectors, gives an overview of the findings of Ofsted’s 2023 geography subject report.

Congratulations to everyone receiving their geography GCSE results today.

As part of our celebration of this year’s medal and award recipients, we spoke to Taylor and Francis Award recipient Dr Matt Finn about his approach to teaching and learning and the influences that have shaped his work.

We are delighted to once again be supporting school students to undertake fieldwork through the Frederick Soddy Schools Award.

To mark International Geomorphology Week, we'll be showcasing research by leading UK geomorphologists, sharing educational resources, and highlighting career options in the field.

In our latest feature, a team from the Consumer Data Research Centre at the University of Leeds discuss their Priority Places for Food Index, showing the places most vulnerable to food insecurity in the UK during the ongoing cost of living crisis.

The Historical Geography Research Group has published the latest volume in their research series, exploring new and emerging research in historical geography.

Today is International Geodiversity Day. Find out what's happening near you to celebrate and raise awareness of geodiversity.

Geography courses at Oxford Brookes University have become the latest to be recognised by the Society’s programme accreditation scheme.

The Society recognises CPD that is appropriate for the requirements of Chartered Geographer with our Assessed for CGeog mark.

Authors and editors mark the anniversary of the Society's Book Series with six reflections

Discover our award-winning interactive teaching and learning resources on the Weddell Sea.

The 2022 Geography in Government Awards celebrated excellence in geography across the public sector and recognised the breadth of work carried out by geographers in government.

The Natural Environment Research Council has recently announced funding for 23 short-term projects, each focusing on various aspects of EDI issues across the subject.

A new exhibition, The art of politics: representing environmental challenges in the UK’s overseas territories, is now available for Fellows and members to view in the Director’s Gallery.

A new report outlining the results and outcomes of the Society’s field research programme, Migrants on the margins, is now available to read online.

Congratulations to all of the geographers who were recognised in the 2022 New Year Honours list, many of whom are Fellows of the Society.

The Society recently co-hosted the Geography in Government Conference 2021, providing a platform for geographers across the public sector to share their expertise and experience.

Over the past few months, the Society’s seven current PhD students have continued to carry out their research on the Collections, as well as several associated activities related to their projects.

The Society has published a new report, I didn’t have any teachers that looked like me, which highlights the experiences of Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) geography teachers while studying and teaching the discipline.

The application deadline for our senior research grants which support fieldwork in aquatic, arid, and Arctic and high-mountain environments is fast approaching.

Congratulations to the 16 geographers who were elected as Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences last week.

We are delighted to welcome eight interns, funded by the Antipode Foundation and the Society, to support this year’s Annual International Conference.

Congratulations to Professor Felix Driver, Dr Lowri Jones, Vandana Patel and their research team who have received the President’s Medal of the Society for the History of Natural History, for their work on the research project Hidden Histories of Exploration.

Congratulations to the newest members of our Council, who were elected at our Annual General Meeting (AGM) yesterday.

Each year, 30 April marks 'World Land Rover Day' - a celebration of the day in 1948 that the first Land Rover was revealed to the world.

As geographers, we are acutely aware that where you are born, and to whom, have a great effect upon the opportunities available to you throughout your life.

The Society has become a member of the Locus Charter, a proposed set of common international principles that can guide responsible practice when using location data.

We are delighted to announce our latest online exhibition: Lights and Shadows.

The Government Geography Profession is hosting its third annual conference next week, with a series of plenary panel discussions and workshops taking place online.

This week Alasdair Macleod, Head of Resources and Enterprises, and Sarah Evans, Research and Collections Engagement Manager at the Society, are taking part in a webinar about the Society’s map collection.

Our online autumn events programme is full of topical issues and themes - book now to avoid missing out!

With the Society currently closed due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, we are hosting our summer programme of teacher CPD events online.

This year’s Young Geographer of the Year competition is now open for entries.

This year marks 200 years since the discovery of Antarctica, and to celebrate the British Antarctic Territory (BAT) is running a competition for children aged 4-17 to design an official postage stamp for the territory.

Join us for our next Geographical lates event on Britain’s stunning landscapes on Friday 20 March.

Recipient of the 2019 Neville Shulman Challenge Award, Antonia Bolingbroke-Kent, will be sharing tales from her travels to the remote Nagalands of India and Myanmar in an episode of Costing the Earth on BBC Radio 4.

The Society’s four leading international journals, Area, Geo: Geography and Environment, The Geographical Journal and Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, cover the full spectrum of geographical research. And as the latest issues go to print, here is a preview of some of their content.

The deadline for this year’s Fieldwork Apprenticeships is fast approaching.

In celebration of the 200th anniversary of the first sightings of Antarctica, the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust (UKAHT) has launched Antarctica in sight, a year-long cultural programme to explore the first two centuries of human endeavour in this fascinating continent, and reflect on what the future might be.

The February issue of Geographical is available now both online and in print.

With Christmas just around the corner, Society membership is the ideal gift for the geographer in your life.

Every year we support the Society’s 31 Research and Working Groups through the Research Groups grants scheme, and we are delighted to be supporting a range of activities over the coming year.

We caught up with Alikhan Mohideen and Selina Chipo Pasirayi to discuss their research as part of the Migrants on the margins project.

With the topic of climate change in the spotlight, the results of a recent online survey, commissioned by the Society and undertaken by YouGov, have revealed that geography GCSE is the most widely recognised subject to study in order to understand the effects of climate change.

Our popular Monday night lecture series kicks off again next week with a diverse range of topics, mixing far-flung travels with scientific rigour, and exploring some of the most topical issues facing society today. 

Congratulations to all our Teacher Training Scholars who have completed either their first year of teaching or their training as part of our Scholarship programme.

To mark International Day for Biological Diversity we have made the recording of our recent Monday night lecture Food security: a global challenge available for everyone to watch online until Monday 27 May

This year’s Journey of a Lifetime Award recipient, Redzi Bernard, has begun her two week journey travelling through northern Ethiopia to uncover the stories of everyday women.

The Society congratulates the nine geographers elected this week as Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences.

We are pleased to announce that the Society is now a partner of the Connecting Classrooms through Global Learning (CCGL) programme.

Honouring the achievements of Sir Ernest Shackleton and the men of the Endurance expedition of 1914-1917, our Enduring Eye exhibition is on display in Cheltenham until 24 February 2019.

A recent report, published by the Department for Education and the Institute for Fiscal Studies, provides new insights into what geography students are likely to earn after leaving university.

The Society has launched a new set of educational resources to help UK schools engage with the Weddell Sea Expedition.

We are delighted to announce that the Frederick Soddy Trust has become a linked charity of RGS-IBG.

To mark the donation of Eric Newby’s archive to the Society, Alexander Maitland will be giving a Be Inspired talk on Monday 5 November. In advance of the talk, we asked Alexander to tell us more about Eric Newby and the items that have been donated.

Postgraduate Fellowship is the perfect opportunity to help postgraduate students connect with the wider geographical research community.

Today research on why the commute should be counted as part of the working day is being presented at our Annual International Conference being held in Cardiff this week.

Here are some of our highlights for new research being presented during today’s conference programme.

Multimedia journalist and presenter Katie Arnold left for Kyrgyzstan this week to explore water related conflict in the Naryn River basin as part of her Neville Shulman Challenge Award.

The Migrants on the margins team were planning next steps for the Society’s Field Research Programme earlier this week by holding a writing workshop at the Society.

Worldmapper have put together a series of maps highlighting the global distribution of refugees and internally displaced persons.

A portrait commissioned by the Society’s Council to mark the retirement of Dr Rita Gardner after almost 22 years as Director has been unveiled.

This year’s Journey of a Lifetime Award, run by the Society in partnership with BBC Radio 4, is supporting Paralympic champion Karen Darke MBE as she handcycles the course of Australia’s longest river, the Murray.