Our Research Groups bring together active researchers and those with a professional interest in a particular aspect of geography and related disciplines.
The Society has 31 Research and Working Groups, which bring together active researchers and those with a professional interest in a particular aspect of geography and related disciplines. Their primary remit is to support and promote their area of geography through support for academic research and teaching, but their work also extends into education, public policy and research, government and enterprise.
Research Groups meet at the Annual Conference when they also hold their Annual General Meetings (AGMs). Among their other activities, the Research and Working Groups organise events; offer undergraduate and postgraduate dissertation prizes; and provide support and funding for postgraduates active in their area of the discipline. Joining a research group enables you to network with colleagues with similar research interests, keep up to date with the latest research in your specialised field, and receive information on conferences, workshops, and funding opportunities.
For RGS-IBG members, please inform the Society of which Research Groups you wish to join, using the form below. Your membership records will be updated and your contact details passed on to the relevant groups. Download, fill out, and return this form
For non-RGS-IBG members, contact the Chair/Membership Officer of Research Group you are interested in and request to become a member. Contact details can be found on the Research Group websites listed below.
Joining a Research Group is usually free for RGS-IBG Fellows and members, but some Groups make additional charges for specific services, such as distribution of newsletters.
Biogeography Research Group (BRG)
British Society for Geomorphology (BSG)
Carceral Geography Working Group (CGWG)
Climate Change Research Group (CCRG)
Coastal and Marine Research Group (CMRG)
Developing Areas Research Group (DARG)
Digital Geographies Working Group (DGWG)
Economic Geography Research Group (EGRG)
Energy Geographies Research Group (EnGRG)
Food Geographies Working Group (FGWG)
Gender and Feminist Geographies Research Group (GFGRG)
Geographical Information Science Research Group (GIScRG)
Geographies of Children, Youth and Families Research Group (GCYFRG)
Geographies of Justice Research Group (GJRG)
Geographies of Health and Wellbeing Research Group (GHWRG)
Geography of Leisure and Tourism Research Group (GLTRG)
Higher Education Research Group (HERG)
Historical Geography Research Group (HGRG)
History and Philosophy of Geography Research Group (HPGRG)
Participatory Geographies Research Group (PyGyRG)
Planning and Environmental Research Group (PERG)
Political Geography Research Group (PolGRG)
Population Geography Research Group (PopGRG)
Postgraduate Forum (PGF)
Quantitative Methods Research Group (QMRG)
Race, Culture and Equality Working Group (RACE)
Rural Geography Research Group (RGRG)
Social and Cultural Geography Research Group (SCGRG)
Space Sexualities and Queer Research Group (SSQRG)
Transport Geography Research Group (TGRG)
Urban Geography Research Group (UGRG)
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