Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)

📣 Do you work in the public sector or civil service? Do you apply geographical skills, knowledge, or understanding in your role? Join our upcoming Chartered Geographer (CGeog) Application Accelerator, designed especially for public sector employees and civil servants! In partnership with the Government Geography Profession (GGP) and the Ordnance Survey (OS), our four-week Application Accelerator is a chance for you to focus your efforts on preparing your CGeog application. Over the course of four Wednesday lunchtime webinars, starting on Wednesday 30 April at 12:00pm, you will hear from a range of Chartered Geographers working in the public sector about the different elements of the CGeog application, and what makes a successful application. Each week, you will gain insights into the application process, have the opportunity to ask questions, and receive a task to complete before the following session. By the end of the programme, you will be well on your way to submitting an application. 👉 Book your space here: https://ow.ly/qMcW50UToVQ 👉 Find out more about Chartered Geographer here: https://lnkd.in/ei326aVG

✍️ Are you planning an overseas expedition or fieldwork project this year? The RGS Explore team is here to help provide expert guidance on your next steps. In the next instalment of our lunchtime Explore More webinars, you'll learn about one of the golden rules of exploration:'coming home alive'. We'll dig deep into the critical topic of expedition safety, including the true value of the much-loathed risk assessment, the importance of thorough emergency response planning, and how you can integrate these learnings at the earliest possible stage of your project to ensure you live to tell the tale! 👣 📍Online, 12 February. 👉Book https://lnkd.in/ge-qtwgF

☣️ Mainstream risk assessments have largely focussed on assessing the likelihood, location and severity of hazards, and the extent of physical exposures. Far less consideration has been given to social vulnerabilities and their geographical distributions. Consequently, decision-making across a wide range of sectors and scales has taken little account of how individual, social and environmental factors might influence actual experiences, tangible outcomes, and specific local needs. The University of Manchester research brought decision-makers fresh perspectives and new insights from map-based evidence of social vulnerability. ✍️The research focused on the human dimensions of uneven impacts - as distributional injustices - and brought together concepts from climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction. Find out more here👉https://ow.ly/xyFI50Uc0aB #UsingGeography

🌲Lowland tropical peatlands play a critical and, until recently, under-appreciated role in the global climate system. The largest areas of peatlands in the tropics are in southeast Asia, western Amazonia, and the Congo Basin, all of which have accumulated large amounts of carbon. ✍️Research by geographers at the University of St Andrews has played a leading role in the international research effort to understand tropical South American and African peatlands. In the Congo Basin, the discovery and mapping of peatlands led to the signature of the Brazzaville Declaration in 2018, an inter-governmental agreement to protect the central Congo basin peatlands, with the equivalent of 3 years of global CO2 emissions prevented from being released into the atmosphere. Find out more 👉 https://lnkd.in/ebEKszDd #UsingGeography

Join us for the first session of our new #GeographyInPractice webinar series, where we'll focus on the foundations of a digital twin. 🌎 Digital twins are data models of places, systems or even products, bridging the physical and digital domains. Geography often lies at the core of these models, with many digital twins used to test and explore real-world geographical issues. 💻 Learn about what makes a digital twin, as well as the challenges and opportunities they present. Discover case studies which demonstrate how data and technologies are used to simulate and accurately represent the real world, transforming industry and government, providing deeper insights and enabling proactive decision-making. 🗓️ Wednesday, 5 February ⏰12.30pm – 1.30pm Book a place here 👉 https://lnkd.in/ed2_kinx #GeographyInPractice #DigitalTwins

📣 Join us for our new #GeographyInPractice webinar series on digital twins! 🌆 Digital twins are data models of places, systems or even products, bridging the physical and digital domains. Geography often lies at the core of these models, with many digital twins used to test and explore real-world geographical issues. As the technology develops, considerations around data access, safe and ethical data sharing, standards and interoperability are central to realising the social, environmental and economic benefits offered by a data-enabled ecosystem. This webinar series is run in collaboration with Ordnance Survey. We will explore what makes a digital twin, the challenges and opportunities they present, and examine case studies which demonstrate how data and technologies are used to simulate and accurately represent the real world, transforming industry and government, providing deeper insights and enabling proactive decision-making. 🌐 Upcoming webinars will focus on the foundations of a digital twin, digital twins for urban planning, and digital twins in the transport and energy sectors. Find out more here 👉 https://lnkd.in/e6-drgp8

All Chartered Geographers and geography professionals are invited to join us for an afternoon virtual networking session on Thursday 20 March, 12:00pm - 1:00pm. Our ‘Geo-Insights: professional networking’ session will be a valuable opportunity to connect with fellow geography professionals and enjoy brief presentations from Chartered Geographers and others, sharing insights into their work and experiences. If you are a Chartered Geographer or geography professional interested in giving a five-minute presentation on your work, please email cgeog@rgs.org. 👉 Book your space here: https://ow.ly/CcG050UKgrJ

🖊️Nominations are now invited from Fellows for Council and committee positions to be elected in June 2025. The expertise and interests of our Council and committee members represent the main areas of our activity and bring a breadth of experience from the wider world. The positions provide a valuable opportunity to contribute to our activities and serve as a direct influence on our strategic direction. Outgoing Vice President for Research and Higher Education, Professor Jamie Woodward, commented: “It has been a privilege to serve as Vice President. Working with the Research and Higher Education team and helping guide all areas of the Society's activities as a trustee and member of Council has been hugely satisfying.” The deadline is 5.00pm on Thursday 20 March 2025. To view the available positions and nomination process 👉 https://lnkd.in/eT5-TS8m

🌊 Natural Flood Management (NFM) measures are being widely introduced with the aim of attenuating flood peaks and alleviating downstream flooding. 🪵 These measures aim to mimic natural processes and so have the potential to not only ‘slow the flow’ but also deliver other hydrogeomorphological benefits. 💻 If you want to find out more about more about this, join us for our upcoming webinar: learning from nature - supporting NFM design while enhancing river form and function. 🗓️ Wednesday, 12 February ⏰ 12.30pm -1.30pm Sign up here 👉 https://ow.ly/5Hhf50UuSEB

🌇 The UK’s overly centralised governance has caused inefficient resource allocation, under-utilises economic potential, reinforces London-oriented decision-making, and entrenches spatial economic inequalities. ✍️ Research by geographers at the Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies (CURDS), Newcastle University, revealed the potential of subnational economic development and decentralisation policy to reduce UK spatial economic inequalities. ️Read more 👉 https://ow.ly/vySH50UbZe6 #UsingGeography