Writer-in-Residence Jo Woolf writes of the life and adventures of Antarctic explorer Robert Falcon-Scott Read more
RSGS is delighted to announce that we will be partnering with Access to Inspiration, to record a series of podcasts giving leading perspectives on how we promote climate solutions and encourage people to be more active. Read more
Amid T S Eliot’s long and dauntingly bleak poem, ‘The Waste Land’ is a curious passage describing two people who are attended by an invisible companion. How was this phenomenon, now known as ‘the third man’, inspired by Sir Ernest Shackleton? Read more
The World Meteorological Organisation has updated its forecast on when the crucial threshold of 1.5 degrees of heating will be passed, finding that there is now a 66% chance this will be breached between now and 2027. Read more
Engaging stories, topical articles and fascinating insights from across the RSGS network.
This month, RSGS is offering a rare insight into the life and adventures of famed explorer Ernest Shackleton, told through a series of tours around the Fair Maid’s House in Perth. Read more
Celebrating 150 years since the birth of this gifted and intrepid explorer who brought back some of our most exquisite garden flowers Read more
RSGS was delighted to present the Bartholomew Globe award to James Cheshire, Professor of Geographic Information and Cartography in the UCL Department of Geography, and Director of the UCL Social Data Institute, during his sold-out talk at RSGS Headquarters in Perth this week. Read more
RSGS has released a report outlining steps to maximise and promote the relevance and uptake of geography in schools, following the RSGS Education Conference held recently at Dollar Academy. Read more
We mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of Frank Wild, the Yorkshireman who was known as Shackleton’s right-hand man. Read more
We celebrate a geographical Easter with an article written for The Geographer about Easter Island, the remote volcanic island well known for its archaeological sites, including its iconic moai. Read more
The team behind the discovery of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s legendary lost ship Endurance spoke at a sold-out event at Perth Concert Hall on Tuesday. Read more
Mike Robinson reflects on the latest IPCC report in this aptly named blog. Read more
In 1916 Ernest Shackleton's beloved ship Endurance was crushed by ice and sank to the depths of the Weddell Sea, but what followed was an astonishing story of courage and survival. Read more
The huge earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria a month ago weren’t necessarily a huge surprise in an area with an historic vulnerability to seismic shocks, but the scale of the devastation was an enormous shock - turning millions of lives upside down in an instant. Read more
On Saturday 25th February RSGS convened a full day, fast-paced conference at Dollar Academy to bring together key individuals and organisations, to discuss how to maximise and promote the relevance and uptake of geography. Read more
In 1917 St John Philby journeyed east to west across Arabia, from the Arabian Gulf to the Red Sea. 105 years later, the Heart of Arabia Expedition set out to follow in Philby’s footsteps across the Arabian Peninsula Read more
“There could be nothing more symbolic than travelling to the top of the world and swimming across a stretch of open ocean that used to be frozen over." RSGS Writer-in-Residence interviews endurance swimmer and RSGS Mungo Park Medallist Lewis Pugh. Read more
Last year, Ernest Shackleton’s ship Endurance was discovered at the bottom of the Weddell Sea by the Endurance22 expedition. We reflect on the life of Shackleton and this amazing discovery ahead of our talk by the expedition crew this March. Read more
After receiving help from the public in identifying some images from from Isobel Wylie Hutchison's solo 260-mile walking tour from Reykjavik to Akureyri, we share what we have learned. Read more
Professor Ken Muir explains the process of writing his report 'Putting Learners at the Centre', where he offers his recommendations for the future of Scottish education. Read more
A new year is upon us, and with that the potential for a fresh start and some fresh impetus to see action around some of the critical issues facing our society. Read more
In 1925 Isobel Wylie Hutchison went on a solo 260-mile walking tour from Reykjavik to Akureyri. Isobel recorded her journey in words and photographs, and many of her images are held in RSGS Collections. Can you help us identify these images? Read more
In December, RSGS presented Honorary Fellowship to Dougie Vipond and David Connor, and the Scottish Geographical Medal to Professor Iain Stewart at Doug Allan's talk in Perth, which drew an audience of over 500 people. Read more
We were delighted to present RSGS Honorary Fellowship to Nigel Miller, Pete Ritchie and Andrew and Seonag Barbour for their outstanding work towards promoting sustainable farming in Scotland Read more