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We organise a programme of c100 public talks and events across Scotland each year: 90 of these form our core programme of Inspiring People talks; our special events include additional talks by high-profile speakers, award presentation events, small-scale talks given in our office, and open days. Tickets for most events can be bought via Eventbrite until noon the day before each talk, or direct from the venue. A limited number of tickets will also be available on the door.

Craig Mathieson – The Polar Academy

Online Inspiring People event with Craig Mathieson, RSGS Explorer-in-Residence. Inspiring People At Home talk from the Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Read more

Richard Else – A Man, a Monk and the Mountains

Online Inspiring People event with filmmaker Richard Else. Inspiring People At Home talk from the Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Read more

Jo Woolf – The Great Horizon: Inspiration from the RSGS Archive

Online Inspiring People event with RSGS Writer-in-Residence Jo Woolf. Inspiring People At Home talk from the Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Read more

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Carbon Choices

Carbon Choices tells the greatest story on Earth: how humans came to emit 40 billion tonnes of an invisible gas each year, changing the chemistry of the atmosphere and the oceans, and steadily destroying the life support systems they depend on.

Building Back Better

"A silver lining of this awful pandemic would be to emerge from one crisis with the foresight, confidence and optimism to tackle the climate crisis too..." writes Mike Robinson, Chief Executive of RSGS

Time to Teach

"As with many things, the COVID-19 pandemic has begun to expose cracks in those areas of our society which have been de-prioritised or starved of funds during this past decade of austerity." Writes Chief Executive of RSGS, Mike Robinson

August 2020

August e-newsletter of the RSGS: Details about the 2020-21 Inspiring People talks series, which will be held online for the first time.

Departing the Island on 'The Edge of the World’

"Ninety years ago, on August 29, 1930, the last 36 residents of St Kilda were evacuated. Huddled on HMS Harebell they were conveyed from Village Bay on Hirta to mainland Scotland." Writes Collections Volunteer, Kenny Maclean FRSGS.

Stop Climate Chaos Scotland: An Interview

After 14 years, Mike Robinson stepped down from the charity coalition he established: Stop Climate Chaos Scotland. In this interview with Jo Woolf, he speaks about his lifelong passion for environmental issues and his hopes for the future.

Shackleton at the RSGS: A Sketch

This is an attempt to explain why there are no newspaper cuttings in the RSGS archives from early 1904 until late 1905. This is approximately the length of Shackleton’s tenure as Secretary...

What an Emergency Looks Like

"In the case of coronavirus, despite some amount of confusion, at least we now know what an emergency response looks like," writes Mike Robinson, Chief Executive of RSGS.

COP26 Postponed

"Postponing the relevant UN COPs was inevitable, but we need to see them as essential pre-planning, and re-schedule them as soon as circumstance allows," writes Mike Robinson, RSGS Chief Executive.

Erskine Beveridge: the Dunfermline Geographer

"Beveridge's photographs could be dismissed as a romantic view of Scotland but, as well as castles and mountains, they also capture a historical geography and social history..." writes Bruce Gittings FRSGS

An Interview with Levison Wood

“It’s about showing what a region is really like through the eyes of the people who live there.” Explorer Levison Wood speaks to RSGS Writer-in-Residence, Jo Woolf.

The Climate Emergency: One Year On

"Although coronavirus is quite rightly dominating our thoughts and immediate concerns, the climate emergency hasn't gone away." An interview with Mike Robinson and Professor Dave Reay.

An Interview with Calum Maclean

For our Young Geographer magazine published in 2019, our team of Editors sat down with BBC presenter and wild-swimmer Calum Maclean. The magazine article was published in Gaelic, but we're pleased to share the English version online!

The Next Normal

"The end of a world is also the beginning of a world. Right now, the world we inhabited – but did not really know – has ended. The new beginning, the ‘next normal’, is already happening" writes Mike Elm.

Jo Woolf – The Great Horizon: Inspiration from the RSGS Archive

Richard Else – A Man, a Monk and the Mountains

Craig Mathieson – The Polar Academy

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Craig Mathieson – The Polar Academy

Richard Else – A Man, a Monk and the Mountains

Jo Woolf – The Great Horizon: Inspiration from the RSGS Archive