Anthropologist and presenter Professor Alice Roberts will be speaking at the University of Strathclyde on Saturday 20th January for her talk titled “Ancestors”, based on her book of the same name. Read more
James Bluemel, director of Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland, Once Upon a Time in Iraq, Pandemic, and Exodus, will be interviewed about his award-winning documentaries on Tuesday 28th November 2023. Read more
We organise a programme of public talks and events each year: most of these form our core programme of Inspiring People talks which run from around September to March; our special events include additional talks by high-profile speakers, award presentation events, and specialist events.
Lee Craigie takes us on a candid journey behind the scenes, exploring topics such as identity, loss, success, freedom, and our connection to the natural world. Read more
Climber and adventurer Anna Taylor shares stories from her exploits around the world. Read more
Antonia Bolingbroke-Kent recounts stories of a journey which was cold, wet, hot, mind-blowingly beautiful, and constantly surprising. Read more
No adventure can take you everywhere in Britain, but this one comes close. Read more
Cameron McNeish raises awareness of unresolved conservation issues and rejoices in the opportunities now available for young people. Read more
Wildlife documentary producer-director Mandi Stark takes us behind the scenes of filming natural history across the globe. Read more
Professor Charles Withers examines the achievements of Mungo Park, the many expeditions that followed him, and Park’s enduring ‘afterlife’ as an explorer. Read more
In 2017, Joe Bunyan left a career in consulting to pursue his goal of becoming a film director. Read more
In a gripping and remarkable feat of historical reconstruction, Katherine MacInnes vividly depicts the lives, loves and losses of the ‘snow widows’. Read more
In July 2023, adventure sports journalist and author Mark Agnew set out with a small team aiming to be the first to kayak the entire 2,000-mile Northwest Passage. Read more
Sue Stockdale has been living the dream; becoming the first UK woman to ski to the Magnetic North Pole, embarking on incredible escapades. Read more
Kate Rawles’s most recent ‘adventure plus’ involved cycling the length of South America, from the Pacific Ocean to rainforests and salt flats, on a bamboo bike she built herself. Read more
Award-winning landscape and aerial photographer Shahbaz Majeed takes us on a spectacular visual journey to show Scotland from a different perspective. Read more
Mark Evans shares the story of recreating Philby’s pioneering 1917 journey across Arabia. Read more
A Kenyan mountaineer, creative writer and teacher, Ruth Nyakerario is an adventurer at heart, in pursuit of a deeper connection with both nature and people. Read more
Roger Crofts celebrates the role of trees in our lives, and considers how to ensure that we have well-maintained trees, woods and forests. Read more