Amidst the noise and fury of the current debate, it is too easy to lose sight of the fundamental questions we need to address, writes Sir Ivan Rodgers. Read more
"Shackleton held audiences in the palm of his hand as he described horrifying dangers and deprivations." Written by Jo Woolf, RSGS Writer-in-Residence Read more
"I have forced myself to focus on solutions to these crises. What can we all do to adopt or drive change?" Written by Mike Robinson, RSGS Chief Executive Read more
"It is a wonderful country; we were just there at the wrong time." Written by Mike Robinson, RSGS Chief Executive Read more
In the early hours of 21st July 1969, inside the small, cramped space of their landing capsule, Edwin ‘Buzz’ Aldrin and Neil Armstrong were trying to get to sleep... Written by Jo Woolf, RSGS Writer-in-Residence Read more
“A matter-of-fact lady, a little thick, black-haired girl, sturdy and all I want . . .” Written by Jo Woolf, RSGS Writer-in-Residence Read more
"It's about time we started creating an economy, a society, an environment, in fact a future, they can believe in. And we really need to get a move on." Written by Mike Robinson, RSGS Chief Executive Read more
"I am forming a plan for getting farther into the mountains . . ." Written by Jo Woolf, RSGS Writer-in-Residence Read more
"There is always a sense of anticipation!" Written by Jane Griffiths, RSGS Collections Volunteer Read more
A geographical research trip to Trinidad, summer 2018. Written by Erin Fowler, RSGS Volunteer Read more
"To the glory of God and in memory of the Lewismen who gave their lives in the Great War, 1914-1919". Written by Kenny Maclean, RSGS Collections Team Read more
The Snow Globe - A Story for Christmas. Written by Jo Woolf, RSGS Writer-in-Residence Read more
"This next year, as we head towards 2020, is going to be critical in terms of commitments and action by governments, businesses and individuals." Written by Mike Robinson, RSGS Chief Executive Read more
“. . . I had heard the call of the wild on star-lit nights under the Northern Lights; I had slept in a snow-hut; I had broken a new trail at the foot of the splintered Endicotts, and my heart beat for the wilderness.” Written by Jo Woolf, RSGS Writer-in-Residence Read more
"So what is the legacy that we are passing on to future generations? And how will they remember us? And how will they choose to thank us for it?" Written by Mike Robinson, RSGS Chief Executive Read more
"In New Zealand, going it alone is not an option." Written by Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand Read more
"We just need decision makers to move more quickly." Written by Luke and Hazel Robertson, RSGS Explorers-in-Residence Read more
"We should be concerned!" Written by Mike Robinson, RSGS Chief Executive. Read more
"Scott and Shackleton at the same table, exchanging mild insults over the brandy?" Written by Jo Woolf, RSGS Writer-in-Residence. Read more
“There is a curious stillness that lies upon the wilderness at first light”. Written by Meredith Adams Read more
"65 years since Everest was first climbed, we look back on the visit of Sir Edmund Hillary and Sir John Hunt…" Written by Jo Woolf, RSGS Writer-in-Residence. Read more
"Many great adventures have unexpected beginnings". Written by Alex and Merlin Read more
The RSGS holds a small selection of early 20th-century glass lantern slides of St Kilda, taken some years before and then immediately after the evacuation. Read more
In February 1897, Dr Fridtjof Nansen visited Scotland to address RSGS audiences about his recent expedition towards the North Pole, and to receive the Society’s Gold Medal. Read more