Inspiring People Talks Video
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13 fantastic talks in 13 locations this March as part of our Inspiring People talks programme!
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Before the Inspiring People talks by Bruce Gittings in Inverness, Perth and Stirling there will be a free RSGS exhibition entitled Firsts and Nearly Firsts!
On display will be facsimile maps and ephemera including a letter to the RSGS from first man on the Moon Neil Armstrong, and a signed copy of the Times special supplement announcing the first ascent of Mt Everest by Sir Edmund Hillary. There will also be several items relevant to the local area, sourced by Head of RSGS Collections Margaret Wilkes.
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Inverness, Monday 9th March, The Highland Council Chamber, 6.50 to 7.25pm
Perth, Tuesday 10th March, Salutation Hotel, 6.30 to 7:25pm
Stirling, Wednesday 11th March, Logie Lecture Theatre, 6.30pm to 7.25pm
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In early February, explorer, author and broadcaster Levison Wood was made Honorary Fellow of RSGS, after an entertaining and amusing talk at Perth Concert Hall. Through his personable, amenable approach, Levison has captured the public’s imagination with his infectious love for adventure, travel and storytelling. But it is his quest to paint an honest and hopeful picture of misrepresented parts of the world that really sets him apart. Through his capacity to inspire trust in people, Levison provides a platform for locals to tell their stories. And as such, he presents a much more positive, hopeful and compassionate story for the world – a story which is rarely portrayed on our news channels and social media.
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Climate Emergency Summit II
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We held our second Climate Emergency Summit in January, bringing together experts in sustainability working across a broad spectrum of topics, fields and industries. The theme for this event was ‘Financing the Transition: Tax and Subsidies’. Priority themes and action areas identified ranged from a renewable sovereign wealth fund and GDP alternatives, to free public transport for all and a new Climate Change Emergency (Scotland) Bill. The key findings have been published and will be submitted to Government.
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The next summit, on nature-based solutions, will be held in Stirling on Monday 30th March. If interested in attending, please contact enquiries@rsgs.org with the subject 'Climate Summit III'.
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Jamie Livingstone FRSGS (L) and Mike Robinson RSGS Chief Executive (R)
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Congratulations to our latest Honorary Fellow, Jamie Livingstone, Head of Oxfam Scotland. Over the past 6 years, Jamie has led a team working on projects and campaigns to help tackle poverty, inequality and food insecurity in Scotland, as well as Scotland’s contribution to global campaigns on economic inequality, conflict and the climate emergency. Jamie is also a board member of Stop Climate Chaos Scotland and campaigned for the Scottish Government to establish the world’s first Climate Justice Fund. The award was given for providing a voice for people who need it the most and offering a vision – and solutions – to bring about a fairer society in Scotland, and the wider world.
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Here at RSGS, we sit at the heart of a broad network of communicators, policy-makers, practitioners, explorers and, of course, academics. And to help identify this latter group, we have prepared an up-to-date and comprehensive list of geography academics currently working in Scotland. This freely accessible resource organises these practitioners into ten key geographic themes and 24 disciplinary sub-themes.
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