Shackleton Medal: for leadership and citizenship in a geographical field, in particular in the fields and current themes of most concern to RSGS. This was awarded first in 2009. Its recipients include the Scottish Parliament Transport, Infrastructure & Climate Change Committee, and Craig Sams & Jo Fairley.

• 2023           Professor Laurence Tubiana
• 2022           Hugh Andrew
• 2018           Polly Higgins
• 2016           Laurent Fabius, Christiana Figueres and Manuel Pulgar-Vidal
• 2014           Lord Smith of Kelvin and the people of Glasgow
• 2012           Craig Sams & Jo Fairley
• 2011           Eriel Tchekwe Deranger
• 2009           Scottish Parliament Transport, Infrastructure & Climate Change Committee