Tivy Education Medal

Tivy Education Medal: for exemplary, outstanding and inspirational teaching, educational policy or work in formal and informal educational arenas. This was awarded first in 2008. Its recipients include Anita Ganeri, and the Scottish Association of Geography Teachers.

2022 Chalk Talks Team
2020 Dr Howie Firth MBE
2019 Kenneth Maclean
2018 Sir Ken Robinson
2016 Val Vannet
2014 Ken Muir
2013 Alan Parkinson
2011 Scottish Association of Geography Teachers (SAGT)
2010 Anita Ganeri
2009 Erica Caldwell
2008 James R Carson

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The Nukak - The last contacted tribe in Colombia fighting to return home for more than 30 years.

With the upcoming edition of The Geographer themed on Colombia, we share an article about The Nukak, the last Indigenous people to be contacted by mainstream Colombian society, and one of the last nomadic tribes in the country.
The Youth perspective on COP27

Nearly a week since COP27 concluded in Sharm el-Sheikh, Youth Energy Advisor, Josh Oxby, provides some reflective insights from his time at the conference.
Ecocide law: the missing climate solution?

With COP27 coming to a close today, we share an article from the COP26 edition of The Geographer by Jojo Mehta, Co-founder and Executive Director of Stop Ecocide International.
Lest we Forget

RSGS Chief Executive Mike Robinson reflects on Remembrance Day, the sacrifices of the past and the consequent benefits to the future, and asks what sacrifices are we making today for future generations? How do we wish to be remembered?

Bronze Medal

The Bronze Medal was awarded for outstanding public service in which Geography has played an important part, either by exploration, by administration, or in other directions where its principles have been applied to the benefit of the human race.
W S Bruce Medal

The W S Bruce Medal is awarded for some notable contribution to Zoology, Botany, Geology, Meteorology, Oceanography or Geography, where new knowledge has been gained through a personal visit to polar regions.
Newbigin Prize

The Newbigin Prize is awarded for the most notable contribution to the Scottish Geographical Journal, or any other RSGS publication, during the previous year.
Honorary Fellowship

An Honorary Fellowship is awarded in recognition of services to the Society and to the wider discipline of geography. Since 2008, medallists of the RSGS have automatically been made Honorary Fellows.
President's Award

The President’s Award recognises achievement and celebrates the impact of geographers’ work on wider society.
Bartholomew Globe

The Bartholomew Globe is awarded for excellence in the assembly, delivery or application of geographical information through cartography, GIS and related techniques.
Geddes Environment Medal

The Geddes Environment Medal is awarded for an outstanding practical, research or communications contribution to conservation and protection of the natural environment and the development of sustainability.
Shackleton Medal

The Shackleton Medal is awarded for leadership and citizenship in a geographical field, in particular in the fields and current themes of most concern to RSGS.
Mungo Park Medal

The Mungo Park Medal is awarded for an outstanding contribution to geographical knowledge through exploration or adventure in potentially hazardous physical or social environments.
Livingstone Medal

The Livingstone Medal is awarded for outstanding service of a humanitarian nature with a clear geographical dimension. It was awarded first in 1901.