Volunteer With Us

Volunteers are vitally important to the RSGS. They bring a wealth of skills, experience and enthusiasm to our cause. Each year, volunteer work from over 100 volunteers allows us to almost double our capacity to deliver a broad range of projects.

Volunteers can work as individuals or in groups in the following ways:

Giving RSGS talks to other groups such as Rotary or Probus.
Welcoming speakers and audiences to our Inspiring People talks.
Guiding visitors around the Fair Maid’s House.
Researching historical information and contemporary issues in our offices.
Developing educational resources.
Plus many, many more projects.

Get in Touch

If you would like to volunteer with us, please contact [email protected], call 01738 455050 or make contact with one of our Local Groups after a talk!

"The highlight of volunteering at the Fair Maid's House Visitor Centre are the people – the staff of RSGS, the other volunteers, and of course the visitors. People really love to share their experiences with you – where they live, where they have visited. Will I do it again? Of course I will." (RSGS Volunteer)

Latest

Robert Falcon Scott

Writer-in-Residence Jo Woolf writes of the life and adventures of Antarctic explorer Robert Falcon-Scott
RSGS collaboration with Access to Inspiration

RSGS is delighted to announce that we will be partnering with Access to Inspiration, to record a series of podcasts giving leading perspectives on how we promote climate solutions and encourage people to be more active.
In My Community

We often talk of being part of a community, but what does this mean? We want you to tell us about a community that you feel is important to you.
Sir Ernest Shackleton and T S Eliot’s ‘third man’

Amid T S Eliot’s long and dauntingly bleak poem, ‘The Waste Land’ is a curious passage describing two people who are attended by an invisible companion. How was this phenomenon, now known as ‘the third man’, inspired by Sir Ernest Shackleton?

Chalk Talks

Free, virtual geography lessons for students working at home. The videos summarise topics in the Scottish Geography curriculum, from glaciers to coasts, cities to deserts, and everything in between.
Fact Sheets

Case studies and fun facts for the classroom, covering flooding, landslides and coasts.
Learning Maps and Mats

RSGS helps schools create playground maps and access climate change story mats for the classroom.
Lesson Plans

We are working to enhance geographical learning in Scottish schools. We organise activities and produce learning materials for both primary and secondary school children.
Experiential Learning

Lesson plans and advice for outdoor learning projects and activities inspired by exploration and adventure.
Hire a Room

Our rooms at RSGS HQ can in Perth can be booked and cater for a wide variety of clients from small corporate meetings and school trips to intimate weddings. Our team of dedicated staff and volunteers can tailor a friendly package for most occasions.
East Coast of Scotland (1647)

On this sea chart, the east coast of Scotland between the Cromarty Firth and St Abb’s Head is easily recognisable today in terms of its outline, but some of its place-names may at first sight seem strange.