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Artist and environmentalist Angeni Perez-Jamieson heads to Alaska’s Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes this week 🌋 Working alongside scientists and local artists, she’s exploring how art and science can come together in volcanic landscapes and help inspire environmental change.

Ahead of the National Festival of Fieldwork, we've teamed up with Chloe Searl (theislandgeographer.co.uk) to create a suite of self-led fieldwork CPD modules for teachers. 🔗 Access the videos here: bit.ly/4uD5cw0 Check our Schools pages for more fieldwork resources!

Why did place names on a map of Canada matter to geographers in London? In the 1880s, a new railroad connected eastern Canada to British Columbia. As the railway expanded, Indigenous place names were added to official maps - including this 1886 map - which became a point of contention at the RGS.

Do you know the name of the woman who has spent over 7,000 hours underwater? Or the man who helped create Google Earth? In the first of a new series exploring our building, Chrissie Quigley shares the stories behind three past RGS award recipients, featured on the boards in our Ken Gore entrance ✨

Meet Regan McDonald, Public Health Research Officer at Ikon Gallery 👋 In this Inspiring Heads video, he reflects on the meaning of creative health and the role art can play in shaping how we understand wellbeing. Learn about our work supporting underrepresented students: https://bit.ly/4fk7A5I

Congratulations to our 2026 medals and awards recipients! 🏆🏅 This year, 27 individuals have been recognised for their outstanding contributions to geographical research, fieldwork, teaching, professional practice and public engagement. Find out more 👉https://ow.ly/zrWJ50YXu3o

Why is this map made of triangles? This 1945 'Air Age' map was designed to be rearranged, highlighting how points across the globe could be connected via air travel. Explore more from our Collections, home to over a million maps, by following our #MapMonday series or at rgs.org/our-collections

How much nature is Europe losing? 🌿 Our latest #geovisualisation features the work of Zeynep Şentek and Léopold Salzenstein from Arena for Journalism in Europe, mapping the dramatic loss of nature and cropland in Europe. Read the interview and explore the map here 👉https://bit.ly/4mCidTa

Taking a closer look at a 17th-century map... The Kunyu Wagnuo Quantu (c.1644) was created by Chinese scholars and artisans after interactions with Western-style cartography. Earlier this week, our Collections team and expert conservators took it out of its custom-built case to examine it up close.

Why choose geography? 🌍 Professor Emma Mawdsley, Head of Department at University of Cambridge, explains why geography is like no other subject. She spoke at our school member lecture this month, sharing insights for teachers and students 🎤 Explore more events and resources at www.rgs.org/schools

“Any disruption to oil and gas supplies in the Strait of Hormuz directly affects Asian economies, but doesn’t affect the United States.” Geopolitics expert Klaus Dodds gives his take on how energy politics & the legacy of the Iran hostage crisis shape Donald Trump’s strategic thinking about Iran 👇

Happy International Women’s Day! In this clip, Dr. Rosa Vásquez Espinoza, chemical biologist and National Geographic Explorer, talks about why we need women in nature conservation 🌿 To celebrate #IWD, Rosa's full lecture is free for everyone to watch until the end of March 👉https://bit.ly/4l6OxwX

Congratulations to Jess Smith, winner of the 2025 Biosphere Expeditions × RGS Exploration Bursary 🌍 Jess is an MSc student in Wildlife Biology and Conservation at Edinburgh Napier University and will join the Swedish brown bear expedition this May.