ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY (WITH IBG)
SELECTION OF EVENTS FOR MAY
9 May from 2.30pm-3.30pm Be inspired: Isabella Bird: Britain’s fearless Victorian adventurer, and her magic lantern slides (Lecture, in-person) Jacki Hill-Murphy will recreate Isabella Bird’s lecture on Western China using her original magic lantern slides and discuss her solo world travels. Venue: Royal Geographical Society (with IBG), 1 Kensington Gore, London, SW7 2AR Tickets: £5, RGS-IBG Members free. geog.gr/IsabellaBird
16 May from 6.30pm-7.45pm Ranulph Fiennes: man and myth (Lecture, in-person and online) This year sees the theatrical release of the film Explorer - a portrait of Ranulph Fiennes. Director Matt Dyas discusses the challenges of getting to the man behind the myth. Venue: Online and at Royal Geographical Society (with IBG), 1 Kensington Gore, London, SW7 2AR Tickets: Free. Members only. geog.gr/RanulphFiennes
10 May from 7.00pm-9.00pm Wild: life and landscape (Lecture, in-person) Ben Osborne will take us on a retrospective journey through 35 years of professional wildlife and landscape photography across all seven continents. Venue: Blake Studio, Norwich School, The Close, NR1 4DD Tickets: £5 geog.gr/BenOsborne
25 May from 6.30pm-7.45pm Three Stripes South (Lecture, online) Three Stripes South tells Bex Band’s transformative adventure - battling heat, exhaustion, self-doubt and prejudice - and the new life she built for herself when she got home, founding the Love Her Wild women’s adventure community. Venue: Online Tickets: Free geog.gr/ThreeStripesSouth
16 May from 8.00pm-10.00pm 39 ways to save the planet (Lecture, in-person) An evening about climate change to put a smile on your face. Tom Heap talks about the inspiring people delivering solutions to climate change. Venue: Auditorium, Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street. Exeter, Devon, EX4 3LS Tickets: £12 geog.gr/SaveThePlanet
26 May from 7.00pm-8.30pm Where is everyone? The importance and challenges of mapping human populations (Lecture, online) Accurate maps of population distributions are vital for effective governance but can often be lacking. How can we use new geospatial technologies to address this? Venue: Online Tickets: Free geog.gr/WhereIsEveryone