The online lectures are taken from the RGS-IBG Monday night lecture series.
New lectures are in video format, whilst older ones are in audio format with a slideshow of any accompanying photos & images that were presented on the evening.
As/A2 Students
The lectures are an excellent resource for A-level students, providing topical and relevant case study material as well as a broader reading around many of the core A-level topics.
CPD Opportunities
The lectures can be used as an effective CPD tool by teachers to enhance subject knowledge and allow them to keep up to date with new material and ideas in the geographical world.
| Title | Description | Date |
| Latest Online Lectures |
Lectures from the Autumn'11 programme are now available to view. |
3/11/2011 |
| Expedition Amazonas by Mark Kalch |
Mark recounts the Expedition Amazonas team’s successful, human-powered descent of the entire Amazon River, from the Andes to the Atlantic. |
14/12/2009 |
| Ocean acidification by Nicholas Owens |
Nick explores how rising carbon dioxide levels in our atmosphere also affect our oceans, leading first to increasing acidity as the CO2 dissolves in seawater and then wider impacts on marine life. |
25/9/2009 |
| Those most curious rings of land:coral reefs from Darwin to now by Tom Spencer |
The Society celebrates Charles Darwin’s contributions to the geology and biology of coral reefs and how those ideas have been developed, voyaging through the breathtaking scenery of the islands of the reef seas.
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1/9/2009 |
| Modern slavery in the UK by Prof Gary Craig (audio only) |
Prof Craig discusses slavery in the modern world and the UK, drawing
on a major report published earlier in the year. |
1/7/2009 |
| Cities, civilisation and a new style of living? by Peter Head |
Peter describes the planning and design of two remarkable, new eco-city developments in China. |
1/7/2009 |
| UK migration controversies, by Heaven Crawley |
Heaven provides an overview of the current state of research evidence on migration and its impact on the UK and society, tackling some of the controversies that dominate current political and public debates. |
30/6/2009 |
| A Blueprint for a Safer Future, by Lord Stern |
Lord Stern explores how to manage climate change in the future and the actions required of this generation to ensure the continued existence of the human race. |
30/4/2009 |
| What next? Surviving the 21st century by Chris Patten |
Chris tackles the big questions about our global condition and our collective futures. |
3/2/2009 |
| Cities, civilisation and a new style of living? by Peter Head |
Peter Head describes the planning and design of two remarkable, new eco-city developments in China which plan to show how economic growth can occur in a resource efficient, ecological age. |
1/7/2008 |
| PolarFirst: a new helicopter world record by Jennifer Murray |
Crossing 32,206 nautical miles and 26 countries in one continuous journey, Jennifer tells the story of her record breaking helicopter flight with co-pilot Colin Bodil.
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1/7/2008 |
| Can Science feed developing countries? |
Professor Sir Gordon Conway, RGS-IBG President, examines what is needed to change the 800 million people globally who are chronically hungry. |
7/2/2008 |
| Waste, resources and the carbon economy |
Peter Jones from Biffa Waste Services provides an insight into current challenges facing the UK waste management industry. |
15/11/2007 |
| Only half of me: being a muslim in Britain (audio only) |
Having moved to Britain from Somalia as a young child, Ragi Omar has a unique perspective on Muslim life in Britain today. |
14/11/2007 |
| Khalid Koser: Migration and Globalisation, 200million migrants and counting |
Khalid Koser, an expert on human displacement, discusses international migration. |
1/9/2007 |
| Deep into the rubbish with Cairo's Zabbaleen |
Jessica Boyd describes the rich culture of the Zabbaleen or 'rubbish people' of Cairo:an ethnically distinct community of 25,000 recyclers who make their living from the city's mountains of waste. |
1/9/2007 |
| Mark Maslin 'Solving' Global Warming |
Viable technological and social solutions and the emergence of strong political leadership seems to show that humanity is starting to deal with climate change |
18/6/2007 |
