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ning their professional standards through ongoing continuing professional development cpd research groups edit the society s research and study groups bring together active researchers and professional geographers in particular areas of geography there are 27 active research groups with each group organising their own seminars conferences workshops and other activities 26 research groups biogeography research group british society for geomorphology carceral geography research group climate change research group contract research and teaching forum digital geographies research group developing areas research group economic geography research group geographical information science research group geography of health and wellbeing research group geography of leisure and tourism research group higher education research group geographies of justice research group coastal and marine research group historical geography research group history and philosophy of geography research group mountain research group participatory geographies working group planning and environment research group political geography research group population geography research group postgraduate forum the post socialist geographies research group quantitative methods research group rural geography research group social and cultural geography research group space sexualities and queer research group transport geography research group urban geography research group women and geography research group medals and awards edit the society also presents awards to geographers that have contributed to the advancement of geography 27 the most prestigious of these awards are the founder s medal and the patron s medal the award is given for the encouragement and promotion of geographical science and discovery and are approved by king charles iii the awards originated as an annual gift of fifty guineas from king william iv first made in 1831 to constitute a premium for the encouragement and promotion of geographical science and discovery the society decided in 1839 to change this monetary award into two gold medals founder s medal and the patron s the award has been given to notable geographers including david livingstone 1855 nain singh rawat 1876 28 baron ferdinand von richthofen 1878 alfred russel wallace 1892 and frederick courtney selous 1893 to more recent winners including percy harrison fawcett 1916 professor william morris davis 1919 sir halford john mackinder 1945 professor l dudley stamp 1949 professor richard chorley 1987 and professor david harvey 1995 in 2004 harish kapadia was awarded the patron s medal for contributions to geographical discovery and mountaineering in the himalayas making him the second indian to receive the award in its history in 2005 the founder s medal was awarded to professor sir nicholas shackleton for his research in the field of quaternary palaeoclimatology and the patron s medal was awarded to professor jean malaurie for a lifelong study of the arctic and its people in 1902 they awarded khan bahadur sher jang a sword of honour the black memorial in recognition of his valuable services to geography in total the society awards 17 medals and awards including honorary membership and fellowship some of the other awards given by the rgs include 29 the victoria medal 1902 for conspicuous merit in research in geography the murchison award 1882 for the publication judged to contribute most to geographical science in preceding recent years the back award 1882 for applied or scientific geographical studies which make an outstanding contribution to the development of national or international public policy the busk medal 1975 for conservation research or for fieldwork abroad in geography or in a geographical aspect of an allied science the cuthbert peek award 1883 for those advancing geographical knowledge of human impact on the environment through the application of contemporary methods including those of earth observation and mapping the edward heath award 1984 for geographical research in either europe or the developing world the cherry kearton medal and award for a traveller concerned with the study or practice of natural history with a preference for those with an interest in nature photography art or cinematography 30 the ness award for travellers particularly those who have successfully popularised geography and the wider understanding of our world and its environments collections edit a representation of the historical emblem of the royal geographical society the society s collections consist of over two million documents maps photographs paintings periodicals artefacts and books and span 500 years of geography travel and exploration 31 the society preserves the collections for the benefit of future generations while providing public access and promoting collections related educational programmes for schools and lifelong learners the foyle reading room acts as a consultation space for using the society s collections 32 and hosts showcases and workshops as well as the be inspired series of talks 33 artefacts edit the artefacts collection includes over a thousand items brought to the society consisting mainly of cultural objects from around the world ranging from inuit boots from canadian arctic to ceremonial leopard s claws from the then belgian congo paraphernalia of exploration for example oxygen sets used in the various attempts on everest and personal items belonging to explorers such as shackleton s burberry helmet artefacts from the collection have been loaned to exhibitions around the world and are in continual demand 34 books and journals edit the library collection holds more than 150 000 bound volumes that focus on the history and geography of places worldwide example volumes include information on european migration a 19th century guidebook to berlin and david livingstone s account of his search for the source of the nile 35 it currently receives around 800 journal titles as well as many more journal titles that are either not currently subscribed to or have ceased publication allowing society members access to the latest geographical academic literature in addition to the journals published by the rgs ibg itself 36 expedition report edit the rgs ibg houses a collection of 4 500 expedition reports these documents contain details of the achievements and research results of expeditions to almost every country of the world the catalogue of these reports and over 8 500 planned and past expeditions is held on a database which provides contact with a wide variety of sporting scientific and youth expeditions from 1965 to the present day 37 maps and atlases edit the society holds one of the largest private map collections in the world which is continuously increasing it includes one million sheets of maps and charts 3000 atlases 40 globes and 1000 gazetteers the earliest printed item in the collection dates back to 1482 the rgs ibg also holds manuscript materials from the mid sixteenth century onwards aerial photography from 1919 and contemporary satellite images 38 manuscript archive edit the manuscript archive collection consists of material arising out of the conduct of society business and manuscripts relating to persons or subjects of special interest the document collection includes a few papers from before the society s founding in 1830 and is particularly useful to biographers of nineteenth and early twentieth century travellers and geographers as well as research into the development of geographical knowledge and the historical development of geography 39 events recordings edit since 1994 the society has recorded the majority of its monday night lectures society members and fellows can watch selected lectures from 2006 onward online 40 photographs and artworks edit the society s picture library holds over half a million photographs artworks negatives lantern slides and albums dating from around 1830 historic images range from the antarctic adventures of scott and shackleton to the pioneering journeys of livingstone baker speke and burton 41 grants edit the rgs ibg provides funding for geographical research and scientific expeditions the society offers a number of grants to researchers students teachers and independent travellers more than 70 projects are supported each year and in excess of 180 000 is awarded annually research has been conducted in more than 120 countries from namibia to brazil to greenland 42 expeditions fieldwork and independent travel grants edit every year the rgs ibg helps teams of students and researchers to get into the field with geographical fieldwork grants the society s longest running grant scheme the newest initiative is the rgs ibg international field centre grants for work in international field centres in developing nations independent travel grants support geographical expeditions 43 student grants edit each year the society supports more than 50 student fieldwork projects from phd students collecting data for their dissertation to groups of undergraduates looking to get out into the field for the first time grants are available for both human and physical geography projects in any area of the world 44 research grants edit the society supports a range of field and desk based research by academic geographers from established researchers undertaking fieldwork to early career academics working on smaller projects the rgs ibg also supports academics attending geographical conferences around the world some awards focus on particular geographical regions or topics with others open to any aspect of the discipline 45 teaching grants edit the society supports innovation in teaching geography at secondary and higher education level offering several awards for school teachers to work alongside researchers in geographical research so to develop educational resources for the classroom and to create teaching materials 46 public engagement edit 21st century challenges edit 21st century challenges is the society s discussion series that aims to improve public understanding of and engagement with some of the big issues likely to affect our lives and society in the coming years the talks are held at the society s headquarters with all talks available to watch online along with additional information 47 discovering britain edit discovering britain 48 is a website featuring a series of self led geographical walks that help explain the stories behind the uk s built and natural landscapes each walk explores a particular landscape finding out about the way in which the forces of nature people events and the economy have created and shaped the area 49 there are now more than 120 walks on the discovering britain website covering all regions of the united kingdom walks are themed according to the landscape in which they are located including built prehistoric historic working hidden and changing landscapes walks also look at people in the landscape and shaping preserving and exploiting the landscape 50 hidden journeys edit hidden journeys is a public engagement project of the royal geographical society with ibg that started in 2010 51 the hidden journeys website combines images stories and maps many from the society s geographical collections into a series of interactive guides of popular flight paths enabling people to explore the incredible places they fly over and might see from the air since launching online guides have been published for more than 25 flight paths including london to johannesburg new york city to los angeles sydney to singapore madrid to rio de janeiro 52 the hidden journeys project is also integrating its content with the moving maps aboard airliners as a new form of in flight entertainment ife that has been termed geo entertainment or geotainment 53 in december 2013 singapore airlines began a trial of an enhanced moving map that featured hidden journeys content 54 developed in partnership between hidden journeys and the ife software company airborne interactive the enhanced map is available for the singapore london route on the airline s brand new boeing 777 300er flight number sq308 and sq319 and features a range of geographical facts and highlights photography and maps all curated by the royal geographical society with ibg information is delivered in real time with content changing as the flight progresses so for example while a passenger is passing over the united kingdom they ll be met with a pop up that explains the origins and importance of the english channel 55 schools edit the rgs ibg education department offers courses resources accreditation grants awards competitions and school membership all for the benefit of teachers students and parents it also runs the geography ambassador scheme educational resources edit the society produces cases studies lesson plans and activity ideas for an all levels of learning from ks1 up to post gcse 56 the geography in the news website is available for student members and young geographers it has more than 300 topical case studies 57 many of the society s other resources are free to use geography ambassadors edit the geography ambassadors scheme 58 recruits trains and supports volunteer undergraduate postgraduate and graduate geographers from universities and business geography ambassadors deliver lively activity based sessions at schools and they engage with more than 30 000 pupils each year the scheme is aimed at introducing students to the benefits of studying geography beyond a compulsory level in schools but also into higher education and employment competitions edit the society also has competitions for students studying geography the young geographer of the year 59 has four categories for students in ks2 through to a level all students have to produce posters on a given topic except the a level students who are expected to write an essay for a level students there is also the david w smith memorial award 60 an annual essay competition and the ron cooke award 61 for the best a level coursework publications edit journals edit the royal geographical society with ibg s scholarly publications provide an outlet and support for the dissemination of research across the breadth of the discipline the society states that its research publications are accessed over a million times per year 62 area has an annual prize for new researchers geo journal geo geography and environment an open access journal launched in 2014 63 the geographical journal gj focusing on public debates and policy oriented agendas transactions of the institute of british geographers one of the international journals of geographical research wires climate change developed in association with the royal meteorological society and wiley blackwell this review journal provides an important new encyclopaedic reference for climate change scholarship and research magazine edit geographical is the official monthly magazine of the rgs and has been published continuously since 1935 the...
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