Welcome

Welcome to the Geography Education Research Group (GeogEd)

We are a research group of the Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers).

What we do

GeogEd form the main forum for the discussion of issues and advancement concerning geographical education.

We organise and host talks, workshops, seminars and training workshops of current good practice and emerging areas of Geography pedagogy

We promote and support teaching and learning in geography within both Higher Education and more broadly

We support colleagues and aspiring geographic instructors in their journey as educators through sharing material, practice, and further training advice and support.

Our Activities

Committee Member Elections

Several roles on the GeogEd committee are up for re-election. Please take a look at the 2025 Committee Elections post for more information.



RGS-IBG Annual International Conference 2025

We are currently preparing for the RGS-IBG Annual International Conference 2025.

Please see below or check out the AIC 2025 event page for details of our hosted sessions.

Upcoming Events

See below for a list of our upcoming events with further information available by following the links.

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Join Us!

Not yet a member of the group? We are always looking for new members to join us and get involved.

Visit our Join GeogEd page to learn how you can join.

Recent News

GeogEd committee elections 2025

Several roles on the GeogEd committee are up for re-election – thank you to all the committee members for their hard work over the last few years.  Brief descriptions of these roles are provided below.  The committee currently meets 3-4 times per year online, with work ongoing throughout the academic year. We welcome applications for these…

Interview with 23/24 GeogEd Dissertation Winner: Emily West

What inspired you to choose your dissertation topic and how did you narrow down your focus? My dissertation topic was inspired by British Sign Language modules I had taken in my second and third year of my degree. From the British Sign Language modules, I felt that it would enable me to learn a beautiful…

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