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

RGS-IBG Annual International Conference 2026

We are currently preparing for the RGS-IBG Annual International Conference 2026.

Please stay tuned for updates on our hosted sessions at the AIC 2026 event page.

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 position (Ordinary Member)

The GeogEd committee has one role (Ordinary Member) available for 2026-2029.   Ordinary Members support the work of the GeogEd committee and the wider Research Group activities. For example, an Ordinary Member might provide help to organise the GeogEd sponsored sessions as part of the RGS-IBG annual international conference, or may support the research group’s social media…

Launch of GeogEd Working Groups

We’re excited to announce the launch of GeogEd working groups More information on the groups and how to join can be found on our working groups pages. Stay tuned for more updates!

Keep updated

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