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SUMMARY:Writing and reviewing for the Journal of Geography in Higher Education
DESCRIPTION:Hosted in collaboration with the Geography and Education Research Group (GeogEd)\, this session is designed to encourage and enable new academics/postgraduates who have undertaken pedagogic research to publish and disseminate their work to the rest of the geographic community.After discussing the mission of the Journal of Geography in Higher Education (JGHE)\, panellists will explain the submission\, review\, and publication processes of the JGHE.Topics will include the nature of material appropriate for submission\, the types and level of evidence necessary to support findings\, the recommended length of manuscripts\, advice about writing for an international readership\, and JGHE’s citation index.In this practical workshop\, prospective authors will interact with panellists through an interactive paper review session and discuss issues specific to manuscripts they are planning or writing. Practical guidance and advice will be provided to potential authors. The detailed discussion will be responsive to the needs and interests of the participants. \n\n\n\nSpeakers \n\n\n\n\nDavid Higgitt (University of Lancaster)\, JGHE Editor-in-Chief\n\n\n\nDerek France (University of Chester)\, JGHE Editor\n\n\n\nSonja Rewhorn (The Open University\, UK) GeogEd Treasurer and JGHE Editorial Board Member\n\n\n\nAlan Marvell (University of Gloucestershire)\, GeogEd Chair and JGHE Editorial Board Member\n\n\n\nVicky Johnson (The Open University\, UK)\, GeogEd Committee Member and JGHE Editorial Board Member\n\n\n\n\nAdvance booking required – book here.
URL:https://geogedrg.org/event/writing-and-reviewing-for-the-journal-of-geography-in-higher-education/
LOCATION:Online – advanced booking required
CATEGORIES:All,GeogEd Research Group
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SUMMARY:GeogEd Committee Meeting - June
DESCRIPTION:*This event is for committee members of the GeogEd Research Group only! You should have received an email from Naomi on 28th April with joining links.
URL:https://geogedrg.org/event/committee-meeting-june26/
CATEGORIES:GeogEd Committee Meeting,GeogEd Research Group
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SUMMARY:RGS-IBS Annual International Conference 2026
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the RGS-IBS Annual International Conference 2026\n\n\n\nThe Annual International Conference 2026 will be chaired by Professor Peter Hopkins (Newcastle University\, UK)\, on the theme of Geographies of inequalities: toward just places. Find out more about our Chair’s sessions at the conference. \n\n\n\nGeogEd will be hosting a number of events (see below). Stay tuned for specific locations and times! \n\n\n\n\nThe Geographies of Generative AI in Higher Education (RGS-IBG AIC 2026)\n\n\n\n\n\nEmerging and Innovative Pedagogies in Geography Higher Education\n\n\n\n\n\nRethinking Educational Pedagogies and Practices in Unequal Contexts
URL:https://geogedrg.org/event/rgs-ibg-aic2026/
LOCATION:RGS-IBG and Imperial College london\, 1 Kensington Gore\, London\, SW7 2AR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:All,GeogEd Research Group,RGS-IBG AIC,RGS-IBG AIC 2026
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SUMMARY:The Geographies of Generative AI in Higher Education (RGS-IBG AIC 2026)
DESCRIPTION:*This event is part of the RGS-IBG Annual International Conference 2026. Exact session time and location will be confirmed in due course and updated here. \n\n\n\nSession organisers: Kieran Phelan (University of Nottingham\, UK) and Andrew Cook (University of Nottingham\, UK) \n\n\n\nGenerative artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping practices of learning\, teaching\, and knowledge production in higher education (Pratschke\, 2024\, HEPI\, 2025). The widespread use of large language models by both students and faculty presents fundamental challenges to established pedagogical norms\, as well as academic integrity\, and institutional governance (Bertram Gallant and Rettinger\, 2025). As universities struggle to respond to these disruptions\, significant shifts are emerging in assessment practices\, curriculum (re)design\, and integrity and assurance mechanisms\, as well as everyday pedagogical cultures of teaching and learning. \n\n\n\nTaking seriously the geographies of the university\, this session invites critical reflection on how generative AI is reconfiguring the geographies of higher education; spatially\, institutionally\, ethically and relationally. Rather than focusing narrowly on technical or instrumental approaches such as prompt engineering\, the session seeks to centre broader conceptual and empirical insights on how universities are being reshaped by cultures of artificial generativity\, including changes in pedagogical spaces and cultures\, shifts in students’ digital practices\, as well as how forms of academic labour are being reimagined in response.    \n\n\n\n\nexperiences embedding critical AI literacy within geography degree programmes\n\n\n\nanalysis of institutional AI strategies and responses\n\n\n\ncritical AI politics and resistance amongst students and faculty\n\n\n\napproaches to governance\, assurance\, and academic integrity\n\n\n\nassessment redesign and curriculum innovation\n\n\n\nAI and student experience enhancement and student-voice projects
URL:https://geogedrg.org/event/the-geographies-of-generative-ai-in-higher-education/
LOCATION:RGS-IBG and Imperial College london\, 1 Kensington Gore\, London\, SW7 2AR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:AI,All,GeogEd Research Group,RGS-IBG AIC,RGS-IBG AIC 2026
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SUMMARY:Emerging and Innovative Pedagogies in Geography Higher Education (RGS-IBG AIC 2026)
DESCRIPTION:*This event is part of the RGS-IBG Annual International Conference 2026. Exact session time and location will be confirmed in due course and updated here. \n\n\n\nConvenors: \n\n\n\n\nDr Harry West (University of the West of England)\n\n\n\nDr Alan Marvell (University of Gloucestershire)\n\n\n\nProfessor Jennifer Hill (Visiting Professor\, University of the West of England)\n\n\n\nDr Sonja Rewhorn (Open University)\n\n\n\n\nFormat: In-person paper session \n\n\n\nSponsored by the Geography & Education Research Group \n\n\n\nThe evolving landscape of geography higher education demands pedagogical innovation that is responsive to the diverse needs of students and the challenges of the 21st century. This session invites paper contributions that explore emerging and transformative approaches to teaching\, learning\, and assessment\, offering a platform to share ideas and discuss emerging and innovative HE pedagogies. \n\n\n\nCentral to the discussion is the integration of inclusive and equitable teaching practices that address the diverse needs of students. By rethinking traditional teaching and learning approaches and exploring alternative assessment models\, educators are fostering accessible and engaging learning experiences. These practices are further enhanced by advances in technology\, including the use of generative AI. Tools such as AI-driven writing aids\, data analysis platforms\, and virtual simulations are being leveraged to personalise learning\, create innovative assessment opportunities\, and prepare students for a digitally-literate world\, while also prompting critical discussions about ethics and academic integrity. \n\n\n\nThe session also explores how pedagogies adapted during the COVID-19 pandemic\, such as digital and hybrid teaching\, have evolved into powerful tools for the post-pandemic era. Innovative uses of digital platforms and immersive technologies\, such as GIS\, augmented reality\, and online collaborative tools\, are changing how students interact with geographical content and their peers and tutors. This transition to flexible and technology-rich learning environments is complemented by a renewed focus on authentic and sustainable fieldwork. By emphasising local contexts\, virtual field experiences\, and ethical community engagement\, educators are balancing pedagogical rigour with social\, environmental and financial responsibility. \n\n\n\nRecognising the holistic nature of education\, this session also considers the affective dimensions of learning. Emotionally supportive pedagogies are emerging as crucial tools in fostering student and staff wellbeing\, resilience\, and motivation. Equally transformative are student-staff partnerships\, where students are empowered as co-creators in curriculum design\, assessment practices\, and research\, ensuring that educational practices remain inclusive\, relevant\, and reflective of diverse perspectives. \n\n\n\nBy integrating these themes\, the session aims to provide a collaborative space for sharing innovative practices that advance the discipline of geography\, preparing students to navigate and address the complex challenges of a changing world.
URL:https://geogedrg.org/event/emerging-and-innovative-pedagogies-in-geography-higher-education/
LOCATION:RGS-IBG and Imperial College london\, 1 Kensington Gore\, London\, SW7 2AR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:All,GeogEd Research Group,Innovative pedagogies,RGS-IBG AIC,RGS-IBG AIC 2026
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SUMMARY:Rethinking Educational Pedagogies and Practices in Unequal Contexts (RGS-IBG AIC 2026)
DESCRIPTION:*This event is part of the RGS-IBG Annual International Conference 2026. Exact session time and location will be confirmed in due course and updated here. \n\n\n\nConvenors: \n\n\n\n\nProfessor Jennifer Hill (Visiting Professor\, University of the West of England)\n\n\n\nDr Harry West (University of the West of England)\n\n\n\nDr Sonja Rewhorn (Open University)\n\n\n\nDr Alan Marvell (University of Gloucestershire)\n\n\n\n\nFormat: In-person paper session \n\n\n\nSponsored by the Geography & Education Research Group \n\n\n\nEducation is frequently positioned as a vehicle for social mobility and justice\, yet institutions are deeply uneven places\, shaped by widening social\, economic and spatial inequalities. This session invites contributions that critically examine student and/or staff experiences of teaching\, learning and assessment within these unequal contexts. It invites contributions that explore how educational experiences\, institutional resources and academic labour are geographically differentiated and unevenly valued. \n\n\n\nContributions may focus on geographical disparities in education provision\, for example widening participation\, inequalities in academic careers and working conditions\, in addition to broader spatial politics of internationalisation\, and unequal impacts of neoliberal austerity\, marketisation and institutional restructuring. \n\n\n\nThe session also welcomes work on campus geographies\, such as inclusive pedagogies\, assessment practices and curriculum design\, and how these are inflected by inequalities related to class\, race\, gender\, disability\, citizenship and place. Papers might also discuss digital divides\, accessibility\, caring responsibilities\, precarity and institutional policies and practices shaping everyday educational experiences in classrooms\, online spaces and the field. \n\n\n\nCrucially\, the session seeks to move beyond diagnosis to consider resistance\, reform and reimagining of power\, privilege and exclusion. This includes reflections on policy interventions\, collective action and alternative educational practices. Contributions may be empirical\, conceptual or practice-based\, and may engage with students\, staff or institutional policy contexts. The session aims to create space for critical discussions about how educational spaces might become more just places of learning and work. \n\n\n\nPotential themes: \n\n\n\n\nTeaching\, learning and pedagogy in unequal institutional contexts\n\n\n\nAssessment practices\, fairness and equity\n\n\n\nStudent experience\, belonging and exclusion\n\n\n\nStaff experience\, workload\, wellbeing and precarity\n\n\n\nWidening participation\, access and retention\n\n\n\nAI\, digital and hybrid learning practices and environments\n\n\n\nDisability\, accessibility and inclusive practices\n\n\n\nInstitutional policies\, metrics and governance\n\n\n\nMarketisation\, austerity and institutional change\n\n\n\nResistance\, reform and reimagining educational practices
URL:https://geogedrg.org/event/rethinking-educational-pedagogies-and-practices-in-unequal-contexts/
LOCATION:RGS-IBG and Imperial College london\, 1 Kensington Gore\, London\, SW7 2AR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:All,GeogEd Research Group,Innovative pedagogies,RGS-IBG AIC,RGS-IBG AIC 2026
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SUMMARY:16th Enhancing Fieldwork Learning Showcase Event
DESCRIPTION:*This event is organised by Enhancing Fieldwork Learning\, supported by the British Ecological Society and not the GeogEd Research Group itself. \n\n\n\nThe 16th Enhancing Fieldwork Learning Showcase Event will be held at the University of Southampton\, 8-9th September 2026 and will focus on the theme of ‘Bridging the Divide‘. \n\n\n\nThe EFL Showcase is an annual event that brings together fieldwork educators from a range of disciplines to share innovations in field teaching and learning with a particular focus on the use of technology.   \n\n\n\nThis year’s broad theme of ‘Bridging the Divide’ could include pedagogic research and scholarship into fieldwork topics such as: \n\n\n\n* Bridging geopolitical divisions through international field experiences* Bridging AI (& big data) and real-world learning* Bridging gaps in staff and student expectations/wants from fieldwork* Bridging route from school to HE to employment* Bridging human vs physical geography* Bridging between field and lab \n\n\n\nWe are accepting abstracts for presentations and field demonstrations: https://forms.gle/puD2sARkKSzVzrxTA. Deadline 5th June. \n\n\n\nRegistration for online and in-person attendance is also open: https://forms.gle/nnefo7F7pLxRNdiS6 \n\n\n\nJoin us for talks\, hands-on workshops\, field-based learning and lots of discussion!
URL:https://geogedrg.org/event/16th-efl-showcase/
LOCATION:Southampton University
CATEGORIES:Non-GeogEd
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