Rgs-ibg Ask The Experts

The dark geocultural heritage of La Soufrière with Jazmin Scarlett by Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) Schools

Who is Polar Prem and what is the Seals from Space project? by Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) Schools

From geography to journalism with BBC presenter Chris Mason by Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) Schools

The Forgotten Paths of the UK by Dr Joe Thorogood, Dr Phil Wadey and Jack Cornish by Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) Schools

The beauty of Earth Observation in geography with Dr Fleur Visser by Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) Schools

Do you know what the Countryside Survey is? Dr Lisa Norton explains by Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) Schools

Charity Mhlanga, winner of the OS award, recognising excellence in geography education by Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) Schools

A Royal Meteorological Society update on weather, climate and COVID-19. Dr Sylvia Knight by Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) Schools

South Korea is a success story for managing Covid19, is surveillance the answer? Dr Sonn explains by Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) Schools

A conversation with Nathaniel Rich on 1979 to 1989 'The Decade We Could Have Stopped Climate Change' by Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) Schools

A conversation with Tim Marshall, author of the seminal book Prisoners of Geography by Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) Schools

Victoria Ayodeji, on her remarkable journey from Hackney to the University of Cambridge by Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) Schools

Aaron Wyld, winner of the Marjorie Sweeting award, on hypsometry and geomorphic evolution by Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) Schools

What is the Indian Ocean Dipole and Southern Annular Mode? Dr Helen Cleugh by Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) Schools

Why live in fire prone areas and how do people cope? Dr Christine Eriksen by Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) Schools

On September 2017, the biggest storm in Caribbean history, Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico causing 30 billion US dollars in damage. But what happened after the storm passed? In this podcast we’re meeting Dr Gemma Sou, to find out about her research with 16 low-economy Puerto Richan families to discover how they recovered from the Hurricane and its long-term and hidden impacts. We’ll discuss how Dr Sou turned this research into a 20 page graphic novella to tell the story of a fictional family based upon these experiences.

Globalisation is changing our world as we know it, it’s transforming economies, societies, and the environment. But whilst geographers have long studied its effects in global cities - there’s been little research on the concept of ‘a global countryside’ and the impacts of globalisation on rural spaces. In this podcast we meet Professor Michael Wood from Aberystwyth University. We discuss how migration, trade, and tourism has shaped the rural landscape in England and Wales.

In this podcast we meet with Dr Jon Oldfield, from the University of Birmingham to discuss geopolitics, the role of Russia as an influential climate actor, and the potential consequences of climate change on this vast and environmentally dynamic country. We’ll be finding out more about his latest research project into Soviet climate science and its intellectual legacies

In this podcast, we meet with Laura Schoenberger, we explore how, in countries such as Cambodia, sand mining is contributing to the erosion of estuaries, collapse of riverbanks. Sand is not a renewable resource within human timescales, so what does this mean for our environment and the countries that will suffer the most insecurity as a result of its loss.

When refugees re-settle into new communities it can impact sense of belonging, place and home. So how can this be negotiated and managed? In this podcast we’re joined by Sara Kindon and Amber Kale from Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand. We’ll be discussing their research into migration, homliness, belonging and the methods that geographers use to explore these issues through qualitative data.