Presidential address and record of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) AGM 2025

Abstract

In her first address as President of the Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers), Jane Francis spoke about the work of the organisation over the last year. She emphasised the importance of fieldwork in understanding environmental change, drawing on her own experiences in the UK, Australia and Antarctica. She outlined the work the RGS-IBG carries out to support fieldwork and its importance for research and for student learning.