The Royal Geographical Society (RGS) is the UK’s learned society for geography and professional body for geographers, a membership organisation and a registered charity in the UK.
The RGS was founded in 1830 to advance geographical science and this remains its core purpose, achieved through supporting geographical research, education, and fieldwork and expeditions, as well as by advocating on behalf of the discipline, supporting geographers in professional practice, and promoting geography to public audiences with a curiosity about our world.
