Welcome to the Rural Geography Research Group of the Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers).  You can find information about the committee, events, Postgraduate Researchers (PGRs) and research and teaching resources as well as details of how to join the research group.

***Royal Geographical Society Annual International Conference 2026***
More details of this year’s RGRG sponsored sessions are available here.

Upcoming events

PGR Coffee Morning

Thursday 26 March, 10:00-11:00 GMT.

The topic for this meeting is Making Sense of Data. Register to join this online Coffee Morning meeting here: https://www.rgs.org/events/upcoming-events/rural-geography-morning-coffee-march-2026

Reinvigorating Rural Geography: A one-day workshop of the RGRG

Wednesday 6 May, 10:00-18:00 BST.

To be held in-person at the University of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham, UK. More details available here.

In compliance with the RGS (with IBG) policy, the RGS code of conduct and GDPR privacy notice are a mandatory requirement for all RGS members when attending or conducting work at events or other activities associated with the RGS.  Please ensure you are familiar with these policies prior to attendance – see links for your convenience:

                Code of conduct: https://www.rgs.org/about/the-society/governance/code-of-conduct/

               GDPR privacy notice: https://www.rgs.org/privacy-notice/