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

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To be held in-person on Wednesday 6th May 2026 at the University of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham, UK.

Programme

  • 10.30-11.00: Arrival and registration
  • 11.00-13.00: Keeping ‘rural’ on the map of geography: Reflections on the The State of Geography in UK Higher Education report
  • 13.00-14.00: Lunch
  • 14.00-15.30: Raising the profile of rural geography: Blogging ruralities
  • 15.30-16.00: Refreshments and break
  • 16.00-17.30: Closing session and open committee meeting
  • 18.00 onwards: Dinner and social gathering in Cheltenham

Please email Darren Smith (d.p.smith@lboro.ac.uk) and Aimee Morse (amorse1@glos.ac.uk) by Friday 27 March to confirm your attendance at the event. Places are limited, and will be allocated on a first come, first-served basis.  

There is no fee for attendance (thanks to the kind support of the RGS-IBG and Countryside and Community Research Institute). Some limited funds are available for travel bursaries, which will be prioritised for ECRs and research students, and will be allocated by the RGRG committee. Please send a request to Aimee Morse (amorse1@glos.ac.uk) if you would like to apply for a travel bursary.