The RGS-IBG Annual International Conference 2026 will be chaired by Professor Peter Hopkins (Newcastle University, UK), on the theme of Geographies of inequalities: toward just places. The conference will take place in London at the Society and Imperial College London, and online, from Tuesday 1 to Friday 4 September 2026.

The following sessions will be sponsored by the RGRG this year. Please follow the links below to find out more about each session.

Wednesday 2 September, 09:00-10:40 (1), 11:10-12:50 (2) and 14:25-16:05 (3) – Rural Spatial Justice and Place-Making from a Planetary Perspective 

Wednesday 2 September, 16:35-18:15 – Rural Politics of the Far Right

Thursday 3 September, 09:00-10:40 (1) and 11:10-12:50 (2) – Just Rural Development, Innovative and Partnership Approaches: towards facilitating resilient communities and/or influencing policy and planning. 

Thursday 3 September, 14:25-16:05 – The ‘rural crisis’ and social inequalities in housing and other services 

Thursday 3 September, 16:35-18:15 – New and Emerging Rural Researchers

Friday 4 September, 09:00-10:40 – Rural Events Between Community Cohesion and Tourism Mobilities: Rethinking Rurality Through Events 

Friday 4 September, 11:10-12:50 – Nigel Curry: a lifetime contribution to rural geography 

Friday 4 September, 14:25-16:05 (1) and 16:35-18:15 (2) – Contestations of green transitions in UK agriculture

More information about the Annual Conference can be found on the RGS website.