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 and how to submit an abstract for consideration.

Just Rural Development, Innovative and Partnership Approaches: towards facilitating resilient communities and/or influencing policy and planning. 

Rural Spatial Justice and Place-Making from a Planetary Perspective 

New and Emerging Rural Researchers

Contestations of green transitions in UK agriculture

Rural Events Between Community Cohesion and Tourism Mobilities: Rethinking Rurality Through Events 

Rural Politics of the Far Right

The ‘rural crisis’ and social inequalities in housing and other services 

Nigel Curry: a lifetime contribution to rural geography 

Further details on session timings and locations will be available on the conference Ex Ordo site in early summer. More information about the Annual Conference can be found on the RGS website.