
School student events
We run a variety of events for students including careers events, lectures and study days.

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Our full range of events will enrich your knowledge of the world's people, places and environments.

School Member lecture: what’s happening to global governance? - Professor Emma Mawdsley
Join our School Member lecture this Spring to explore the recent trends in global governance and what futures might lie ahead.

A Level study day - morning
A Level students will benefit from a series of sessions led by experts that focus on areas of the key stage five curriculum. Please attend only one session (morning or afternoon).

A Level study day - afternoon
A Level students will benefit from a series of sessions led by experts that focus on areas of the key stage five curriculum. Please attend only one session (morning or afternoon).

Good COP, Bad COP: modelling climate negotiations - morning
As COP30 concludes, join us for this practical, high energy and fun session that simulates climate negotiations. Using EN-ROADS - a high-quality model simulation - A Level students will explore solutions for climate change.

Good COP, Bad COP: Modelling climate negotiations - afternoon
As COP30 concludes, join us for this practical, high energy and fun session that simulates climate negotiations. Using EN-ROADS - a high-quality model simulation - A Level students will explore solutions for climate change.

Choose geography: careers in coastal landscapes
Coastal landscapes is a core topic at KS3, GCSE and A Level, and there’s a range of careers available to geographers who are interested and passionate about this topic. We’re talking to professionals who have careers working within the coastal environment.

Choose geography: careers in energy transition
Lecturer Nick Smith will be talking to geography professionals working in the energy sector, who will share their career pathway and talk about current projects they're working on.

Choose geography: careers in global governance
This event is appropriate to all secondary school students who study global governance units in geography, as well as students who are interested in this topic generally.

What do geographers actually do? - Spring 2026
This free event aims to support students, teachers and parents to understand what careers are available for those that choose to study geography.

Choosing the right university and geography course
This online session is aimed at Year 12 geography students who are considering studying geography at university.

Predicting the ocean: a view from the Menai Strait
Britain is surrounded by ocean. But how does it function? Here Professor Tom Rippeth will examine how, over the past 2 millennia, we have pieced together nature's clues to better understand it.

Debt trap nation: family homelessness in a failing state
Across England, one of the wealthiest yet most unequal nations in the world, families are being trapped in debt and homelessness. The lecture by Professor Katherine Brickell and Professor Melanie Nowicki will take audience members inside these issues.