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London's Future

on July 29, 2026

Cities Good Growth Governance London Politics Sadiq Khan The London Plane Urban Urbanisation World City

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Geographical Magazine Podcast

on July 08, 2026

AI Controversies Data Centres Geographical Geographical Magazine Green Belt London Planning Podcast RGS

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New GA resources

on June 19, 2026

'A' level Case Studies Changing Places Dan Whittall Fieldwork Geographical Association London Manchester Resources Sheffield Urban Regeneration

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Fieldwork Workshop hosted by CASA UCL

on April 29, 2026

'A' level Academic geography Bartlett Centre CPD Economy Fieldwork Gentrification London Memory Mapper. CASA RGS Stratford Workshop

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Feeding London's Night Time economy

on March 23, 2026

CASA Data Fast Food Food Deserts Healthy Food James Cheshire London Mapping Maps Night time economy Night time working StoryMaps UCL

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SE Geography Conference - 29th June

on March 19, 2026

CPD GeographySW London Oli Mould RHUL RHUL Geography SE Geography Conference Simon Ross Steve Brace SW Geography Conference Vandana Desai

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Thoughtful Thursdays #21: Aardman

on March 05, 2026

Aardman Aardman Animation Bristol Creativity Exhibitions London Nick Park Thoughtful Thursdays V&A Wallace and Gromit

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Worldly Wednesdays #57: David Byrne

on March 04, 2026

Concerts David Byrne Exhibition London Music Newsletter Substack Worldly Wednesdays

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Free CPD on the Carpenters Estate

on February 13, 2026

Carpenters Estate CPD Ethics Fieldwork Kate Stockings London Newham Council Olympic Park Regeneration Social Inclusion Stratford

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London Pavement Geology

on January 26, 2026

Apps Attention Fieldwork. Noticing Geology London Pavements Walking

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Wild London - New Year's Day

on December 16, 2025

BBC Cities London Sir David Attenborough Urban wildlife Wild London Wildlife

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Always Coming Home

on December 12, 2025

Design Exhibitions London Mapping Ursula K Le Guin

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National Emergency Briefing

on December 06, 2025

Biodiversity Crisis Biodiversity Emergency Chris Packham London National Emergency Briefing

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Wes's World

on December 04, 2025

Design Museum Exhibition Films Grand Budapest Hotel London Wes Anderson

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Data After Dark

on December 03, 2025

Data after Dark Data Visualisation Economy Employment James Cheshire London Mapping Night time economy Night time working Research UCL

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Ursula K le Guin: Maps

on October 30, 2025

Cartography Exhibition Fantasy London Maps Mike Duggan Storytelling The Conversation Ursula K Le Guin Writing

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GA Blog on culturally responsive teaching

on October 15, 2025

Anti-Racist Geography Curriculum CPD Cultural Geography GA Blog London Multicultural Pedagogy

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Thoughtful Thursdays #5: The come down

on October 02, 2025

Coal Drops Yard Cultural Geography Culture Exploration King's Cross London Music Sigur Ros Thoughtful Thursdays Urban Redevelopment

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Worldly Wednesdays #41: Battles and bliss

on October 01, 2025

Books Cinema Live performances London Music Royal Albert Hall Sigur Ros Worldly Wednesdays

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The Low Line

on July 29, 2025

London Low Line Urban Regeneration

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