Taster Days
The Department of Geography is committed to inspiring the next generation of geographers through a wide programme of activities every year.
We run a series of taster days each year for students to become acquainted with our department.
They are free to attend and they are of particular interest for Year 12 and Year 13 students who are considering studying Geography at University.
For 2022 we hosted two Taster Days, one on 29th March and one on 5th July online via Zoom, and these were free to attend.
Visit this page again to find out more about upcoming taster lectures featuring the research of our staff, and have the opportunity to take part in a mock climate summit.
Previous taster day events:
29th March 2021-22
Geopolitics and Climate Change
Royal Holloway Geography Taster Day (University of London)
Tuesday 29th March 2022, 10.00 – 15.00
Virtual Taster Day
This University of London RHUL Taster Day will showcase some of the exciting research undertaken by lecturers in the Geography Department at Royal Holloway University of London. You will see four sample lectures from our experts that cover the breadth of our curriculum, and receive a virtual tour of our beautiful leafy campus. The lectures will cover superpower geopolitics, glaciers and climate change, modern day slavery, and geopolitics of climate change. These lectures will highlight the physical processes and impacts of climate change, and the varied ways in which it affects human being worldwide.
This taster day will run as an online event, and will include interactive discussions with staff and other students. You will have the opportunity to discuss the critical challenges highlighted in the lectures and ask any questions to our expert lecturers.
The Taster Day will include an exciting Climate Change Summit, where you will have the opportunity to participate in a Mock Summit to learn about the political and social aspects shaping humanity’s response to climate change.
You will have the opportunity to learn about our various exciting degree schemes, including:
- BSc / BA Geography
- BSc Physical Geography / BA Human Geography
- BA Geography, Culture and Identity
- BA Geography, Geopolitics and Global Affairs
- BSc Geography, Environment and Climate
- BSc Environment and Social Change
We look forward to welcoming you to our first virtual taster day.
Details to book, click here.
Thank you to everyone who attended this Taster Day session - we hope you enjoyed it!
Below you can find the Climate Change Summit briefing documents :
Watch the playlist for this taster day here.
5th July 2021-22
Geopolitics and Climate Change
Royal Holloway Geography Taster Day
Tuesday 5th July 2022, 10.00 – 15.00
Virtual Taster Day
This RHUL Taster Day will showcase some of the exciting research undertaken by lecturers in the Geography Department at Royal Holloway University of London. You will see four sample lectures from our experts that cover the breadth of our curriculum, and receive a virtual tour of our beautiful leafy campus. The lectures will cover climate change and humans, Antarctica climate change and geopolitics. These lectures will highlight the physical processes and impacts of climate change, and the diverse impacts of this on society.
This taster day will run as an online event, and will include interactive discussions with staff and other students. You will have the opportunity to discuss the critical challenges highlighted in the lectures and ask any questions to our expert lecturers.
The Taster Day will include an exciting Climate Change Summit, where you will have the opportunity to participate in a Mock Summit to learn about the political and social aspects shaping humanity’s response to climate change.
You will have the opportunity to learn about our various exciting degree schemes, including:
- BSc / BA Geography
- BSc Physical Geography / BA Human Geography
- BA Geography, Culture and Identity
- BA Geography, Geopolitics and Global Affairs
- BSc Geography, Environment and Climate
- BSc Environment and Social Change
We look forward to welcoming you to our second virtual taster day.
Eventbrite details
Taster days 2020-2021
This year, we hosted two taster days on the theme of Global Challenges in a Changing World. These taster days included exciting lectures by our expert academics, highlighting some of the original material covered in our syllabus, virtual campus tours, and student video competitions. Click on the links below to explore the playlists for these Taster Days.
Learn more about Geography at RHUL
The video below highlights our research and teaching environment at RHUL Geography.
Learn more about studying human geography at Royal Holloway:
