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The home of Government Geography Profession on GOV.UK. The Government Geography Profession was established in 2018 to support geographical expertise across the public sector.
Defining the roles of geographers in government.
Resource for jobs in the Civil Service and government professionals as well as associated established schemes.
Meet the Government Geography Profession Leadership Team who introduce themselves and share their ambitions for the profession as it moves from strength to strength.
New leadership team announced as the profession approaches five year anniversary.
The Government Geography Profession have published their Strategy for 2023-2026 which supports geographical decision making across the public sector.
Applications are now open for a data and digital training pilot for GGP members from underrepresented backgrounds.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
RGS ceremony celebrates geographers who have made a significant contribution to geographical research, fieldwork, teaching, policymaking and public engagement.
The fourth Geography in Government awards took place on 25 May 2022
Keep up-to-date with regular and ongoing events of the profession and beyond.
A summary of the winners from the 2018 Awards held at the Royal Geographical Society.
David Wood, Head of the Government Geography Profession introduces the exciting changes to the profession.
Celebrating the geographical work across the civil, crown and public sector, the Government Geography profession has today opened up nominations for its annual awards.
The profession offers up-to-date information on what's going on, opportunities for professional growth and ways of linking with wider networks of geographers.
The Government Geography Profession was established in 2018 to support geographical expertise across the public sector.
The second Geography in Government awards took place on 11 November 2020.
The Government Geography Profession has opened nominations for its annual awards that celebrate the geographical work across the civil, crown and public sector.
Summary of the Government Geography Profession annual conference held on Wednesday 11 January 2023.
Summary of the Geography in Government Annual Conference 2020 which took place online between 7-11 December 2020
How this project gave the Scottish Government recognition at the Geography in Government Awards
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