IGU has been awarded the Royal Geographical Society’s (RGS) Special Gold Medal

Dear Colleagues

IGU awarded Royal Geographical Society Special Gold Medal

The International Geographical Union (IGU) has today been awarded the Royal Geographical Society’s (RGS) Special Gold Medal. This was presented to IGU President Michael Meadows at a glittering awards ceremony at the headquarters of the RGS in London by the President, Professor Nigel Clifford

The Special Gold Medal has been awarded only once before and is specifically for institutions. As noted by Professor Clifford, the medal celebrates a centenary of IGU impact on international Geography.

The formal citation reads as follows:
The Council of the Society has conferred upon you the Special Gold Medal for promoting geography through initiating and coordinating geographical research and teaching across the world. Awarded since 1832, the RGS prestigious medals celebrate excellence in geographical research and fieldwork, teaching and public engagement.

The Gold Medals are a gift to the Society from then reigning monarch, and are awarded with royal approval ‘for the encouragement and promotion of geographical science and discovery’.

In accepting the award, Professor Meadows warmly thanked the RGS for recognizing the efforts of the IGU over the past 100 years to bring Geographers together globally and to promote the discipline and foster international collaboration.

International Geographical Union (IGU)