What is the Geographer Royal and what does she do? Jo Sharp reveals all and takes us on a worldwide tour of her adventures.

Only the sixth person to hold the title of Geographer Royal for Scotland, Jo Sharp has led a distinguished career as a geographer and professor authoring and editing over 120 works.

Professor Sharp will talk on the fascinating history of the role of promoting geography in Scotland, championing Scottish geography internationally and better establishing ‘geographical thinking’ within public life as well as the work she has been doing and how she sees a modern Geographer Royal evolving in the future.