Uk Government Geography Profession

Nominations Open for Geography in Government (GiG) Awards 2025

The Government Geography Profession has opened nominations for its annual Geography in Government (GiG) Awards 2025, celebrating outstanding geographic work across civil, crown, and public sector organisations. The awards feature seven categories spanning impact, innovation, partnership, and sustainability, with category winners to be reviewed by an external panel for the overall award presented at the Royal Geographical Society Awards Ceremony. Nominations are open to GGP members only; submissions closed on the date specified on the member portal.

Seventh Geography in Government Awards, 12 May 2025, London

The Government Geography Profession held its seventh annual Geography in Government Awards on 12 May 2025 at Geovation in London. A record number of nominations were received across seven categories, with winners including the Marine Management Organisation, Natural England, Welsh Government, Ministry of Housing Communities & Local Government, Westminster City Council, MOD, and UK Hydrographic Office. The National Infrastructure Spatial Tool was named overall winner.

Career Framework for Government Geographers

The Government Geography Profession published a career framework defining professional roles for geographers in UK civil service and public sector. The framework establishes four primary roles: Geographic Analysts, Geospatial Information Specialists, Geographic Advisors, and Geographic Technologists. The document also references multi-disciplinary geographers with geography as a secondary profession.

Government Geography Profession Annual Conference 2025

The Government Geography Profession held its seventh annual conference at Ordnance Survey HQ in Southampton on 18-19 November 2025. The event brought together members from across UK central Government departments and Local Authorities to showcase geographic and geospatial work through keynote presentations, roundtable discussions on AI and Earth Observation, and poster presentations.

Nominations Open for Geography in Government GiG Awards 2026

The Government Geography Profession has opened nominations for the 2026 Geography in Government (GiG) Awards, which recognise and celebrate geographical work across the civil, crown and public sectors. Nominations close at 5pm on Friday 24 April 2026. Submissions are limited to GGP members who are civil, crown or public servants at the time of nomination.