Scientific Exploration Society

SES FILM OF THE MONTH Gerson Ferrer: Looking for the Lost Monkey of the Clouds View the full film here https://bit.ly/4uJmKGc #SESFOTM #SESexplorers #SESfamily #discover #research conserve

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SIR DAVID ATTENBOROUGH Dear Sir David, all of us at SES would like to wish you a truly wonderful 100th birthday. We are deeply grateful for your extraordinary work and lifelong dedication to inspiring generations to better understand and care for the natural world. Thank you. #happy100thbirthday #sirdavidattenborough #discover #research #conserve

SES EXPLORER SERIES Powered by Optimist Performance Thank you Annie and James for a riveting talk/screening and Q & A last night. It was our first documentary screening and it won’t be our last. Join us for our next talk - Colonel John Blashford-Snell’s Osa Peninsula Expedition on 26 May. Check out our fantastic season of Explorer Series talks on Eventbrite. #SESexplorerseries #SESfamily #discover #research #conserve

2026 SES LONDON MARATHON RUNNERS A HUGE and heartfelt thank you to our amazing runners Jack, Robert and James for taking on the London Marathon to support SES. Your dedication, effort, and generosity mean so much to us, and we’re incredibly grateful for the vital funds you’ve raised. ⭐️💛⭐️💛 #londonmarathon2026 #SES2026LondonMarathonTeam #fundraisingforcharity #discover #research conserve

2026 SES LONDON MARATHON We’ll be thinking of Jack Matthews, Robert Horne and James McLeish tomorrow as they run the TCS London Marathon for SES. Finally, after all the hard work and training, the big day is nearly here. It’s going to be a hot one...stay hydrated and have fun! Thank you Nomadical Coaching for your training advice and support. GO TEAM SES! #londonmarathon2026 #SES2026LondonMarathonTeam #fundraisingforcharity #discover #research conserve

SES EXPLORER SERIES Powered by Optimist Performance Join us for our next talk. Project Amu Darya is an environmental oral history initiative founded by three university friends - Annie, Oscar, and James, who spent two months in Uzbekistan interviewing a wide range of people to document the human impact of the Aral Sea crisis; their work culminated in the award-winning documentary Amu Darya: River to a Missing Sea, which explores the dramatic depletion of the Amu Darya River due to Soviet irrigation policies, transforming the Aral Sea from the world’s fourth-largest lake into a vast desert, and shares powerful personal testimonies from Uzbek and Karakalpak communities that reveal stories of loss, resilience, and adaptation as life continues along a river that now flows toward a missing sea. #SESexplorerseries #SESfamily #discover #research #conserve

SES MEMBERSHIP - JOIN OUR COMMUNITY Being a member of SES is a great way to stay connected with everything we do and to be part of an amazing community that shares a passion for scientific exploration, research, and conservation. Throughout the year, you’ll receive monthly e-newsletters with updates and opportunities, as well as our Annual Review Magazine delivered to your door. You’ll also have the chance to engage with SES supported expeditions and projects, enjoy our inspirational ‘Meet our Explorers’ podcast series, and join us at events, including free entry to our Explorer Series talks and a VIP invite to our annual Oscars of Exploration Awards Presentation Evening. Membership is £65 per year (with a one-time £15 joining fee), and as a member you will play an important role in supporting our work and the next generation of scientific explorers. If this sounds like something you’d like to be part of, you can sign via our website, or get in touch with us at: [email protected]. We’d be delighted to welcome you to the SES family! #SESfamily #joinSES #supportSES #discover #research conserve Photo: SES Explorers Amber and Elic by Frances Eyre

SES EXPLORER SERIES Powered by Optimist Performance What a brilliant and inspirational talk by Raleigh Alumni and adventurer Sue Stockdale last night. THANK YOU Sue, and thank you to everyone who joined us...including two audience members who travelled by penny farthing, very cool! Join us for our next talk From Oral Histories to Action: The Story of Project Amu Darya on 28 April. Check out our fantastic season of Explorer Series talks on Eventbrite. #SESexplorerseries #SESfamily #discover #research #conserve

2026 SES LONDON MARATHON The countdown is on for Jack Matthews and Team SES in the London Marathon! We’re thrilled to have a fantastic group representing SES at this year’s TCS London Marathon on Sunday 26 April. First up is Jack Matthews - grandson of our Founder and Honorary President, Colonel John Blashford-Snell CBE. A seasoned cross-country runner, this will be Jack’s first marathon. An all-round sportsman with a love of football, cricket, and skiing, he has also inherited his grandfather’s spirit of adventure, with expeditions to Mongolia and Zimbabwe already under his belt. Jack aims to raise £3,000 and is already over 60% there – please support him via this link: http://bit.ly/4chc8qw We’re also delighted to welcome back Robert Horne, who last ran for SES in 2010 and returns with the goal of beating his previous time, and Joining the team for the first time is James McLeish, a passionate ecologist whose work has taken him to the Amazon rainforest and the Galápagos Islands. Inspired by the impact of scientific exploration. Together, this team reflects everything SES stands for - commitment, courage, and the desire to make a difference. We are incredibly grateful for their efforts and wish them the very best of luck. Go Team SES! #londonmarathon2026 #SES2026LondonMarathonTeam #fundraisingforcharity #SESfamily Photo: Jack Matthews putting in the training miles...go Jack!

SES EXPLORER SERIES Powered by Optimist Performance Join us for our next talk with the inspirational Sue Stockdale! #SESfamily #SESexplorerseries

SES CHARITY CHALLENGE 2026 - RACE ACROSS THE PEAKS Would you like to take part in an exciting and demanding physical challenge and help raise money for SES? Join us for the Race Across the Peaks on 12 September 2026! The race covers 24.6 miles across the Yorkshire 3 Peaks. Starting and ending in Horton-in-Ribblesdale, you’ll take in Pen-y-Ghent (694m), Whernside (736m) and Ingleborough (723m) - the aim is to complete the race in under 12 hours! It’s a true test of endurance, determination, and teamwork – not for the faint-hearted, but the rewards are immense! You’ll be raising funds towards a fantastic cause supporting the next generation of scientific explorers. Find out more at / #SESfundraiser #RaceAcrossthePeaks #SESfamily

SES EXPLORER SERIES Powered by Optimist Performance 7pm, Tuesday 14 April The Hollywood Arms INAUGURAL RALEIGH ALUMNI ANNUAL ADVENTURER TALK Sue Stockdale: Why unleashing your Adventurous Spirit is a Modern Necessity In 1996, Sue Stockdale became the first British woman to ski to the Magnetic North Pole – but her adventurous spirit was first ignited on an Operation Raleigh expedition to Kenya in 1988. Since then, she has travelled to over 75 countries, become an internationally renowned executive coach, author, and host of the award-winning Access to Inspiration podcast. In 2024 she was awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society. In her talk, Sue will explore why an adventurous mindset has never been more essential. As constant change and uncertainty reshape how we live and work, she draws on her own extraordinary expedition experiences to show how adventure builds the resilience, confidence, and clarity we all need to navigate complexity and thrive in uncertain times. An inspirational evening not to be missed. Secure your place via Eventbrite. #SESexplorerseries #SESfamily #discover #research #conserve Photos ©Sue Stockdale