Liz Fox-Tucker has been the Professional and Policy Manager at the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) since August 2021.

The RGS-IBG is the learned society and professional body for geography. The Society supports and promote geographical research, expeditions and fieldwork, education, public engagement, and geography input to policy. Professional geography is a core component of the Society’s work, offering opportunities for knowledge exchange, networks, professional development and professional recognition through the Chartered Geographer accreditation www.rgs.org

Previously, she held various roles at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) starting working on farms then moving to a range of roles focused on long term environmental monitoring, including EO, indicators and monitoring programmes, always with environmental sciences and geography at the core. Liz was a founding member and Deputy Head of Government Geography Profession. She is a Chartered Geographer.