Bloxham Sustainability Challenge National Launch, Royal Geographical Society, London, Sept. 2026

The full livestream of the Bloxham Sustainability Challenge (BSC) National Launch Conference, held in London on 18th September 2026. Year 12 students from across the UK joined industry partners in the Ondaatje Theatre at the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) to launch the 2026-27 challenge: "To what extent can East West Rail provide a sustainable transport solution for the Universal UK Resort?" Student teams spend the year working as consultants on a live infrastructure project. Individual research chapters build into a team Sustainability Impact Assessment for East West Rail, and the year ends with each team pitching its recommendations to industry professionals. ABOUT THE BSC The BSC is a free education-industry programme for Year 12 students. Every school is matched with a GIS mentor from Dalcour Maclaren, and students can submit their work as a Pearson Edexcel Extended Project Qualification on the Geospatial Innovation pathway (up to 28 UCAS points). SPEAKERS Andrew Charlton-Perez OBE Professor Mark Z. Jacobson, Stanford University (joining virtually) Simon Navin and Paul Naylor, Ordnance Survey Ed Higson and Ella Goddard, Dalcour Maclaren Laura Koch and Rakesh Athukattu, East West Rail Amersham School, 2025-26 BSC winning team, with further advice from BSC Ambassadors Bella Lennard and Robin Ashe PARTNERS AND COLLABORATORS Dalcour Maclaren, Esri UK, the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG), Pearson and Ordnance Survey. Thanks also to the AGI Early Careers network and to YESFest for also exhibiting on the day. FIND OUT MORE Challenge page and sign-up: www.bloxhamsustainabilitychallenge.com Schools can still join for 2026-27: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/iy2TZ... #Geography #GIS #EPQ