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FEATURED EVENT
30/07/2024
Where are the Interns now? In Conversation with Harry Grieve
Power Hours
The Centre hosts online Power Hours which examine a different aspect of power in politics and public life. From the role of special advisers to opposition backbench MPs, to Government ministers and think tank directors, we're spending 60 minutes with key decision makers looking at their early careers, the big issues they've grappled with and their hopes and fears for the future.
Explore our archive of past Power Hours, including our Director’s Cuts with summaries of all the best bits from each event.
David Muir Speaker Series
The bridge between students and the most seasoned professionals in politics, policy and the media
Past Events
Where are the interns now? In Conversation with Stuart Gray
Join us for a live lunchtime chat to find out where our former Parliamentary Internship Programme intern is today and how his internship with the John Smith Centre shaped his career.
Cabinet Office Conversations: Dr Laura Gilbert
In our first Cabinet Office Conversations of 2024 our Director, Prof Kezia Dugdale, sits down with Dr Laura Gilbert, CBE, Chief Analyst and Director of Data Science at 10 Downing Street.
Cabinet Office Conversations: JP Marks
We are delighted to welcome JP Marks, Permanent Secretary to the Scottish Government, to the University of Glasgow on Friday 3 November 2023.
Cabinet Office Conversations: Stuart Payne
We are delighted to welcome Stuart Payne, Chief Executive of the North Sea Transition Authority, to the University of Glasgow on Tuesday 10 October.
How to disagree agreeably
Watch back our event at the Festival of Politics 2023 featuring Liam McArthur MSP, Claire Hanna MP, Sheila Webster and Peter McColl.
The Good Friday Agreement 25 Years On – In Conversation
The John Smith Centre, The John and Pat Hume Foundation, The Consulate General of Ireland in Edinburgh - Consul Jerry O’Donovan and Paul O’Kane MSP are delighted to invite you to join a special event at the University of Glasgow to mark 25 years since the signing of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement in 1998.