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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.
Women in Public Life – Baroness Helena Kennedy Power Hour
Watch back our Power Hour with Baroness Helena Kennedy KC.
How female friendly are our parliaments?
Join our Centre Director, Kezia Dugdale, for a day-long workshop discussing how gendered the Scottish and European Parliaments are.
Women in Public Life – Lisa Nandy MP Power Hour
Watch back our Power Hour with Lisa Nandy MP
Women in Public Life – Claire Hanna MP Power Hour
Watch back our Power Hour with SDLP MP, Claire Hanna.
WATCH BACK: Women in Public Life – Ali Goldsworthy Power Hour
Watch back our Power Hour with Ali Goldsworthy on polarisation.
WATCH BACK: DO YOU TRUST POLITICIANS?
We were delighted to be partnering with the Festival of Politics to hold an event on trust in politics with Resham Kotecha, Brian Taylor and others.