
JOHN SMITH CENTRE LAUNCHES NEW CURRICULUM FOR LIFE COURSE
We are delighted to announce the launch of the John Smith Centre’s second course for University of Glasgow students. Not just politics as usual: The John Smith Centre guide to

We are delighted to announce the launch of the John Smith Centre’s second course for University of Glasgow students. Not just politics as usual: The John Smith Centre guide to

Over the past couple of weeks, we have been busy delivering the second element of our brand-new schools programme, a bespoke visit to the Scottish Parliament. One hundred pupils across the

The John Smith Centre is beginning 2026 by announcing a major expansion of its new schools programme, “Political Conversations”. In partnership with entrepreneur Dr Marie Macklin CBE, the centre will take

By Eddie Barnes. The start of 2026 marks a particularly exciting moment in the John Smith Centre’s evolution. As of today (12 Jan 2026), we are officially a teaching institution.

With 18 students taking part in our 2026 Parliamentary Internship Programme, we are thrilled to introduce the talented group of individuals making up our largest ever cohort of interns. For

We were delighted to return to Kilmarnock Academy on Monday for the second of our Political Conversations events. A huge thank you to local MP Lillian Jones and East Ayrshire

In the summer, we visited Kilmarnock Academy for the first of our “political conversations”. Politicians Alex Neil and Jackson Carlaw MSP spoke to S5 and S6 students about their careers

This piece was written by Annie Ferguson, the John Smith Centre’s first Mayoral Internship Programme intern. When I stepped through the cloisters of the University of Glasgow for the first

The John Smith Centre spent the afternoon at Kilmarnock Academy last week for what we hope will be the first of many visits to secondary schools in Scotland. Our aim

A groundbreaking initiative aimed at improving our political culture is being launched by the University of Glasgow’s John Smith Centre, in partnership with leading Scottish businesswoman Dr Marie Macklin CBE.

This piece was written by Matthew White, one of the Centre’s 2025 Parliamentary Internship Programme interns. When I found out I’d be interning with Anas Sarwar MSP, I was both

This piece has been written by Niamh Geddes, one of the Centre’s current Parliamentary Internship Programme interns. Like many other young Scots, my formative years were backdropped by the campaigns