🎄✨ Merry Christmas from all of us at the John Smith Centre – and a few friends!

We’re officially closed from today and will reopen on 5 January.

Wishing you a joyful festive season filled with peace, happiness, and time with loved ones 🎅🌟

2025 has been a huge year for the John Smith Centre - thank you to everyone who has supported us! 🙏🎊

We look forward to giving even more young people the #OpportunityToServe in 2026 by continuing to break down barriers to public life. 💪

@eddiebarnes.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social

We're delighted to have Allana Williams from @unistrathclyde.bsky.social on board as a Parliamentary Intern! 🎉

We'll be sharing more of our interns' journeys in the new year - follow us to see what they get up to on their placements 👀

#JohnSmithIntern @uofgsocsci.bsky.social

Next up in our Parliamentary Interns introduction series, please welcome Aaron Purba from @glasgow.ac.uk! 🙌

Find out more about the 2026 Parliamentary Internship Programme: 🔗 www.johnsmithcentre.com/our-work/int...

#JohnSmithIntern @uofgsocsci.bsky.social

🌟 We're so excited to welcome our 2026 Parliamentary Interns on board - so we thought we'd let them introduce themselves!

First up is Anna-Mariia Brynchak from @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social 👋

Find out more about this year's programme: www.johnsmithcentre.com/news/introdu...

#JohnSmithIntern

How can we tackle growing disillusionment with British democracy among young people? 🤔

Check out our latest blog by Prof James Sloam to find out how the civic mentoring model could be the answer 💡

🔗 www.johnsmithcentre.com/news/researc...

#GenZ @uofgsocsci.bsky.social @rhulpir.bsky.social

Many thanks to @kirstymcneill.bsky.social for delivering our first #MakingChangeHappen Masterclass at @uofglasgow.bsky.social on Tuesday! 🙏

Our Masterclass series gives students the opportunity to learn how to make real change happen from people who have been there and done it 💡