Event: Marking St Andrews’ chairmanship of SCGA with former Irish PM Leo Varadkar
Date: Thursday 6 February 2025
Time: 17.30-18.45
Venue: Booth Lecture Theatre, School of Medicine – University of St Andrews
North Haugh St Andrews KY16 9TF
Organisers: University of St Andrews, SCGA
This event will celebrate St Andrews’ chairmanship of the Scottish Council on Global Affairs (SCGA) with a talk by former Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar TD, which explores how smaller nations like Scotland and Ireland can provide a hub for debate and discussion on international affairs.
St Andrews assumed chairmanship of SCGA from the University of Glasgow at the end of 2024. The organisation is led by Executive Director Dr Mateja Peter, Senior Lecturer in the School of International Relations, supported by a Management Committee including Professor Juliet Kaarbo and Dr Adam Bower, and a Governing Board chaired by St Andrews’ Deputy Principal Professor Brad Mackay.
The event will give audience members the chance to learn more about the work of SCGA, set up by the Universities of St Andrews, Edinburgh and Glasgow in 2022 to provide a hub for research and policy-informed, non-partisan debate on international relations and global politics.
Please note: The event is for University of St Andrews’ students, staff and invited guests only.
