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Events

We run a varied programme of events, such as lectures, debates, receptions and conferences.

The majority are held free of charge in the Pierhead building, and are open to the public.

Upcoming events

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Past events

25 Years of Welsh Government – Wales Governance Centre Annual Lecture 2024 with Jane Runeckles

Jane Runeckles was Head of the Special Adviser team for Mark Drakeford during his time as First Minister, Jane also served as a special adviser to Carwyn Jones and Rhodri Morgan for most of the first 25 years of devolution. She began working in the Senedd in 2000 for the Labour Group and spent a number of years working for the Wales TUC, responsible for public service policy during the early 2010s. As a special adviser, she worked on the Government of Wales Act 2006 and the Wales Act 2017 and has been involved in many of the key constitutional changes over this 25 year period. More recently she has left Welsh Government and taken up a post with the FDA, the union for managers and professionals in public service.

The 2024 UK General Election and Wales

The Welsh Election Study present their findings from the July 2024 UK General Election result in Wales. Dr Jac Larner and Professor Richard Wyn Jones present new data and analysis and discuss the state of the Welsh parties at the start of the campaign for the national election in Wales in 2026.

Recorded in the Pierhead Building, Cardiff Bay, on the 7th November 2024