20 May 2026

Frankly: a conversation with Nicola Sturgeon

Key information

Date: 20 May 2026
Time: 6:00 pm
Venue: SOAS University of London
Room: Gallery Lecture Theatre
Event type: Seminar & Event highlights

About this event

In her 2025 memoir, Frankly, Nicola Sturgeon shares her remarkable journey from growing up in a small town in Ayrshire during the Thatcher years to top job in Scottish politics.

Nicola is joined in conversation by Catriona Drew as she reflects on the challenges of politics and political life at a time of great turbulence.

About the speaker

Nicola Sturgeon was First Minister of Scotland from 2014 to 2023.

Catriona Drew teaches International Law in the College of Law at SOAS.

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