Detail of a painting called 'Trongate, Glasgow, Looking West from Glasgow Cross' circa 1770-80 by an unknown artist. In the collection of Glasgow Life Museums and reproduced under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives licence (CC BY-NC-ND).https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/trongate-glasgow-looking-west-from-glasgow-cross-after-the-foulis-academy-85999

Life and times of Adam Smith

Adam Smith's life and the context in which he worked were under the spotlight in the Adam Smith tercentenary, with discussions offering new insights and reflections.

A label with the text ' ADAM SMITH' pasted into the blue and red marbled inside cover of a book

Adam Smith's ideas

 Adam Smith's ideas were at the core of the tercentenary with events and activities to help people understand more deeply the concepts he developed.

Adam Smith's statue with only his head. Source: Adam Smith business school

Adam Smith in the 21st century

What impact does Adam Smith's writing and ideas have on economics, politics and society today. And can we still use his concepts to tackle 21st century problems?