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Strengthening understanding between people in the UK and other societies

Our work aims to strengthen understanding and trust between and within different cultures. We support people striving for better informed, more inclusive societies that accept, respect and welcome each other.

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OpenCities

Making Migration work for cities across Europe .. With 20 million new migrants settled legally in the EU and many more illegal immigrants making Europe their home, Dublin and Belfast are leading the way with a clutch of European neighbours to ensure that the experience is beneficial for all. More .....

Transatlantic Network 2020 (TN2020)

Transatlantic Network 2020 (TN2020) is a British Council initiative that seeks to create sustainable, multilateral networks spanning the Atlantic by engaging future leaders from North America and Europe to address global climate issues.
The programme aims to facilitate greater intercultural understanding, foster long-term relationships among future leaders, and incite grassroots action on important global issues. The programme is designed to run until 2020. More ...

Migrant Integration Policy Index (MIPEX)

The Migrant Integration Policy Index is an exciting tool to present the integration policies of the EU member states in a format which is concise, transparent and comparable. The British Council and UK partners are leading a Europe-wide network of partners to produce the Index. To find out more, including a full breakdown of the results and a series of interactive comparative maps and charts, visit the project website.

Lives Entwined

'Britain & Ireland: Lives Entwined III’ is a book of essays exploring the complex web of relations that exist between Britain and Ireland. Commissioned and published by the British Council, it follows two successful volumes of the same name published in 2005 and 2006, and the 2004 report 'Through Irish Eyes' exploring changing attitudes towards the UK among young Irish people. More ...