Per la prima volta a Roma la proiezione del film La Febbre dell'Oro con la musica originale di Chaplin eseguita dal vivo da Timothy Brock e l’Orchestra Italiana del Cinema. 10 marzo, Istituzione Universitaria dei Concerti, Aula Magna Università La Sapienza; ore 17:30

We are organising several events to celebrate Dickens' bicentenary; here's what's coming up:

Have a look at the Read-a-thon's event held on 7th February all over the world!
A conference As part of the international "Dickens 2012" project to celebrate the great writer's bicentenary, the British School at Rome will host a seminar looking at Dickens through an international perspective - his travels to the United States, his extended stay in Italy and his home in Victorian England. The event is organised by the British Council and the Associazione Italiana di Anglistica in collaboration with the three Universities of Rome and John Cabot University. Speakers include John Bowen (University of York), Elisabetta Marino (Università di Roma “Tor Vergata”), Mario Martino (Università di Roma “Sapienza”), Shannon Russell (John Cabot University), Marisa Sestito (Università di Udine). Tuesday March 13, 9.30—13.30, Sainsbury Lecture Theatre, British School at Rome
A two day Symposium will follow in Milan, which will see the participation of Michael Hollinghurst, Michael Slater, Prof. John Bowen, Prof.ssa Orestano and Prof. Pagotti. 15th-16th March, Università Statale, Milano

An International young leader event on "tolerance" in school, as part of the Connecting Classrooms project. 18-20 March 2012, Moscow. Events have also been organised with the schools already involved in the project on:
Teaching English through Literature
29 February 2012 - Rome, British Council
16 March - Milan, USR

FameLab is an international competition of science communication organised by the British Council and the UK Cheltenham Science Festival in over 20 countries in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and South Africa. FameLab has now arrived in Italy and is open to anyone aged 18 to 45 years old, working in or studying science and technology.