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Photo of Waleska dos Santos Queiroz participating in the ‘90 Youth Voices’ in London in July 2024. The photo shows her leaning against a glass railing and smiling.

We connect. We inspire.

We support peace and prosperity by building connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and countries worldwide.

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September highlights

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UK-Kenya Season 2025

A programme celebrating creativity and innovation across the arts, education, culture and heritage, and the UK-Kenya cultural ties.

Innovation for African Universities enterprise programme

Inviting UK institutions to apply to co-design innovation programmes for students in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa.

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Springboard research grants

Apply for up to £10,000 in funding for joint projects with labs in France, Germany or Spain. Open to early-career researchers at HE and non-profit institutions.

We are global

We bring the best the UK has to offer, to the world.

600 million

People we reached in 2022–23

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90 years

Building connections since 1934

Research and insight

Sharing new knowledge and the latest thinking on international cultural relations through arts, education and the English language.

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Podcast series

Culture as climate action: creativity, community and change

Can creativity help communities protect their land and legacy in times of crisis? We explore this question with Dr. Sally Flint, writer, researcher and creative lead at the University of Exeter, and May al-Ibrashy, conservation architect and founder of Megawra, a Cairo-based initiative preserving historic heritage through community projects.

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Research report

Alumni Voices 2025: UK Graduates, Global Influence

This new study looks at the importance of international alumni as a valuable soft power asset for the UK.

Research report

Next Generation Kazakhstan

Discover the aspirations and needs of the first generation of young people to have grown up entirely in an independent Kazakhstan.

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Essay collection

Why technology needs artists: 40 international perspectives

56 global leaders in art and technology share their views on the role of artists in shaping human-centred futures.

Voices Magazine

Take a closer look at the people, communities, and ideas that ignite our world; one story at a time.

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Clare Vaughan pictured with Vincent Evans in Cwm Hyfryd, Trevelin, Patagonia.

A 20-year teaching adventure in Patagonia

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How well do you know your Black History?

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Learning without borders: five lessons from five years of online English

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