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The British Council’s Chief Executive in conversation with Australia’s High Commissioner to the UK on culture, trade and the future of the relationship between these two nations.

Forthcoming British Council research explores the role of tertiary education in equitable and sustainable development, including its support for basic education.

Director Germany, Paul Smith shares his insights of the country and explores how the past informs the views and hopes of the next generations.

In the third part of our arts and cultural COVID-19 series, we explore how the arts and cultural sector across the Americas are responding to the pandemic.

The UK tops the world as the most attractive country for young people across the G20.

In the second of a series of articles on the international impact of COVID-19 on the arts and cultural sector, we consider the experience in East Asia.

During this public health crisis, the British Council is innovating at a pace you might not expect from an 86-year old organisation.

Mona Lotten, Head of Policy Insight at the British Council discusses the impact of COVID-19 on soft power relationships with Jonathan McClory, Portland.

The UK is taking a leading role in contributing to our understanding of the complex question of how to prevent violent extremism. We examine a new report with evidence from leading experts.

Boys in the UK are under-performing when it comes to learning foreign languages. We look at why this matters, and what can be done to improve it.