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Accelerating Women's Employability Through Social Entrepreneurship: The case of Mombasa, Kenya

Report providing insights on barriers and enablers required to thrive within the social enterprise sector.

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Soft power and cultural relations in a time of crisis

How do leading countries soft power approaches differ and what seems to work best? This report examines the institutional landscape and global presence of different international bodies.

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Next Generation Nigeria

Next Generation Nigeria explores the attitudes, aspirations and needs of young people across Nigeria.

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The Missing Pillar – Culture's Contribution to the UN Sustainable Development Goals

A tool to deepen understanding of the link between arts, culture and social and economic development. Learn more about culture's contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals.

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The role of tertiary education in development: A rigorous review of the evidence

Research report: we present a rigorous review of the nature, scope and strength of evidence regarding the role of TE in development in low- and lower-middle income countries.

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Transnational routes to on-shore UK higher education

This report is a review and update on the work carried out by HEFCE in 2014 and 2015 on TNE pathways to higher education in England.

Next Generation Italy

This report explores the attitudes, aspirations and needs of young people across Italy.

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Next Generation Vietnam

Next Generation Vietnam explores the attitudes, aspirations and needs of young people from across the country in the face of rapid social and political change.

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Language Trends 2020

Research series: our annual survey of primary and secondary schools in England, finding out about the current state of language teaching and learning.

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Boys studying modern foreign languages at GCSE report

A report on the current state of language learning by boys in UK schools.

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