United Kingdom

Alongside dynamic ODA funding eligible countries, the UK can co-develop new approaches to the creative economy to ensure significant economic, social and cultural value is made and shared.

International Higher Education contributes hugely to the UK’s economy and to its reputation abroad. Modelling the movements of future international students is an increasingly valuable art.

Nations’ resilience is being tested as never before. But ‘building back better’ post-COVID-19 is about more than health and the economy. Education and culture have a huge role to play.

Discover how free, frank democratic debates around the globe have continued through COVID-19 through the BBC World Service partnership with the British Council, BBC World Questions.

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

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.

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

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

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 sources of soft power presents a comparison of the soft power of China, Germany, India, Japan, Russia, UK and the USA.