Arts and culture

Vashala Charles, a PhD student in cultural sustainability at the University of Maiduguri, Nigeria, discusses the role of music in peacebuilding among communities affected by Boko-Haram.

Interconnected Parts takes a closer look at practices and trends in the arts and technology ecosystems of ten ASEAN member states and Timor-Leste.

This report is a synthesis analysis of outcomes from a sample of the British Council’s Global Arts Programmes. It provides evidence of how the programmes strengthen creative, social and economic development and help to build trust between the arts, culture, heritage and creative industry sectors in the UK and internationally. It also highlights gaps in evidence. The report is based on a review of 13 evaluation reports from across the three Global Arts Programmes: Culture Connects, Creative Economy and Culture Responds.

What are the issues that young people and the sector are facing across the UK, and how is creative practice responding to those needs?

International researchers from South Africa and Ukraine discuss their plans as they prepare to start fellowships in the UK through our new partnership with IASH, University of Edinburgh.

Research examining how the war in Ukraine shapes young people’s everyday life and perceptions of the future.

This report provides a comprehensive overview of cutting-edge practice at the intersection of arts and technologies in India, with the voices of local artists and practitioners at its heart.

Dr Poppy Spowage reflects on her CREDO Research Secondment with The British Council.

An in-depth study of the trade publishing and literature sectors in the following Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) countries: Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe.

Reflections from the International Cultural Relations Research Alliance conference.