British Council UK Viet Nam Season 2023
The UK/Viet Nam Season 2023 marked 50 years of ties, funding 30 collaborative projects across arts, education, and English, with strong public engagement and cultural exchange.
Cultural relations
Eurovision 2023 research. Culture, place and partnership: the cultural relations of Eurovision
United by music? Researching the role of Eurovision 2023 and mega-events in peace, place, shared values, cultural relations, and 'soft power'.
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Connections Through Culture Evaluation Report
The Connections through Culture grant funded 137 UK–Southeast Asia projects, strengthening creative ties, skills, and equity, with 88% sustaining collaborations post-project.
Mapping trends and best practice in climate action and sustainability in the arts
Research report: this report seeks to map out the current climate crisis and sustainability responses across the British arts and cultural sectors.
Our climate change research: advancing knowledge, enabling action
Article highlighting how research and insight generated by the British Council is contributing to climate action.
How International Student Mobility builds trust and long-term relationships
This study investigates the cultural relations dimensions of international student mobility and found that it builds trust and long-term relationships around the world.
Digital cultural relations: a pathway to trust?
Insight article: international cultural relations is increasingly present in the digital dimension, but what does this mean for building trust?
Enabling [dis]abled artists across culture and arts fosters positive peace in Nepal
Essay highlighting how the process of empowering disabled people can contribute to more equitable and peaceful societies.
Local peacebuilding and cultural relations work
Essay considering the role of the cultural relations organisation in bridging the local and the global in the context of peacebuilding.
Sport, cultural relations and peacebuilding
Essay exploring the link between sports and diplomacy.