International development | British Council

Strengthening UK Soft Power: Strategic Recommendations

Backed by 20 of the UK’s most influential independent organisations, the UK Soft Power Group’s new report outlines strategic recommendations to unlock the full potential of UK soft power.

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Arts and Technologies in ASEAN: Interconnected Parts

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

British Council Global Arts Programmes Outcomes Synthesis Report

This report is a synthesis analysis of outcomes from a sample of the British Council’s Global Arts Programmes.

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UK Arts, Culture and Young People: Innovative practice and trends

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

Cultural relations in schools: evolving practice in a globalised world

This study provides an overview of the benefits and impact of schools collaborating internationally through a cultural relations approach.

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A Cultural Relations Approach to Development: Why and how the British Council approach to development works

New report on the valuable approaches that Cultural Relations offer to delivering development programmes in ODA countries.

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Research in the midst of conflict: New perspectives on peacebuilding in Sudan and Ethiopia

New research from the Enabling University Peace Education (EUPE) project on conflict and peacebuilding in Sudan and Ethiopia.

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Cultural relations, multilateralism and sustainable development

Reflections from the International Cultural Relations Research Alliance conference.

Developing effective learning in Nepal

This insight brief presents the findings of case studies on the development of successful schools in Nepal, with a focus on curriculum, pedagogy, and school leadership.

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Global priorities for enhancing school-based climate change and sustainability education

Explore the latest in climate change and sustainability education.
The report depicts insights from case studies in India, Iraq, and Zambia.