Here, you can find our latest thinking on culture, education, language, and the UK’s international engagement, along with academic research on these topics.
The UK is one of 193 UN member states committed to achieving 17 SDGs by 2030. What role is the British Council playing in contributing to sustainable development through cultural relations?
The UK tops the world as the most attractive country for young people across the G20. The findings of the latest research into international views of the soft power of leading nations.
The British Council and partners recently hosted digital public panel discussions exploring the role of culture, education and the English language in the UK’s Global Britain ambitions.
Amidst an international public health crisis made more complicated by escalating great power rivalries we consider the implications of COVID-19 for the soft power of China, the USA and UK.
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.
Like many sectors, UK higher education has been hit hard by the global pandemic. Michael Peak examines the sector's longer term challenges.
An international panel event on 24 November to discuss the findings of The Big Conversation, a new research programme on shared values in cultural relations and international cooperation.
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.
The UK has a new government with a new mission: to promote a truly Global Britain. Soft power must play a vital role. But what are the most effective components of soft power?
British poet Dr Benjamin Zephaniah opened the British Council ELTons Awards for Innovation in English Language Teaching with a poem to mark our 85th anniversary.