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’s soft power pre-eminence is vital for its post-Brexit future, but increasingly being challenged. Insight looks at the latest evidence.
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.
Alison Baily reviews the evidence for the fundamental role culture has played in the evolution of our species and the structure of our minds.
As Trump visits the UK, evidence shows the 'special relationship' means little to ordinary people, but that US-UK ties are deeper than ever and transcend politics.
As the final series of Game of Thrones hits the screens, Insight looks at the soft power of invented worlds.