Research reports

Research exploring values and attitudes towards international cooperation at a time of global crisis.

Next Generation Nigeria explores the attitudes, aspirations and needs of young people across Nigeria as the country celebrates 60 years of independence and responds to the COVID-19 pandemic.

January 2020 Next Generation Zimbabwe explores the attitudes, aspirations and needs of young people across the country. It looks at their views on the opportunities available to them, their interaction with family and friends, their values, and how they view Zimbabwe and its place in the world, specifically in light of the change following the 2017 election.

October 2019: research exploring the attitudes, aspirations and needs of young people across Ethiopia, looking at opportunities, values and politics.

July 2019: our annual survey of primary and secondary schools in England, finding out about the current state of language teaching and learning.

A report based on interviews with Syrian academics living in exile in Turkey and university staff and students still working or studying inside Syria.

June 2019: Exploring the attitudes, aspirations and needs of young people, and how they view Myanmar’s transition and its place in the world.

What can we learn from cases where higher education and research institutions have led initiatives that build multilateral relations?

May 2019: research exploring the attitudes, aspirations and needs of young people across Germany, looking at education, employment, immigration and identity.

This report has been commissioned by the British Council to examine the contribution literature can make in large scale cultural interventions and urban policy more broadly.