- Date
- 12 May 2020 - 15:57
Everyone has a stake in scientific research
How can we build public trust in science? By getting people involved in research. The British Council's Global Head of Science, Dr Jen Bardsley, tells us why.
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- Science
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- 23 April 2020 - 16:42
Your favourite words from global languages
For UN English Language Day, we asked our social media communities which words from their own language we should start using in English.
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- English, Languages
- Date
- 22 April 2020 - 10:38
Nigerian Pidgin – 20 useful words and phrases
Author Mimi Werna has put together her 20 favourite phrases in Nigerian Pidgin.
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- Languages, English language
- Date
- 27 January 2020 - 09:48
Language learning and boys – how some schools beat the odds
Girls are more than twice as likely to achieve a good grade in languages, but some schools are bucking this trend, and they have two things in common.
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- Publications, Languages
- Date
- 08 January 2020 - 13:09
What can you make with algae?
Algae: you can eat, wear and build with them, and they're renewable. Professor Berat Haznedaroğlu of Boğaziҫi University in Istanbul tells us about current algae research.
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- Science, Technology
- Date
- 16 December 2019 - 16:06
Where do art and science meet?
Engineer, scientist, performer and aspiring astronaut Niamh Shaw tells us where art and science meet.
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- Science, Theatre
- Date
- 16 October 2019 - 09:40
How I built a virtual lab for schools
How do you teach practical science without physical equipment? Job Adeleke Oyebisi tells us how a 3D virtual laboratory works.
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- Science, Technology, Teaching resources
- Date
- 25 September 2019 - 08:45
English loan words in European languages
‘Ich gehe nachher mit meinem Boyfriend shoppen, ich brauche zwei Jeans und T-Shirts. Erst Lifestyle, dann Wellness – OK, cool.’
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- Languages
- Date
- 16 September 2019 - 13:23
Our favourite compound nouns in European languages
Have you ever seen a ‘naked snail’ or watched something on the ‘stupid box’? Do you have a ‘clean mother’?
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- Languages
- Date
- 28 August 2019 - 07:34
What is a quantum dot?
What do quantum dots look like, and how are they changing entertainment, healthcare and security?
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- Science