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'The pain in my heart, in my chest, made it very hard to smile again.' Photo by Charles Siqueira.
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03 June 2016 - 19:51

How I got picked to carry the Olympic torch in Rio

Wallas Souza dos Santos, 15, talks about losing his 13-year-old sister to gun violence and how he was chosen to carry the Olympic torch this summer after taking part in Premier Skills.

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Sport, Civil society
'To communicate successfully in an international environment, you need to be able to grasp what is being said and respond appropriately'.
Date
25 May 2016 - 05:18

How to prepare students for international communication

Chia Suan Chong, winner of the British Council's Teaching English blog award, offers three strategies to help students use English in international environments.

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Teaching, English language
'Every person who's ever drawn with a pencil has created graphene' Photo (c) Vladimer Shioshvili, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 and adapted from the original.
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23 May 2016 - 14:55

What's thinner than a hair, yet stronger than steel?

Imagine a material that is stronger than steel, more transparent than glass, and thinner than a human hair. Hint: it's not kryptonite. Young scientist Aida Rafat explains.

'Northern Ireland is no stranger to emigration.' ©VisitBritain/ Tony Pleavin
Date
09 May 2016 - 07:58

How open are Northern Ireland's 16-year-olds to the world?

We asked Northern Ireland's 16-year-olds about their ambitions to go abroad for study, travel and work. Dr Dirk Schubotz, who directed the research, explains their answers.

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Schools, Work outside the UK, Study outside the UK
Malaysia has created an environment in which it can realise its ambition to be an international higher education hub. Photo (c) Jorge Láscar, licensed under CC BY 2.0 and adapted from the original.
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04 May 2016 - 14:03

How international is your country’s higher education?

New research on national education policy in 26 countries was released this week to show how open each country is to international higher education. Michael Peak give us the highlights.

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Universities and higher education
'They have that spark and emotional resonance that you need to be an actor.' Photo (c) Tanvir Murad Topu
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03 May 2016 - 13:57

Jenny Sealey: 'You must be better than non-disabled actors'

Jenny Sealey, who directed a group of Bangladeshi deaf and disabled actors to perform Romeo and Juliet, tells us whether it is harder for deaf and disabled actors to make it.

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Theatre, Arts, Shakespeare, Equal opportunities and diversity
'I am not only designing what the audience can see on stage, but also the empty space that they can’t see'. Photo (c) Olya Dmytriv
Date
27 April 2016 - 16:17

Minglu Wang explains how to design a theatre stage set

We spoke to Minglu Wang, who designed the stage set for the first Ukrainian adaptation of Shakespeare's The Winter’s Tale.

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Shakespeare, Theatre, Arts
Mohammed, a nurse working in Zaatari camp for Syrian refugees in Jordan. Image (c) DFID, licensed under CC BY 2.0 and adapted from the oiriginal.
Date
22 April 2016 - 13:32

Can higher education help fix the refugee crisis?

How can universities help students and academics fleeing violence in Syria and elsewhere? The British Council's Dr John Law answers.

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Universities and higher education
'[T]eachers have complained for years that it is harder to get a good grade in languages than in other subjects...'
Date
18 April 2016 - 11:24

Why language teachers in England's schools feel frustrated

Kathryn Board and Teresa Tinsley, authors of the 2016 Language Trends survey, break down its findings.

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Schools, Education, Educational research
Alisa Ganieva initially published her prize-winning long story under a male pen name. Image (c) Imam Guseynov.
Date
12 April 2016 - 15:45

Why did a young female Russian novelist pretend to be a man?

Award-winning young Russian writer Alisa Ganieva published her first long story under a secret male pen name. She told us why.

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Literature, Arts
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