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'Clearly, you cannot talk about the First World War without talking about Germany' Photo: German ring ‘Vaterlandsdank 1914’, which was awarded for the donation of precious metals to the war effort. © Max Ackermann
Date
18 June 2014 - 16:09

Beyond 'us versus them': UK, Germany and the First World War

As we mark 100 years since the start of the First World War in 1914, Anne Bostanci argues how it’s no longer useful to think about a country’s contribution and loss in national terms.

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History
'There are more female undergraduates than men, so where are the female leaders? Photo (c) Harsha K R, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 and adapted from the original.
Date
06 March 2014 - 17:55

Where are all the women in higher education leadership?

Ismail Badat runs us through the numbers and asks why there aren’t more women leaders in higher education in South Asia.

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Universities and higher education, Equal opportunities and diversity
'As soon as you make the invisible visible, people react.' Photo (c) VisitBritain / Nicolas Chinardet
Date
18 February 2014 - 14:13

LGBTQI+ issues in English language teaching

Following her recent British Council seminar, education consultant Laila El-Metoui tells us about the importance of creating an inclusive and positive atmosphere in the classroom.

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Teaching resources, Teaching, Equal opportunities and diversity
1.4-1.5 million men from India served for Britain in the war. Photo of wounded Indian soldiers in a French village courtesy of Imperial War Museum.
Date
11 February 2014 - 08:47

First World War: Remember the global scale and legacy

The British Council’s Anne Bostanci, co-author of the report Remember the World as well as the War, gives us a glimpse into the war’s global scale and legacy.

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History
'As I lie awake, not hearing bullets in the night, I ponder the consequences of not leaving.' Photo (c) US Army Africa US Army Africa, licensed under CC BY 2.0 and adapted from the original.
Date
07 January 2014 - 16:47

Evacuation from South Sudan

British Council South Sudan country director Tony Calderbank writes about the evacuation from South Sudan soon after fighting broke out last month.

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Cultural relations
Women and girls in Bangladesh are largely excluded from taking part in the digital sphere. Photo by The Advocacy Project / Creative Commons licence.
Date
10 December 2013 - 16:05

Is digital education easily accessible to Bangladeshi girls?

A combination of policy and non-governmental initiatives is helping to improve the Bangladeshi girls educational situation. The British Council’s Alexandra Tyers explains.

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Women and girls, Education, Primary school, Technology, Equal opportunities and diversity
When war was declared in 1914, large numbers of men enlisted voluntarily, believing the war would be over fast and they would be home for a hero’s Christmas. Photo via James Vaughan on Flickr under Creative Commons licence.
Date
11 November 2013 - 17:37

Voices and images from the First World War

Lucinda Hawksley gives us an idea here of the language and images employed by British journalists, propagandists and artists during that time.

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History, Teaching
'South Sudan's women are more likely to die in childbirth than complete primary school.'
Date
25 September 2013 - 12:52

The women of South Sudan

High illiteracy rates and rigid gender roles are just two of the many challenges for the women of South Sudan.

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Women and girls, Global development, Equal opportunities and diversity
Art attracts, propaganda does not - Saudi Minister of Culture and Information Abdul Aziz Khoja looking at UK artist Graham Sutherland's 'Rocky Landscape', Photo by Rigel Klingman
Date
20 June 2013 - 12:21

'Once you're into propaganda, you're finished.'

As states invest more and more in their soft power, experts debate global trends in London on 18 June 2013. This is the transcript.

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Publications, Cultural relations
Culture can 'bring people together – even those with very different world views.' Photo (c) Edinburgh Blog, licensed under CC BY 2.0 and adapted from the original.
Date
13 June 2013 - 15:03

Which countries want to be influential and attractive?

A new British Council report, ‘Influence and Attraction: Culture and the Race for Soft Power in the 21st Century’, discusses global trends in cultural relations and soft power.

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