Voices
The social enterprise sector might be considered progressive when it comes to placing women in leadership positions, but there's still some way to go.
Some UK cities have significant populations of Indian origin. So why is the UK film and TV industry not catering for them? Film London's Deborah Sathe explains.
In Nigeria, the road for women considering pursuing an academic degree in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects is lined with obstacles. Why? And what can be done?
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How can mobile technology diagnose eye disorders? Rumina Awal, a UK student interning for a social enterprise in Canada, looks at the latest developments.
The British Council's Director of Science, Dr Claire McNulty, takes the Tim Hunt affair as an opportunity to look forward.
The British Council’s John Dubber examines how a figure famous as a war leader was also a master of soft power, or influence by attraction rather than coercion.
Ukrainian author Andrei Kurkov comments on the findings of a survey about young Ukrainians, who are apparently not that different from their UK peers.
On the UN World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, Rabbhi Yahiya gives us nine ways to get involved.
Four offices providing women in Egypt with legal advice and social support in the face of violence opened yesterday. The British Council's Doaa Hafez looks at the issues and what can be done
The First World War had a seismic impact around the world. Daniel Steinbach of King's College London explains how the campaign in East Africa has been misremembered.