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Date
13 October 2020 - 11:40

How to excel as a diplomat

Elizabeth Davies-Kumadiro is Head of Renewable Energy and Transmission for the UK's Department for International Trade in China. She tells us how she is building her career.

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Work outside the UK
Mexican folkloric dancers
Date
08 October 2020 - 08:38

I fell in love with folkloric dance while teaching English in Mexico

Roslynn Beighton spent nine months teaching English at University Escuela Normal Superior in Toluca, Estado de México, where she learned the country’s ballet folklórico.

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English
Cinema projector
Date
01 October 2020 - 08:14

What is happening in the Saudi Arabian film industry today?

Director and producer Hajar Alnaim tells us about her work in Saudi Arabian film, and what is changing in the industry.

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Film
Woman using a laptop in an office hallway
Date
28 September 2020 - 16:07

How does adaptive technology affect our lives?

Software Engineer Paul Isaris tells us how adaptive technology helps us adapt to remote work, play games and communicate our needs.

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Technology, Equal opportunities and diversity
Laundry hanging from a balcony
Date
05 August 2020 - 16:40

Why we turn city rooftops into public spaces

Claire Hall and Jak Spencer are part of the team at Urban Scale Interventions, which is reinventing underused rooftops in Belfast. Here, they tell us about using roofs creatively.

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Architecture, Design, Arts
Pupils in a classroom
Date
29 June 2020 - 08:00

Language learning is still in decline in England's schools

The annual Language Trends survey examines teachers' views of language teaching in schools in England. Its author, Ian Collen, explains some of this year’s findings.

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Languages, Schools, Primary school, Secondary school, Teaching
Date
29 May 2020 - 10:06

How will higher education be different in 2030?

Ben Nelson and Diana El-Azar from the Minerva Project tell us how the changes we see during the Covid-19 pandemic will change the future of higher education.

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Higher education
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Date
27 May 2020 - 12:41

TikTok – a journalist’s new best friend

Student journalist Jane Corscadden tells us how she uses TikTok to tell a complicated story in a quick and simple way.

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Skills
Date
20 May 2020 - 15:18

Six tips for running online courses

Online teachers must also be moderators. Kirsteen Donaghy, British Council e-Learning Consultant, shares five tips for guiding students through online courses.

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Teaching, Teaching resources, Learning resources, Languages
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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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