Voices
How do Japanese students really feel about studying abroad? The British Council's Anna Esaki-Smith looks at some of the findings of a report called Japan: Debunking the 'inward-looking' myth
How can we make complex scientific ideas more accessible? Dr Roberto Trotta tells us about his attempt to describe the universe using the most common 1,000 words of English
Have you thought about becoming a teacher of English? Meryem Salhi, a teacher from Tunisia, explains why her decision to do the CELTA at the British Council in Poland paid off.
As we celebrate World Science Day for Peace and Development today, Adam Murphy, Ireland's 2014 winner of science communication competition FameLab, looks at the benefits of nanotechnology.
This month marks the 80th anniversary of the British Council. To celebrate with us, 10,000 people across the world have ranked the top 80 moments of the last 80 years.
Ralph Fiennes needs no introduction. The director and actor has been promoting his new film. The British Council's Anna Safronova related questions from our Facebook fans in Russia.
Mohammed Gamal, a former student at Al-Azhar English Training Center, tells us how learning English has helped him study at top institutions and develop new points of view.
How can countries in Southern and Eastern Europe and Central Asia – a region the British Council calls 'Wider Europe'– prepare their young populations to be successful?
The final post in our weekly series on the ten most important languages for the UK’s future is about Mandarin Chinese.
During Black History Month 2014, Baroness Lola Young of Hornsey reminded us that the sinking of the SS Mendi needs to be brought from the realm of hidden history to that of official history.