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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.

Tags: Universities and higher education

'The history play became a powerful place to ask questions such as what makes a good king, and what are the priorities of governance.'

Date: 21 April 2016 - 07:52

Shakespeare’s stories of power do more than retell history

What can Shakespeare's studies of power and politics tell us about the present? Dr Charlotte Scott explains why Shakespeare's history plays continue to fascinate.

Tags: Shakespeare, Arts, Theatre, Literature

David Garrick 'dedicated his extraordinarily successful career to promoting Shakespeare as the supreme symbol of British culture'. Image (c) British Council

Date: 19 April 2016 - 06:54

How one actor forever changed the way we see Shakespeare

Professor Richard Schoch explains how David Garrick, an 18th-century actor-manager and playwright, formed the popular attitudes towards Shakespeare that remain to this day.

Tags: Shakespeare, Arts, Theatre, Literature

'[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.

Tags: 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.

Tags: Literature, Arts

Date: 12 April 2016 - 08:15

What can Shakespeare teach us about freedom?

Professor Ewan Fernie of the Shakespeare Institute explains how Shakespeare can help us understand who we are and what we might become.

Tags: Shakespeare, Arts, Theatre, Literature

Demonstration to remove the statue of Cecil Rhodes at the University of Capetown. Photo (c) Desmond Bowles, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 08 April 2016 - 12:34

Can UN development goals fix higher education's problems?

Higher education institutions around the world share three big challenges. Can the UN's new development goals nudge universities towards solving them? The British Council's Nan Yeld answers.

Tags: Universities and higher education

'A good educational app for kids allows for different styles and learning speeds'. Image

Date: 07 April 2016 - 06:40

Can apps really help children learn languages?

How can parents be sure children's educational apps work? Tracy Dumais, a mobile learning consultant and young learner specialist for the British Council, answers.

Tags: Teaching, English language

Date: 06 April 2016 - 11:49

How have performances of Shakespeare changed over time?

Shakespeare's plays have inspired a variety of interpretations over the centuries. Shehrazade Zafar-Arif, who's completing her MA in Shakespeare Studies at King’s College London, explains.

Tags: Shakespeare

What would my life be like if I had been born an ambitious girl in Beijing rather than London? Photo (c) Mat Wright

Date: 05 April 2016 - 09:32

Why China can be an exciting place for women

What's it really like to be a smart, ambitious young woman in China? Lara Izzard-Hobbs, an intern at a Chinese law firm as part of a British Council programme, answers.

Tags: Work outside the UK, Study outside the UK

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