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The space you work in directly affects your productivity and creativity. Photo (c) Nick Castonguay, licensed CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 under and adapted from the original.

Date: 15 December 2014 - 15:00

What kind of workspace do you need to be creative?

Kerem Alper, co-founder of Turkey’s first creative hub, explains what creative professionals need from their working space.

Tags: Arts, Creative Economy

Mat Collishaw, Zoetrope, All Things Fall, Galleria Borghese. Photo by Andrea Simi, courtesy Special Superintendence for the Historical, Artistic and Ethno-anthropological Heritage and for the Museum of the City of Rome, the artist, 1/9unosunove.

Date: 15 December 2014 - 14:21

'It's an accomplishment if someone stops to look at art'

British artist Mat Collishaw explains the ideas behind his exhibition, Black Mirror, which engages with Italian masters.

Tags: Arts, Visual Arts

'A growing number of UK social enterprises are trading overseas and are optimistic about the prospects for export growth.' Photo by Håkan Dahlström on Flickr under Creative Commons licence.

Date: 10 December 2014 - 07:38

What export opportunities exist for UK social enterprises?

According to a new British Council report launched in Scotland today, a growing number of UK social enterprises are trading overseas and are optimistic about the prospects for export growth.

'With the pen pal projects...they put in ten times the effort compared to other curricular projects'. Photo: British Council

Date: 09 December 2014 - 15:18

UK pupils work harder after connecting with Lebanese school

How can connecting with schools around the world increase global awareness among UK pupils? UK teacher Sandra Underwood, who partnered with a school in Lebanon, explains.

Tags: Schools

Painting of James Dewar giving a Friday Evening Discourse in 1904 (c) Royal Institution, licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 08 December 2014 - 14:44

Trying to explain science to the public is not a new thing

The Royal Institution’s Dr Gail Cardew FBS traces the UK lineage in science communication and explains where we are with the discipline today.

'We must improve the productivity of our crops so we can buy the world time to get to a point of population stability.' Photo (c) kuhnmi, licensed under CC BY 2.0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 08 December 2014 - 10:05

Can scientists create a new green revolution?

Can scientists improve photosynthesis and increase the productivity of crops to answer the problem of a growing population? Padraic Flood explains.

Tags: Science

'You can create your own multiple-answer questions along with a picture and share them on Facebook and/or Twitter.' Image courtesy of the author

Date: 03 December 2014 - 10:42

Why not make teaching English for exams fun?

Larissa Albano, who won the latest Teaching English blog award for her post Teaching for Exams? Have fun! -- Gift bags, provides some ideas for making English exam classes a bit more fun.

'The first step to reducing teacher talking time is simply to be aware of it.' Photo (c) Mateus Lunardi Dutra, licensed under CC BY 2.0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 03 December 2014 - 07:16

English teachers, are you talking too much in class?

In what ways do English teachers talk too much in the classroom and how can they 'unlearn' this tendency? British Council CELTA trainer Declan Cooley explains.

Tags: English language, Teaching

Teachers in Yemen are pushing for better educational provision for children with disabilities and special needs. Photo (c) Martin Sojka, licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 03 December 2014 - 07:07

How the Middle East can help children with special needs

How can countries in the Middle East ensure that children with special educational needs aren't sidelined?

Tags: Schools, Equal opportunities and diversity

Studio portrait of two Aboriginal servicemen from Taree

Date: 03 December 2014 - 06:40

Indigenous Australian soldiers in First World War

The British Council's Amber McCulloch explains what it meant for Aboriginal Australian and Torres Strait Islander soldiers to fight alongside their mates in the First World War.

Tags: History

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