Voices
In the final instalment of our blog series on the 80 moments that shaped the world in the last 80 years, we turn to number ten: the move towards greater equality for women.
What new perspectives can a year abroad provide a young person starting out in life? Hope Gaffney explains.
Being the only young English person in a quiet town in a foreign country can be a daunting experience. University student Chloe Stout explains.
Sarah Rainford, who is working as an English language assistant in Guadeloupe, explains why the experience is much more than just a beach holiday.
We're continuing to count down our series on the 80 moments that shaped the world over the past 80 years. Today we turn to number 26, the invention and widespread use of email.
Alex Rawlings, who won a competition to find Britain's most multi-lingual student in 2011, explains why learning foreign languages is so rewarding.
World-renowned environmental conservationist Dr Jane Goodall shares her views on the future of our planet and how we should think about animals.
Vivian Futran Fuhrman, PhD candidate at Ben Gurion University, explains why desertification is a threat to us all ahead of the 'Drylands, Deserts and Desertification' conference.
Business success in the creative sector need not be elusive. Three alumni of our Young Creative Entrepreneur programme share their tips.
Best-selling Turkish novelist Elif Shafak spoke to the British Council's Ted Hodgkinson about how her global perspective has influenced her hugely successful fiction.