Voices
The British Council’s Michael Peak runs us through the trends in recent years (link to data visualisation), as UCAS releases figures on undergraduate enrolment in UK universities today.
Charlotte Ogilvie, who taught in a Thai school last year through the British Council’s Thailand English Teaching programme, explains how to make the most of your time outside the classroom
What are the trends in study abroad? Janice Mulholland of the British Council’s US office explains the big issues in US universities’ international education programmes.
The British Council’s Caroline Chipperfield explains how more and more higher education institutions are becoming an integral part of their local communities.
English teacher Sylvia Guinan walks us through the opportunities and pitfalls of teaching online in one of our top five articles of all time, illustrated by artist Jamie Johnson.
A football programme has helped Pakistani children leave behind a life of drugs and beatings. Former street children Meher, Rajab and Awais speak here about their experience
Language teacher and researcher Miguel Angel Muñoz explains the latest research on how being bilingual affects your brain
Lyudmila Tatsenko of the British Council in Ukraine surveys the scene, as the Ministry of Education and Science in Ukraine prepares for a UK visit next week.
As we mark 100 years since the start of the First World War in 1914, Anne Bostanci argues how it’s no longer useful to think about a country’s contribution and loss in national terms.
Have you thought about teaching English online? Emma Segev gives some practical tips to get started in one of our top five articles of all time, illustrated by artist Jamie Johnson.