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Three football referees in lime green jerseys standing together at the side of a football pitch.
Date
30 January 2025 - 12:00

How football refereeing made my year in Italy unforgettable

Matt Robson, an English Language Assistant who spent a year in Varese, Italy, tells us how football refereeing helped him establish friends and connections during his placement.

Tags
Work outside the UK, Football
Woman looking at a computer screen. Images of computer screens showing blurred text and data are overlaid over the photograph.
Date
13 January 2025 - 16:17

Has Brexit undermined the UK’s protection of women from violence?

Has Brexit undermined the UK’s protection of women from gender-based violence? Caoimhe Clements from Northern Ireland looks at violence against women from an international perspective

Tags
Opportunity, Gender equality, Women and girls
A Marsh Arab travels on his boat across a waterway on the Mesopotamian Marshes.
Date
12 December 2024 - 16:00

Using film to document the destruction of an ancient way of life

The Marshes of Iraq is an important documentary about how climate change is destroying a way of life. Budoor Al Abid tells us how she used film to highlight the plight of the Marsh Arabs.

Tags
Climate change, Film
Emily Kasriel on stage talking to an audience. A British Council branded video screen can be seen in the background saying: Deep Listening with Emily Kasriel.
Date
09 December 2024 - 12:30

Deep Listening: A Transformative Experience

Have you heard of Deep Listening? Tiba Khalifa, from Libya, describes how she gained this important skill during our 90 Youth Voices programme.

Tags
Cultural leadership, Professional development
Girl leaning on her bicycle handlebars looking at her mobile phone. A street scene can be seen in the background.
Date
09 December 2024 - 09:00

Next Generation UK 2024: What are young people in the UK thinking?

Our new Next Generation UK research takes a look at the views and perceptions of young people in the UK. Christine Wilson describes the report’s main findings.

Tags
Research and reports, Youth
A sepia photograph from the 1940s showing the British Council Allied Centre in Liverpool. The building has flags hanging over the street, where people can be seen walking, and there is a man on a delivery bicycle, and a horse.
Date
05 December 2024 - 07:00

A 90-year-old global ambassador creating a unique history

The British Council’s 90-year history includes many memorable moments and people. Chief Executive, Scott McDonald, takes us on a whistle-stop tour of our timeline.

Tags
History, Soft power and influence, Cultural leadership
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Date
03 December 2024 - 10:00

Accessibility sometimes means everything

90 Youth Voices participant Geri Emeri from Albania looks at disability rights in Albania and talks to Jacqueline Cruz-Aguila from Mexico about her experiences.

Tags
Equality and diversity, Disability Inclusion
An actor and an actress on stage in period costumes. The actress is wearing a white dress and a white wig and the actor is wearing a black hat and a fur trimmed robe. Two actors in dinner jackets are watching from one side.
Date
14 November 2024 - 10:00

Twenty-six interviews. One living history.

Oral histories: the British Council in Action features 26 interviews with people from around the world who have worked with the British Council - James Perkins tells us more.

Tags
History, Cultural heritage
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Date
11 November 2024 - 09:00

Ten trends and innovations in English Language Teaching 2024

Ahead of the ELTons Festival 2024, Chia Suan Chong looks at the finalists for the ELTons Innovation Awards to bring you the top trends and innovations in English language teaching.

Tags
Teaching, English language
Students in graduation robes walk through a stone archway holding umbrellas.
Date
25 October 2024 - 18:00

From carpenter in rural China to University of Cambridge professor - how education can change a life

Professor Boping Yuan gives a fascinating insight into growing up in Chairman Mao’s China, and shares how education and the British Council helped change his life.

Tags
History, Modern Foreign Languages, Education
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Voices Magazine
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Editor picks

  • Dialogue wins over division in Sri Lanka
  • The world in an idiom: what everyday phrases say about us
  • Ramon Te Wake on filmmaking, identity and the power of representation
  • The benefits of bilingualism for neurodivergent learners
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