Voices
Cecilia Nobre, latest winner of the TeachingEnglish blog award, writes about her top tips for using video to improve skills and knowledge for more effective teaching.
The British Council's 2018 Language Trends survey of schools in England responds to concern about participation in language learning. Researcher Teresa Tinsley summarises its findings.
Trust is an essential element in human interaction for individuals, institutions and governments. But how is it earned? And why is it so important to the UK’s future?
What has inspired your teaching and teacher development this year? Chia Suan Chong, who will be blogging from the live-streamed ELTons awards on 18 June 2018, lists her top ten.
Dr Sean Semple, Associate Professor at University of Stirling, describes the effects of second-hand smoke and what some researchers are doing to reduce it.
How do you do you conduct a health check-up for an animal that is 80,000 kilograms bigger than your average pet? According to PhD candidate Vanessa Pirotta, the answer is drones.
Is love truly a drug? And are looks really that important? Science communicator Emer Maguire talks us through love's three stages.
Scottish author Nancy Campbell tells us about her approach to writing about the natural world, ahead of her appearance at the British Council Nature Writing Seminar in Munich.
This year's Venice Biennale architecture exhibition is titled 'Freespace'. We asked architecture and design journalist Debika Ray about public space and the British Pavilion.
Artist Anina Major talks about how she turned glass into teeth, built a floor-to-ceiling spine, and how she sources sustainable material.