- Date
- 30 April 2018 - 15:09
The Lebanese designer who wants to make clothes for 'real bodies'
Cynthia Chamat Debbané is an entrepreneur and designer whose clothing business challenges the fashion industry's 'rules'.
- Tags
- Fashion
Voices
Voices
- Date
- 23 April 2018 - 17:00
Will young people in the EU want to learn English in 2025?
The British Council's Sarah Rolph breaks down the results of our new report, The future demand for English in Europe: 2025 and beyond.
- Tags
- Publications, English language
- Date
- 20 April 2018 - 08:00
Getting the tone right (or wrong) in Mandarin
For UN Chinese Language Day, we asked British Council colleagues who have studied Mandarin to tell us about their most memorable mistake with tone while living and working in China.
- Tags
- Study outside the UK, Work outside the UK
- Date
- 17 April 2018 - 15:00
What do young Kenyans want for the future?
Quality education, fair access to career opportunities and a more visible role in public life – Simon Ndirangu summarises the findings of the Next Generation Kenya report.
- Tags
- Publications
- Date
- 16 April 2018 - 12:12
How school-aged girls are influencing public policy in Lagos
Olaoluwa Abagun is a lawyer and and founder of Girl Pride Circle Initiative, a non-governmental organisation in Nigeria which advocates for girls’ rights.
- Tags
- Equal opportunities and diversity, Women and girls, Cultural leadership
- Date
- 11 April 2018 - 08:00
Why one Lithuanian novelist is revisiting the past
Gabija Grušaitė is a novelist and curator. She talks about contemporary Lithuanian literature and her complicated relationship with the books of the past.
- Tags
- Literature
- Date
- 28 March 2018 - 09:00
What is life like now for young South Africans?
Next Generation South Africa asks young people about work, education, politics and community. Carmel Marock and Candice Harrison-Train, who edited the report, summarise the findings.
- Tags
- Publications
- Date
- 22 March 2018 - 12:03
How two artists interpreted their shared history for one exhibition
Bahamian artist Sonia Farmer and Scottish artist Graham Fagen created two very different artworks for an exhibition on the historical significance of slavery.
- Tags
- Visual Arts, Equal opportunities and diversity, History
- Date
- 14 March 2018 - 15:07
Low-preparation games to practise present simple questions in English
Cristina Cabal, winner of the British Council's TeachingEnglish blog award, has collected her favourite games for practising the tense that isn't always as simple as its name.
- Tags
- English language, Teaching, Teaching resources
- Date
- 13 March 2018 - 11:00
What happens at an international cultural festival?
We asked Juliana Engberg, past Programme Director of the European Capital of Culture, about her experience.
- Tags
- Arts, Festivals, Cultural leadership