- Date
- 19 October 2015 - 05:11
How to write a personal statement for a UK university
Kathryn Abell of Edukonexion shares some tips.
- Tags
- Universities and higher education
Voices
Voices
- Date
- 15 October 2015 - 12:58
Can the UK stay competitive as a study destination?
What are the global trends in student mobility, and can the UK maintain and grow its position as a major host country for international students?
- Tags
- Universities and higher education
- Date
- 13 October 2015 - 12:00
Why have so many Nobel laureates studied abroad in the UK?
Of all the Nobel laureates who have studied abroad, 38 per cent have studied in the UK, according to research published last week. The British Council's Jenny Katzaros takes a look.
- Tags
- Universities and higher education
- Date
- 09 October 2015 - 10:00
How to encourage girls in Nigeria to study science and maths
In Nigeria, the road for women considering pursuing an academic degree in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects is lined with obstacles. Why? And what can be done?
- Tags
- Universities and higher education, Equal opportunities and diversity
- Date
- 09 October 2015 - 05:28
Some common misconceptions about social enterprises
Is a social enterprise a kind of charity? Can social entrepreneurs get rich? Zoe Victoria of the Biji-biji Initiative, a social enterprise in Malaysia, separates the myths from the realities
- Tags
- Social enterprise
- Date
- 08 October 2015 - 14:00
Where could the next transnational education hubs be?
The British Council's Michael Peak makes some educated predictions about where UK universities could be establishing more 'transnational education' partnerships.
- Tags
- Universities and higher education
- Date
- 07 October 2015 - 04:49
Do learner-centred approaches work in every culture?
Is it time to challenge Western assumptions about education? The British Council's Ian Clifford looks at the case of Burma, ahead of his webinar on 12 October 2015.
- Tags
- Teaching, Schools
- Date
- 05 October 2015 - 04:57
Why we still need face-to-face teaching in the digital age
As we celebrate World Teachers’ Day, the British Council’s Sophie Partarrieu argues that face-to-face teaching still has an essential place in today’s education.
- Tags
- Teaching resources
- Date
- 30 September 2015 - 10:58
Food, shelter or higher education: what's most needed?
Even senior academics would answer that food and shelter are more important than higher education. The sector should however not be neglected, even – or especially – in times of crisis.
- Tags
- Universities and higher education
- Date
- 28 September 2015 - 08:22
Burma’s ethnic writing is emerging after years of exclusion
For decades, Burma's ethnically diverse writers were unable to publish in their own language. There are, however, first signs of a changing literary landscape.
- Tags
- Arts, Literature