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'By showing that you trust the intern with important tasks, you're more likely to end up with a self-motivated worker.'

Date: 20 August 2015 - 12:21

How to bring the best out of an intern

Internships can be rewarding for the interns, but also for the organisations hosting them. Tim Edwards of PM Training shares his tips here.

Photo courtesy of Stranger Lagos, used with kind permission.

Date: 20 August 2015 - 01:59

The best cultural things to do in Lagos

Just as we launch UK/Nigeria 2015–16, a new season of cultural exchange between Nigeria and the UK, the British Council's Alex Bratt recommends some cultural highlights in Lagos.

Tags: Arts, Fashion, Film, Music

'Truth softens under the author’s magnification.' Photo (c) Sarah Murray, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 18 August 2015 - 15:06

Field notes for a novel: Heybeliada, 2013

Read 'field notes' for Benjamin Wood's novel, The Ecliptic, along with a commentary by the author.

Tags: Literature, Arts

'[F]or 700 million people globally, poor vision is still a fact of life.'

Date: 17 August 2015 - 09:28

How your mobile can help save your sight

How can mobile technology diagnose eye disorders? Rumina Awal, a UK student interning for a social enterprise in Canada, looks at the latest developments.

Tags: Equal opportunities and diversity

Scene from Ukrainian festival GogolFest, whose programmers are trying to instil a multidisciplinary and contemporary spirit into Ukrainian theatre.

Date: 17 August 2015 - 08:47

Iryna Chuzhynova: Ukrainian theatre needs to open up

Long after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Ukrainian theatre still exists in something of an international ghetto, argues deputy editor of 'Ukrainian Theatre' magazine, Iryna Chuzhynova.

Tags: Arts, Theatre

'As scientists, we have to realise the power we have – and the limitations of that power.' Photo (c) Andy Miah, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 14 August 2015 - 06:52

What scientists can gain from literature and philosophy

Education UK’s Ellie Buchdahl spoke to Professor Lord Robert Winston, who boasts a long list of achievements in both science and the arts, to find out.

Tags: Science, Education, Literature

'International experience is highly sought after by employers.'

Date: 11 August 2015 - 12:41

Five ways UK students can improve their career prospects

What can you do to prepare for a tough job market? Stephanie Griffiths, who joined the British Council in the UK this summer as part of our summer internship programme, shares a few tips.

Tags: Schools

'Maths-phobia can easily translate into students exhibiting anxiety.' Photo (c) Chris de Kok, licensed under CC-BY-2.0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 10 August 2015 - 06:46

How can teachers help students overcome their fear of maths?

Ewart Newton of JUMP Math, a social enterprise working with the British Council as part of an international work-study exchange programme, makes some suggestions for the maths classroom.

Tags: Civil society

'Young children understand the concept of symmetry from building towers with building blocks.' Photo (c) Raúl Hernández González, licensed under CC-BY-2.0, adapted from the original.

Date: 06 August 2015 - 04:06

Every child is capable of learning maths

How important is a child's mindset when learning maths? Emily Cairns, a UK student working at JUMP Math in Toronto as part of an international work-study exchange programme, explains.

Tags: Teaching, Science, Schools

Many factors can contribute to an individual becoming homeless. Photo (c) Garry Knight, licensed under CC BY 2.0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 05 August 2015 - 10:52

Three myths about homelessness in the UK

Canadian student Carter Vance, who's being mentored by a social enterprise in the UK this summer as part of an international work-study exchange programme, gives us his take.

Tags: Civil society

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