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'There are differences between Brazilian Portuguese and Portuguese from Portugal.' Photo: Mat Wright

Date: 19 September 2014 - 11:47

Portuguese: The world's seventh most spoken language

In the seventh of our series, Paula Boyce, who’s lived in Rio de Janeiro for over two decades, examines Portuguese.

'An astonishing 21 per cent of the top 500 institutions did not reply to student enquiries.' Photo (c) Bruno Girin, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 17 September 2014 - 14:31

Are international students given the information they need?

How effective are the online information and enquiry services of the top 500 universities?

Tags: Universities and higher education

In 'How Delicious', we meet a lovely and lively old Palestinian-Armenian couple who own a pastry shop in downtown Ramallah.

Date: 17 September 2014 - 12:45

Four short-films about everyday life in Ramallah

What's it like to live in the West Bank? A series of short films produced by young Palestinians gives a rare glimpse into everyday life in Ramallah.

Tags: Film, Arts

'The flexibility of the language allows for many things to be expressed more concisely than English.' Photo (c) hijukal, licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 12 September 2014 - 14:22

Turkish: A fascinating structure and huge influence

Literary translator John Angliss explains why the unusual structure of Turkish, and Turkey’s considerable regional influence, makes the language such a delight to learn.

Tags: Publications

'Integrating international students into the home community is fundamental to internationalising higher education.' Photo by Mat Wright / British Council

Date: 11 September 2014 - 10:54

How do UK home students feel about international students?

International students make a vital academic, economic and cultural contribution to the UK’s higher education sector, but whose responsibility is it to make them feel welcome?

Tags: Universities and higher education

People expect humanities graduates to be able to write, present, and speak in a manner sensitive to local cultural contexts. Photo of Sindh after the flood by (c) DFID. licensed under CC BY 2.0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 10 September 2014 - 15:28

The humanities: a career path to international development

Scientific and technical knowledge is vital in tackling development challenges such as poverty and security, but so are the humanities. Meghann Jones explains.

Tags: Universities and higher education

The British see French as the 'language of love'. Photo (c) Mark Fischer, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 05 September 2014 - 09:45

French: precise, romantic, influential, close to English

In the latest instalment of our series on the ten most important languages for the UK’s future, as identified in our Languages for the Future report, we turn to French.

Tags: Schools, Education, Publications, Work outside the UK, Study outside the UK

'A Twitter survey to find the top ten social innovations of all time includes such transformative innovations as hand soap'. Photo by Amélien Bayle on Flickr under Creative Commons licence.

Date: 04 September 2014 - 14:48

Is social enterprise among the top social innovations?

How is social enterprise helping us meet some of the challenges we face in society today?

'I now carry a small notebook wherever I go in case I suddenly get inspired to write a short poem or an interesting observation.' Photo by Javier M. on Flickr under Creative Commons licence.

Date: 03 September 2014 - 15:39

How a creative writing course gave me the freedom to write

What does it take to switch off the phone and get writing?

Tags: Universities and higher education

'When the war ended for some countries in 1918-19, it did not for Turkey.' Photo (c) Ottoman Imperial Archives, licensed under CC-BY-NC-SA 2.0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 01 September 2014 - 11:23

Why Turkey hasn't forgotten about the First World War

Anne Bostanci writes about the effects of the war on Turkey and why especially the younger generation ‘remembers’.

Tags: History, Publications

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