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How living and working with Chileans has improved my Spanish

13 January 2016 - 14:31

After having studied Spanish for more than five years, UK student Charity Woodruff was surprised when first faced with the idioms of Chile. Read how she got to grips with the language

British Council response to new HESA data 2014/15

Gordon Slaven, the British Council’s Director of Higher Education, commented:

Three fun grammar activities to encourage teamwork

30 December 2015 - 13:55

Mike Astbury, latest winner of the British Council's TeachingEnglish blog award for his post on pronunciation, shares three of his favourite grammar activities.

Appointment of Director Digital, Partnerships and Innovation

Cultural Skills Academy

Courses for arts professionals in Greece and Poland

First UK - Iran science and research cooperation in 7 years

Researchers from Iran and the UK will meet in London today at the first official research symposium in seven years

New Pakistani education reforms will reach millions

Significant reforms aimed at improving one of the biggest public education systems in the world will commence in early 2016, thanks to a new Memorandum of Understanding [MoU] sign

Investigating Valid Constructs for Writing in EAP Tests

Yumiko Moore. This study investigated what would constitute a valid English writing task for Japanese university admission purposes.

Can film change how we see same-sex relationships?

17 March 2016 - 11:14

Briony Hanson, the British Council's director of film, talks about how film can challenge and educate.

Two girls' film kiss helped me make sense of my feelings

17 March 2016 - 13:13

Do young people need to see gay characters on screen? Absolutely, says Irish film-maker Kate Dolan.