Voices
In Sri Lanka, dispute resolution and mediation are transforming communities. Find out how choosing dialogue over division is resolving longstanding conflicts and rebuilding trust.
The British Council's Amy Lightfoot and Mina Patel look at how the everyday phrases we read in books, on social media or hear on TV are shapeshifting in the digital age.
Michael Blyth spoke to filmmaker Ramon Te Wake, whose film Wait, Wait, Now! is part of Five Films for Freedom 2025, about celebrating her trans and Māori identities on screen.
To mark Neurodiversity Week, British Council teacher and SEND Coordinator Elsa O'Brien López looks at neurodivergence and how bilingualism can benefit neurodivergent learners.
Can research be conducted in a conflict zone? We report on the challenges faced when investigating non-formal education in Myanmar.
Farhana Chowdhury reflects on how her upbringing and experience of youth work have shaped her approach to equality, and what makes her hopeful for a world that is fairer to all.
Confessions of a Shinagawa Monkey is a new UK/Japanese play. Matthew Lenton, Artistic Director of the theatre company Vanishing Point in Glasgow, tells us how it was made.
Matt Robson, an English Language Assistant who spent a year in Varese, Italy, tells us how football refereeing helped him establish friends and connections during his placement.
Has Brexit undermined the UK’s protection of women from gender-based violence? Caoimhe Clements from Northern Ireland looks at violence against women from an international perspective
The Marshes of Iraq is an important documentary about how climate change is destroying a way of life. Budoor Al Abid tells us how she used film to highlight the plight of the Marsh Arabs.