United Kingdom

Research series: our annual survey of primary and secondary schools in England, finding out about the current state of language teaching and learning.

British poet Dr Benjamin Zephaniah opened the British Council ELTons Awards for Innovation in English Language Teaching with a poem to mark our 85th anniversary.

Ian Thomas presents new evidence for the soft power impact for the UK of arts seasons and other forms of cultural engagement.

Research report: the latest Edinburgh International Culture Summit report focuses on culture, wellbeing, and investment.

Insight reports on the connections between culture and politics in a nation where the two are inextricably linked.

UK universities are global players with local responsibilities. We look at the tensions this can cause and what they can and are doing to alleviate them.

Alison Baily reviews Ronald Inglehart’s work on ‘cultural evolution’.

A new report calls for closer alignment of the UK’s aid spending with its foreign policy goals.

A discovery in the British Council’s archives throws new light on its relationship with Orwell.

Research report: soft Power Superpowers explores the soft power of eight leading G20 states.