The Angel of the North sculpture
September 2017

Arts, Culture and Soft Power

September 2017: How can the Arts contribute to shaping a nation’s soft power?

  • Arts and culture
  • Soft power
  • Research report
July 2017

Culture: Building resilient communities

Research report: the Edinburgh International Culture Summit report.

  • Arts and culture
  • Cultural heritage
  • Cultural relations
  • Economy and prosperity
  • United Kingdom
  • Research report
Photograph of stone slab outside Afghan National Museum
June 2017

'A nation stays alive when its culture stays alive'

Paul Smith, the British Council’s Country Director in Afghanistan when its offices were attacked by the Taliban, gives a personal view of why cultural protection is so vital for humanity.

  • Arts and culture
  • Cultural heritage
  • Cultural relations
  • Europe and Central Asia
  • Insight article
May 2017

Transnational education data collection systems

This report explores the characteristics of TNE data collection systems in host countries and the capacity to produce robust data on TNE programmes and enrolment rates.

  • Education
  • Higher education
  • Transnational education (TNE)
  • Multiple regions
  • Research report
April 2017

In harm’s way

A brief introduction to current thinking within the field of cultural protection.

  • Arts and culture
  • Cultural heritage
  • Essay

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