A group of young photography students on a course with their teacher. They are outdoors, looking at the camera.
October 2020

Arts, Culture and Development – The Tricky Balancing Act

A new thought piece written by The Change Collective to explore the links between UK arts and international development from a practitioner’s point of view.

  • Arts and culture
  • Cultural relations
  • Economy and prosperity
  • International development
  • Skills and employability
  • Youth voices
  • United Kingdom
  • Multiple regions
  • Essay
  • Insight article
Students attending a lecture
October 2020

Transnational routes to on-shore UK higher education

This report is a review and update on the work carried out by HEFCE in 2014 and 2015 on TNE pathways to higher education in England.

  • Education
  • Transnational education (TNE)
  • United Kingdom
  • Research report
Two people admiring the street artwork of a young female in a wheelchair in bright colours- commissioned as part of the Accessibility Film Festival in Turkey
September 2020

Nurturing a Creative Economy

Alongside dynamic ODA funding eligible countries, the UK can co-develop new approaches to the creative economy to ensure significant economic, social and cultural value is made and shared.

  • Arts and culture
  • Creative economy
  • International development
  • United Kingdom
  • Multiple regions
  • Insight article
Emerging musicians participating in a British Council’s music residency at Mo H’ra village, Gia Lai province, Vietnam.
September 2020

The view from Hanoi

Director Vietnam, Donna McGowan, speaks to Ambassador Gareth Ward, on new Next Generation research, the optimism of Vietnamese youth, and the way ahead for the UK-Vietnam relationship.

  • Cultural relations
  • Youth voices
  • South Asia and Asia Pacific
  • United Kingdom
  • Insight article
September 2020

Next Generation Italy

This report explores the attitudes, aspirations and needs of young people across Italy.

  • Youth voices
  • Europe and Central Asia
  • Research report
  • Research series

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