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Benjamin Zephaniah smiling on stage, he is standing at a British Council branded podium, with a glass teleprompter on each side.

Date: 18 December 2023 - 16:30

Benjamin Zephaniah, a friend of the British Council

Rachel Willcocks and Sinead Russell look back at the life, work and impact of Benjamin Zephaniah and his friendship with the British Council.

Tags: Literature

Three people standing together pose for the camera at a conference.

Date: 14 December 2023 - 18:00

Pledging to help refugees use the power of language learning

Joseph Field talks about the new British Council pledge to refugees, and how he hopes it can be used to develop language education for displaced people around the world.

Tags: ELT in education OE, English

Woman sitting looking at the camera with a laptop open on a table in front of her.

Date: 14 December 2023 - 12:00

New report looks at how artificial intelligence could affect ELT

Artificial intelligence has captured the world’s imagination, generating countless headlines and driving heated debate, but how will it affect ELT, asks Amy Lightfoot.

Tags: Language learning, ELT in education OE, Research and reports, English language

Photo of woman carrying a container on her head, she is walking along a track with bushes and plants in the background.

Date: 28 November 2023 - 12:30

Bringing solar energy to rural Pakistan

Dr Rihab Khalid describes a project to design a solar energy system for Helario village, one of Pakistan's most remote rural communities.

Tags: Environment and green transition, Gender and inclusion, Technology

School student learning languages in classroom

Date: 15 November 2023 - 10:00

England has a language learning deficit and it's exposing a social divide in education

Scott McDonald, Chief Executive of the British Council looks at the findings of the British Council Language Trends England 2023 survey.

Tags: Languages, Policy, Schools

A grid collage of drawings of women in period clothing undertaking household tasks, some of the grids are solid black or green.

Date: 14 November 2023 - 14:30

A st.itch in time: unravelling gender stereotypes with Afrah Shafiq

How can public art help to change perceptions of locations? Or our view of the world? Laura Green spoke to multi-disciplinary artist Afrah Shafiq.

Tags: Visual Arts

Two people with long black hair and long sleeved red tops look out to sea.

Date: 10 November 2023 - 15:30

The potential of culture and heritage for sustainable development

Ian Thomas, Head of Arts Research and Insight at the British Council, looks at how to realise the potential of culture and heritage for sustainable development.

Tags: Culture and sustainable development, Cultural leadership

Photo from The Blue and Yellow Submarine Parade in Liverpool. The photo shows a big submarine-like parade float with glass windows. It is painted in colours of the Ukrainian flag (blue and yellow), and there are performers inside and on top of the submarine, performing. In the foreground, parade participants, visitors and revellers are dancing and celebrating in blue and yellow outfits.

Date: 24 October 2023 - 07:12

United by Music: cultural mega-events and global relations

Christine Wilson, British Council's Director Research and Insight writes about the impact of mega-events like EuroFestival on cultural relations and soft power.

Tags: Arts and Culture – International Development, Arts, Festivals, Wider Europe, UK, Cultural leadership

Crowd in front of a stage displaying a large screen with an image of an insect.

Date: 10 August 2023 - 17:00

VOLTA Abismal: a cross-cultural ecological music festival

Luke Spencer spent nine months in Mexico as part of our Language Assistants Programme. He recounts his experience of VOLTA Abismal, a cross-cultural ecological music festival.

Tags: Performance, Americas

Teacher standing in front of a whiteboard.

Date: 29 June 2023 - 16:00

Native Speakerism – what is it and why does it matter?

Are the terms ‘native speaker’ and ‘non-native speaker’ appropriate, practical and useful to describe language identity, use and understanding?

Tags: Teaching, English language

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