🎙️ #OurWorldConnectedPodcast season 3 is here! In episode 1, we ask Dr Sally Flint @universityofexeter.bsky.social and May al-Ibrashy, an Egyptian architect: what do #creativity & #culturalheritage have to do with #climatechange? #Mondiacult2025 Listen here 🎧: www.britishcouncil.org/research-ins...

Really enjoyed my conversation with Zoha and @julietdryden.bsky.social, and it's been great partnering with @mybisa.bsky.social on this - supporting new voices and innovative thinking in international relations is vital!

🎙️ #OurWorldConnectedPodcast season 3 is here! A new episode every month, on how creativity, learning, and exchange can help us meet today's challenges. 🎧 Follow the show wherever you get your podcasts! 📅 First episode release 24 September 🔗 britishcouncil.org/research-ins...

Thinking of my British Council Ukraine colleagues / @colmmcgivern.bsky.social and the families and friends who lost their lives in this latest strike; and in the knowledge this is a regular experience for Ukrainians. Yet I know my colleagues continue to strive for a more peaceful world 🇺🇦

What’s driving the evolution of the #English language? Why is culture increasingly central to #ELT? And how is the teacher’s role changing? Hear from legenadary linguist David Crystal, and teacher Cesar Bizetto, on #OurWorldConnectedPodcast🎧: www.britishcouncil.org/research-ins...

Thanks to @mndscotland.bsky.social for the opportunity to be a trustee - I'm looking forward to working with the wonderful team there to ensure people living with MND, and the people who love and support them, get the help they need to make their time count. mndscotland.org.uk/about-us/our...

In this episode of #OurWorldConnectedPodcast, I spoke with Wadi Ben-Hirki, a Nigerian activist advocating for equity in #education - a major theme at Education World Forum 2025. @grahamstanley.bsky.social @alastairbassett.bsky.social Listen 🎧: www.britishcouncil.org/research-ins...

Thank you @dremilygoodall.bsky.social and @researcherdevleeds.bsky.social for the invitation to talk about building #researchculture outside the academy. Lovely to have a go at being a #podcast guest for a change! #ResearchCultureUncovered buff.ly/7RxgLpK

We're seeking suppliers for #research into the attitudes and aspirations of young people in #Thailand as, in the year we celebrate 170 years of UK-Thai diplomatic relations, Thailand is joining the #NextGeneration family! All details in the link below britishcouncil.org/research-ins...

As the UK-Kenya Season of Culture launches, #OurWorldConnectedPodcast explores what happens when art transcends borders. My guest is Rosie Olang' Odhiambo, artist/co-curator of 'In Transit: Under Another Sky' @britisharts.bsky.social britishcouncil.org/research-ins...

In this episode of #OurWorldConnectedPodcast, I spoke with Baroness Beeban Kidron @5rightsfound.bsky.social about protecting young people in a digital-first world. "It's not the technology...it's the uses and abuses." Listen now: www.britishcouncil.org/research-ins...

We’re gathering to celebrate the 55th anniversary of @iashedinburgh.bsky.social - the first advanced studies institute in the UK. As Director Lesley McAra says, it’s all about reflection, collaboration and the art of #research.

Thanks @artsprofessional.co.uk for the invitation to share the #NextGenUK2024 research!

The latest episode of #OurWorldConnectedPodcast is here! I discussed how #documentary filmmaking is a tool for action and cultural exchange with Noé Mendelle, director of the Scottish Documentary Institute, and film maker @bisialimi.bsky.social 🎧 Listen now: www.britishcouncil.org/research-ins...

If you're looking for some listening to mark #InternationalWomensDay #IWD2025 tomorrow, then try this from the first season of #OurWorldConnectedPodcast, where the LSE's Prof Naila Kabeer and I discussed barriers and opportunities for women's empowerment, from norms to tech tinyurl.com/2v3hbujc

Great to see one of our British Council 90th Anniversary Fellows featured in the latest @iashedinburgh.bsky.social newsletter - meet curator and sociologist Dr Viktoria Bavykina #CultureConnectsUs www.iash.ed.ac.uk/news/feature...

In this new #OurWorldConnectedPodcast episode I spoke with Sarah Reay from @ukycc.bsky.social, and @derek-walker.bsky.social @futuregencymru.bsky.social about sustainable policy making and meaningful youth engagement in the process. 🎧 Listen now: www.britishcouncil.org/research-ins...

Today marks International Mother Language Day. Want to know more? Listen to this episode from Season 1 of #OurWorldConnectedPodcast, where I spoke with Dr Harry K Kuchah on the importance of language preservation for justice, education and cultural heritage www.britishcouncil.org/research-ins...

Our latest British Council Research and Insight newsletter is out now: subscribe at the link below to get a regular roundup of news, insights and analysis on #culturalrelations, #softpower, #globaleducation, #development and much more. www.britishcouncil.org/research-ins...

Excellent article in @artsprofessional.co.uk on #softpower by Melissa Nisbett of @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social, noting its centrality to UK foreign policy, while also underlining that "a British Council in retreat is a blow to the UK." www.artsprofessional.co.uk/magazine/fea...

In this new #OurWorldConnectedPodcast episode, I spoke with International Olympics Committee Adviser Bill Morris and Prof J.P. Singh @scharschool.bsky.social about the place for and impact of #softpower in our often conflicted world. 🎧 Listen now: britishcouncil.org/research-ins...

"The US decision [on USAID spending] opens up an opportunity for the UK. We are...a superpower in terms of influence, in education, aid, cultural activity." Another national media article that draws on British Council research, this time on #softpower trends. www.britishcouncil.org/research-ins...

On the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, let's celebrate the amazing recipients of this scholarship programme, which has awarded over 400 scholarships to date, with funding for a one-year master's degree in the UK. www.britishcouncil.org/study-work-a... #WomenInSTEM #WomenInScience

I'm pleased to see our Next Generation UK 2024 research quoted here, even if sounds gloomy. Push factors, yes, but pull factors too: the opportunity to learn languages, develop new skills and experience different cultures. And those are good things. www.independent.co.uk/life-style/y...

In the latest #OurWorldConnectedPodcast episode, I spoke with @ntsonline.bsky.social Jackie Wylie about the role of national #theatre in telling a nation's story, at home and abroad. #culture #CultureConnectsUs #BritishCouncil 🎧 Listen now: www.britishcouncil.org/research-ins...

The forging of long-term links is an invaluable source of goodwill...[and] delivers a boost in vital sectors such as tourism and international student recruitment...such institutions should be cherished. Obviously, I couldn't agree more. #softpower #BritishCouncil www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

An excellent piece by @patrickwintour.bsky.social on the value of the British Council in supporting the UK's #softpower, particularly at a time of global volatility and increased competition. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Catching up with @newsagents.bsky.social over the weekend, and struck by the ep on whether youth are becoming less progressive. Flagging our recent UK research & the point that the social contract - each gen will be better off than the one before - is broken. www.britishcouncil.org/research-ins...

Wishing everyone a splendid #BurnsNight tomorrow, but let’s not forget 25th January is also Tolstoy-buying-a-horse-he-didn’t-need-at-all Day

It's great to see this news and that @scott-mcd-1.bsky.social is one of the members. If you're interested to know more about #softpower, including current trends and drivers around the world, take a look at this research we published last year www.britishcouncil.org/research-ins...

A great event - both inspiring and sobering. Thanks @chathamhouse.bsky.social @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social for pulling together such a great panel that managed to celebrate Ukrainian resilience while flagging the numerous challenges ahead. (1)

Great to see Iraqi PM Al-Sudani underlining the importance of education: "We're determined to channel investments into developing education..." We know from our research how important education is to young people in Iraq. You can read more of our research here. www.britishcouncil.org/research-ins...

Hello Bluesky! My first post is to introduce #OurWorldConnectedPodcast and a new episode on media and conflict, featuring content from Sri Lanka and the Western Balkans. Available through your favourite podcast platforms, with new episodes every fortnight. www.britishcouncil.org/research-ins...