MYSTERIOUS: 2 - What They Never Told You

Millennials ‘spill the beans’, while Gen Z ‘spills the tea’, study says

Popular English idioms such as ‘spill the beans’ are evolving as they pass from one generation to the next, according to the British Council.

Evening Standard · Apr 24, 2025

How storytelling, creativity and collaborations can inspire climate action

Imagine heading into space, landing on the moon and walking in the dust. As you adjust to the weightlessness, you see something unexpected on the horizon. You’re looking back at the Earth, experiencing the “overview effect”. How would you feel? What would you see, hear, touch, taste and smell?

The Conversation · Apr 8, 2025

Mental health patients deserve better therapy safeguards

A lack of regulation is having harmful consequences

The Guardian - UK · Mar 23, 2025

The Guardian view on the British Council: cherish and preserve

Editorial: Financial struggles dating back to the pandemic are imperilling the future of a bastion of soft power. The government should find a way to help

The Guardian - UK · Jan 28, 2025

British Council could disappear within a decade, says chief executive

Exclusive: Scott McDonald is looking at budget cuts and axing the organisation’s presence in up to 40 countries

The Guardian - UK · Jan 25, 2025

British Council’s role in UK’s solidarity with Ukraine

Letter: Scott McDonald writes that the British Council will help support and rebuild Ukraine’s cultural and education systems

The Guardian - UK · Jan 23, 2025

26 GREAT Scholarships for Indian students by British Council

In partnership with the UK government’s GREAT Britain campaign, the GREAT Scholarships offer students from India the opportunity to undertake postgraduate studies. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Jan 18, 2025

Cop29: five critical issues still left hanging after an underwhelming UN climate summit in Azerbaijan

Billed as the “finance Cop”, the 29th UN climate change summit (otherwise known as Cop29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, was expected to provide the money to enable the transition away from fossil fuels announced at last year’s Cop28.

The Conversation · Nov 25, 2024

First step on Starmer’s reset with Europe

Letters: To mitigate the damage done by Brexit, any new deal would have to be deep and wide-ranging, says Dr Peter Holmes. Also letter from Scott McDonald

The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2024

‘I wish I had never come to the UK’: Palestinian academic despairs of getting visas for family stuck in Gaza

A lecturer doing his PhD on a British Council scholarship in York is frightened for his wife and two small children who are under Israeli bombardment

The Guardian - UK · Mar 2, 2024