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Happy Wednesday! If #humpday brings you down, it's time to check out some new music fresh from the UK. Our Selector Radio programme broadcasts the best UK music to over 30 countries every week. It's available on-demand, so tune in and let's dance! https://lnkd.in/eF3Uhnqi 💃🕺 #radio #music #BritishCouncil #LetsDance

🎙️ The final episode of #OurWorldConnectedPodcast season 2 is here! In this episode - Connecting through dialogue: deep listening in divided times - host Christine Wilson explores the practice of deep listening - a powerful communication method rooted in empathy, openness, and the desire to understand across divides. Christine is joined by journalist and author Emily Kasriel, who developed the Deep Listening methodology. Drawing on her work from across news, conflict resolution and academia, Emily’s new book Deep Listening: Transform Your Relationships with Family, Friends, and Foes offers a practical guide to navigating disagreement and building connection in a noisy, polarised world. We also hear from Hawraa Ghandour, an English teacher, educational trainer and founder of Media Literacy Lebanon. Hawraa took part in the BBC and British Council’s Crossing Divides deep listening project in Lebanon in 2022, an experience that continues to shape her work today. Together, they discuss: ✨ the challenges of truly hearing another’s perspectives ✨ the differences between active listening and deep listening ✨ how slowing down, staying curious, and practising empathy can create the space we need to leave aside our assumptions. 🎧 Listen now: https://lnkd.in/epafBPc5 #DeepListening #BritishCouncil #podcast #communication HarperCollins Publishers

Congratulations to Zoha Siddiqui winner of this year’s New Voices in Cultural Relations Prize, read her prize-winning dissertation here: https://lnkd.in/epiNH27i This joint BISA and British Council prize is for a Master’s dissertation which provides new scholarly insight and/or offers a new policy direction that makes an original contribution to international relations. #BISA2025 #CulturalRelations #BritishCouncil #MastersDissertation

⭐Fantastic arts opportunity⭐ Our Arts team is seeking an early-career curator for the British Pavilion Commission at the 61st International Art Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia. 🔗 You can find more details and apply here: https://lnkd.in/eXYziXAw 📅 Deadline: 13 July 2025 #OpenCall #VeniceBiennale #BritishCouncil #BritishPavilion #ArtCurator

Final call for UK institutions: Expressions of Interest to apply for the ISPF Research Collaboration Grants will close on 23 June. A total of £1.9 million in funding is available to support partnerships with counterparts in Indonesia, Jordan, Malaysia, South Africa, Thailand, and Turkey. It's part of the International Science Partnerships Fund, delivered by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. 🔗 Find out more https://lnkd.in/es8ZdwJE #ISPFund #BritishCouncil #Science

⚽🏆 Schools! Celebrate the achievements of women footballers and inspire pupils with our Ewro 2025 classroom resource pack. The pack helps young people aged 9-14 explore Europe while celebrating cultural diversity and inclusion. In collaboration with the Football Association of Wales and funded by the Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government Euro 2025 Partner Support Fund. 📥 Download now: https://lnkd.in/e_tGJ4y3 #Schools #WEURO2025 #womensfootball #BritishCouncil #EducationResource #Schools

Teachers - planning for the new school year? With flexible, ready-to-go resources and an amazing, facilitated international partnership, apply to join Learning Sectors, our STEM programme for students aged 7-16 supported by Formula 1: https://ow.ly/aqtE50W4136 #BritishCouncil #STEM #Schools #STEMForSchools #LearningSectors

🎼 Opportunity for music composers! We're looking for three composers based in ODA-listed countries to collaborate with three Sound and Music alumni composers in the UK to co-create a new work for radio, to be broadcast in autumn 2025 with partner radio stations. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/eTHZPpNZ #Opportunity #Music #Composers #BritishCouncil #CultureConnectsUs

We’re immensely proud of our colleagues who have been recognised in this year’s King’s Birthday Honours for their exceptional service to the UK. Huge congratulations to: 🎖️ Charlie Walker, on receiving a CMG for services to UK Cultural relations 🎖️ Stephen Ashworth, on receiving an MBE for services to UK/Americas Cultural relations. #BritishCouncil #KingsBirthday #awards #honoured

Ever said 'Rome wasn't built in a day' or told someone 'Don't put all your eggs in one basket'? Very English phrases - but are they? Take a look - many English idioms have surprising international roots! 👇 Travel the world through words and uncover the rich cultural tapestry behind everyday phrases - more in our free #Phraseology e-book: https://lnkd.in/e88kh6MV #BritishCouncil #EnglishLearning #Idioms