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### [Learning for a sustainable future](/school-resources/develop-skills/online-courses/learning-sustainable-future)
Explore the links between climate change, gender equality, and social equity, and learn to drive change with our free five-week course.
### [British Pavilion at the 19th Venice Biennale of Architecture](https://venicebiennale.britishcouncil.org/geology-britannic-repair)
Learn more about this year's exhibition that examines the relationship between architecture and colonisation as parallel, interconnected systems.
### [ELTons Festival of Innovation](https://www.britishcouncil.org/english-assessment/eltons/festival-of-innovation)
Our celebration of innovation in English language learning for educators, learners and organisations is now available to watch online.
### We are global
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Sharing new knowledge and the latest thinking on international cultural relations through arts, education and the English language.
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Who better to reflect on our 90-year journey than those who have been part of it? We’ve interviewed artists, educators and colleagues from the UK and around the world to create a new oral history audio archive, capturing authentic, unscripted and inspiring accounts of our work.
Podcast series
### [Our World, Connected podcast](https://www.britishcouncil.org/ourworldconnectedpodcast)
In each episode, we explore the transformative power of arts, culture, language, and education amidst global challenges like peacebuilding, sustainable development, climate change, and the growth of AI.
Research topic
### [Transnational education: our research and insight](https://www.britishcouncil.org/research-insight/research-topics/transnational-education)
We have been researching TNE for over two decades, accumulating a wealth of knowledge along the way. Explore our comprehensive research reports.
Research series
### [Next Generation UK 2024](https://www.britishcouncil.org/research-insight/next-generation-uk-2024)
This study offers insights into the lives of young people in the UK. It explores the hopes that they hold for themselves, the most pressing issues they see in the UK, and globally, and how they view their place in the world.
Voices Magazine
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Take a closer look at the people, communities, and ideas that ignite our world; one story at a time.
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### [Examining NFE in Myanmar: Challenges and Insights](/voices-magazine/research-under-fire-%E2%80%93-finding-out-about-nfe-troubled-myanmar)
### [Youth Leadership & Gender Equality: From Inspiration to Action](/voices-magazine/youth-leadership-gender-equality-inspiration-action)
### [Creating theatre across cultures - how Scotland and Japan came together](/voices-magazine/creating-theatre-across-cultures)
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