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Latest Government News
- Guidance: Changes to SIA rules for LDNs: your questions answered
- Changes to the rules for SIA licence dispensation notices (LDNs)
- Press release: PM meeting with President Subianto of the Republic of Indonesia: 21 November 2024
- Guidance: Rights of Way order information: Decisions and maps published in 2023 and 2024
- Notice: Train company prosecutions
- Transparency data: Military court centres court listings
- Guidance: Holcombe Moor firing times
- Guidance: MCA approved doctors UK based
- Guidance: MCA previously approved doctors
- Guidance: United Kingdom Single Issuing Authority (UKSIA)
Wednesday, 13 March 2024
Wednesday, 07 February 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Official Development Assistance provided to the British Council from April 2016 to December 2023.
Tuesday, 31 October 2023
The UK’s AI skills base will be future-proofed with a £118 million boost to skills funding, including postgraduate research centres and scholarships.
Tuesday, 31 October 2023
The UK’s AI skills base will be future-proofed with a £118 million boost to skills funding, including postgraduate research centres and scholarships.
Friday, 22 September 2023
English language students worldwide will learn about the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement and its contribution to peace and prosperity in Northern Ireland
Thursday, 13 July 2023
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Official Development Assistance provided to the British Council from April 2016 to December 2022.
Thursday, 13 July 2023
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Official Development Assistance provided to the British Council from April 2016 to December 2022.
Monday, 22 May 2023
This page provides the annual review summaries for the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) programmes in South Asia and Afghanistan.
Friday, 19 May 2023
This page includes summaries of Conflict, Stability and Security Fund programmes in the South Asia and Afghanistan regions.
Monday, 08 May 2023
Gillian Keegan celebrates the role of international education and promotes the benefits of embracing Artificial Intelligence in education
Friday, 03 March 2023
New flagship language programme launched, designed to boost the quality of language lessons in primary and secondary schools
Thursday, 28 April 2022
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Official Development Assistance provided to the British Council from April 2016 to December 2021.
Policy paper: Conflict, Stability and Security Fund: South Asia annual review summaries 2019 to 2020
Thursday, 15 July 2021
This page provides the annual review summaries for the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) programmes in South Asia.
Friday, 05 June 2020
International Education Champion appointed to support international students and the higher education sector during Covid-19
Friday, 05 June 2020
Universities Minister Michelle Donelan delivered a speech at the Going Global summit hosted by the British Council, outlining support for international students
Tuesday, 05 November 2019
UK Government is extending the Cultural Protection Fund with an additional £10 million of investment.
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