British Council Cyprus

Career Essentials Series: thrive in the transforming workplace

📅 Thursday 11 June | 12.00 – 13.30 BST | Online
Register your free place: https://ow.ly/78oK50Z7u87

The workplace will experience more change in the next five years than it has in the previous twenty. AI is a key driver – even for non-technical roles. Green skills are also in rising demand. This session explains what employers are looking for in the ever-changing workplace and how you can position yourself for success.

Hear from industry experts and careers professionals as they share insights on emerging skills, career strategies and future trends.

This free webinar is for any final-year international students and graduates of UK universities. Join us to:

👉 Stay ahead of emerging workplace trends.
👉 Understand how to adapt and thrive in a changing environment.
👉 Gain actionable insights from leading experts and employers.
👉 Build the skills and mindset needed to succeed in the future of work.

In France, Manon Luquand is helping women turn ideas into businesses – even when confidence isn’t there yet at the start.

Through workshops, coaching and pitching sessions, women build skills, test ideas and step into entrepreneurship on their own terms.

It’s about more than business plans – it’s about belief, confidence and backing yourself. 💡

https://ow.ly/BxwP50Z66kg

Missed our about the power of community research?

Good news — the full session recordings are now available 🎥: https://ow.ly/zVEg50YVWgc

Catch up on practical tips and actionable techniques on using community research to influence the issues that matter most.

When was the last time you painted the town red? 🖌️🔴

In English, this means to go out and enjoy yourself in a lively way! 💃🕺

Check out our latest post for more colourful idioms.

Can you think of any others?

How is your IELTS preparation going? 📚

If you’re doing well in your practice tests and feeling confident, there’s an idiomatic expression for that. You can say ‘so far, so good’.

Share more sentences you can say with ‘so far, so good’ in the comments. 💬

Find more free prep on our website. ✍️
https://ow.ly/rGCF50Z65zq

🎙 What are the factors driving change in the relationship between nations?

We hear from Jane Ohlmeyer, Professor of Modern History Trinity College Dublin on UK-Ireland relations .

👉 Tune in: https://ow.ly/mFZ450Z5TBy

Are you bored or boring? 🥱

These two adjectives look similar, but they mean slightly different things.

Read our guide, then write one sentence using an -ed adjective and one with an -ing adjective in the comments below! 👇

Join us in exploring our latest article! Maryam Rab and Zarif Mohammadinia share fascinating research showing that the more opportunities young people have to learn, the more likely they are to recognise climate change as an urgent issue and to care about what happens next.

Read the article:
https://ow.ly/Wh5w50Z3fC6

From concern to action: what are young people telling us about climate change? | British Council Maryam Rab and Zarif Mohammadinia look at research that shows the more opportunities young people have to learn, the more likely they are to recognise climate change as an urgent issue.