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Last chance to join tomorrow's free webinar before the 15 October deadline! Get application tips straight from the Study UK team and previous winners. Sign up here: ow.ly/fVJJ50ZVbYB #StudyUKAlumniAwards
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Want to improve your English? Sign up for English Online 2026, the British Council programme delivered through Santander Open Academy. Free training tailored to your level (A1–C1), whether you're a Santander customer or not. 🔗 Take the next step: bit.ly/4jCy9oZ
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Books, comics, magazines: whatever you're into, take 10 to read it. On 8 October, we're joining the National Literacy Trust's global attempt to set a new GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for the most people reading online in 12 hours. Register today: bit.ly/4xtZ4Xh
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Last chance to join tomorrow's free webinar! Get application tips straight from the Study UK team and previous winners before you submit. Sign up here: ow.ly/NFYP50ZOopb #StudyUKAlumniAwards
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Thinking about applying for the Study UK Alumni Awards? 🎓 Join our webinars on 22 September and 7 October to get application tips and hear from previous winners. Sign up here: ow.ly/H6PG50ZOmsQ #StudyUKAlumniAwards"
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Do you have a job interview in English and don't know how to prepare? Sign up for the second edition of English Online 2026 and improve your professional skills. Deadline: 25 August bit.ly/4egqVUJ
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Do you need to improve your English to advance professionally? Sign up for the second edition of @BritishCouncil English Online 2026: 8 weeks of free training adapted to your level. Apply before 25 August: bit.ly/4egqVUJ
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The second edition of @BritishCouncil English Online 2026 is now open: an eight-week, cost-free training adapted to your level. 🔗 Sign up now and learn with practical exercises. Applications open until 25 August: bit.ly/4egqVUJ
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Whether you're prepping for Venice, browsing the rooms of the British Pavilion or want to experience from afar, the Bloomberg Connects app gives you some extra insight into the exhibition. Download the app and search for 'British Pavilion' to navigate: bit.ly/48JRIpc
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Do you want to improve your English? The second edition of @BritishCouncil English Online 2026 is here. Free training adapted to your level (A1–C1), whether you are a customer or not. 🔗 Sign up and take the next step. Apply until 25 August: bit.ly/4egqVUJ
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In Gardeners, botanical illustrations from naturalists' guides are rendered outsized and theatrical. In adjacent panels, two gardeners tend to a cactus using different (and equally ineffective) methods. bit.ly/48JRIpc
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In Boatbuilders, a field of interlocking threads – vibrant orange, flat grey and apricot paints – catches the eye. The painting's woven surface suggests both fabric and the tides. bit.ly/48JRIpc
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Twenty-one mismatched Oars – overpainted with flowers, birds, talismans and geometric forms – also line one wall of the pavilion, evoking Venice's maritime histories of movement, displacement and exchange. bit.ly/48JRIpc
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In Chefs, a wash of pink partially fills the space, leaving areas deliberately unpainted, as if awaiting the next gesture. Cooking becomes a space of possibility, of collaboration, adaptation, timing and responsiveness to everyday materials. bit.ly/48JRIpc
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The tailors have chosen how to dress and, therefore, how to present themselves to the world, embodying the skilled self-determination by which identities are crafted rather than assigned. bit.ly/48JRIpc 📷: @eva_herzog_ Visual identity: TEMPLO
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In Architects, visitors see a range of buildings: an igloo, a beehive, a church, a mosque – architectures from different climates, belief systems and histories. The scene stages a conversation about what it means to construct a place of belonging. bit.ly/48JRIpc
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Tomorrow, the names of the #StudyUKAlumniAwards 2026 U.S. winners will finally be revealed! 🏆 Follow us throughout the day for live updates - and don’t miss the big announcement. Let the celebration begin! 🎉 #StudyUK #UKAlumni #GreaterTogether #UKUS #LosAngeles
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⏰ 2 days! Study UK Pop-up — this Friday, 22 May at The Ebell of Los Angeles, 8am–4pm. Last chance 👉 studyuk-popup.eventbrite.com @UKinLA @StudyUKBritish @GREATBritain #GreaterTogetherLA #StudyUK #UKUS
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Our #StudyUKAlumniAwards finalists in the USA embody these values and more. As we approach the winners announcement ceremony on May 22, we invite you to join us in celebrating these outstanding individuals! #StudyUK #UKAlumni #GreaterTogether #UKUS #LosAngeles"
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🚀 4 days! The Study UK Pop-up is THIS WEEK in LA — Friday 22 May at The Ebell of Los Angeles. Last chance to register 👉 studyuk-popup.eventbrite.com @UKinLA @StudyUKBritish @GREATBritain #GreaterTogetherLA #StudyUK #UKUS
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