Alison Barrett
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Country Director India | British Council | She/Her | Tweets about #IndiaUKTogether #Education #TNE #Arts #TheClimateConnection #Language
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📣 Thrilled to share a new partnership between the What Works Hub for Global Education (What Works Hub for Global Education) Blavatnik School of Government & Gates Foundation: 'Advancing Evidence on Scaling Foundational Learning' cc FCDO Research
➡️ Apply for a £100-£300k grant by May 31
bsg.ox.ac.uk/request-propos…
Learnt so much from this fascinating discussion on #ArtificialIntelligence
Women's Prize shortlister and Financial Times journalist and University of Oxford alum Madhumita Murgia and The DeshBhakt 🇮🇳 discussed everything from drivers of #AI to manpower needs to regulation to singularity.
What a terrific launch of CODE DEPENDENT at British Council in India last evening! Listening to Madhumita Murgia & The DeshBhakt 🇮🇳 dig into the costs & impacts of AI was so fascinating that recommending her book feels like an important public service. It is timely and totally brilliant. Do read it.
Applying for #UKStudentVisa ? Accuracy matters!
Double-check your application to ensure all required documents are included. Mistakes can lead to delays in processing your application.
For further information visit: gov.uk/student-visa/d…
Just finished reading ‘Code Dependent’ in time for event British Council in India on April 30 with author, Madhumita Murgia - shortlisted for 🇬🇧 inaugural Women’s Prize for Non-fiction
It brings the impact of #AI to life through voices of ordinary people. Registration: tinyurl.com/mr2syp55
DHC Sujit Ghosh, DS (ICC) & FS(Edu) visited University of Southampton and had engaging discussion with Vice President Prof. Andrew Atherton Jane Falkingham & their team on further strengthening the collaborations with India. He also interacted with Indian students studying there.
The textile and fashion industry can be a great catalyst towards combating climate change.
We were delighted to attend the Kaleidoscope Sustainable Fashion Show hosted by J.D Birla Institute & Indo British Scholars' Association with support from British Council in India Alison Barrett Debanjan Chakrabarti in Kolkata.
Luckily got to see the new Experimenter exhibition ‘(Un)Settled’ the night before it opened - brilliant and highly recommend. experimenter.in/exhibitions/12…
It was a wonderful morning of learning from some of the iconic women in #culture & #education of #Bengal as they shared their stories of success & overcoming challenges.
Big thanks to #SmitaRoyChowdhury , editor t2, from Alison Barrett and British Council in India for steering the adda.
Always delighted to see my friend, colleague & leader of British Council in India 🇮🇳Alison Barrett in the City of Joy.
Tonight she was special guest for a sustainable fashion show organised by Indo British Scholars' Association in partnership with the J.D. Birla Institute.
cc. Debanjan Chakrabarti
Our Dean, Prof Tim Vorley met with Michael Houlgate and Vishu Sharma British Council in India New Delhi, India to discuss Oxford Brookes University commitment to promoting the value of UK #HigherEducation .
Any budding photographers out there?
Participate in British Council in India’s #WeAreAlumniUK photo competition by entering pics of your time in the UK, be it with you behind the camera or in front 📸.
Deadline extended to 1 May.
Alumniuk.britishcouncil.org
Spent a wonderful afternoon yesterday with my very talented British Council in India colleagues. Everything from the future of education to 🇬🇧 🇮🇳 collaboration on arts and culture. Can’t wait to learn more!
On her first visit to our New Delhi cultural centre, High Commissioner-Designate Lindy Cameron interacted with our teams from all over India.
Welcome to India, Lindy Lindy Cameron. 🙏 We wish you the very best for your new role in this vibrant country! 🇮🇳
#IndiaUKTogether
