IELTS material

The UN's first-hand material on global environmental issues

Visual data on the greenhouse effect and rising seas

Global issues drawn as charts you can cite

The EU's regular assessments of Europe's environment

Long-form environmental news and opinion

The official line on global education, science and culture

Cross-country education comparison and PISA data

The education debates behind university rankings

Daily reporting on schools, exams and policy

A case library of teaching methods and classroom practice

Test format, band descriptors and sample papers

Free preparation guides written by a former IELTS examiner

An authoritative dictionary with examples and collocations

Graded lessons across listening, speaking, reading and writing

Look up English collocations by part of speech

Templates for writing and speaking, taken apart

One-stop academic writing conventions

An open version of a university writing textbook

Deep reporting on how technology reshapes society

Tech news that takes the technical detail seriously

Where technology, business and culture intersect

The engineering view of what's technically next

Consumer tech and the platform ecosystem

Talks with subtitles in many languages

Authoritative fact sheets on global health

First-hand medical research news, plainly explained

Evidence-based health advice for ordinary readers

Medical news written for non-specialists

Official guidance from the UK health service

Official US crime statistics, raw and downloadable

Data on imprisonment, parole and the courts

Global reports on crime and justice across borders

UK policing, courts and public safety news

Non-profit journalism digging into US criminal justice

Global employment, wages and labour rights

Reports and articles on the future of work

Management, collaboration and workplace effectiveness

Original data on pay, occupations and employment

Global work on urbanisation and housing

Data and research on urban infrastructure and planning

Reporting on city life and planning policy

Cases and arguments from cities worldwide

Research on sustainable cities and transport

Transport policy, safety and statistics

UK transport policy and statistical releases

An independent research group on transport emissions

A yearly congestion ranking of world cities

Global statistics on digital access and infrastructure

A yearly survey of how the world gets news

Quantitative research on media habits

Close observation of journalism in transition

Criticism and analysis of news coverage itself

Fact-checking and media literacy

American English broadcast journalism

British talk and documentary programmes

Global trade rules and dispute cases

Country data and reports on development

Global economic outlook and financial stability

Think-tank analysis of trade and exchange-rate policy

Daily news on multilateral issues

Accessible long reads on history, art and science

High-resolution museum collections online

Film, literature and arts criticism

Long essays on philosophy and society

The official record of the world's heritage sites

Seventy thousand free public-domain ebooks

A curated feed of non-fiction long articles

Survey data on marriage, births and housework

Data and reports on children's development and protection

Quantitative research on child and teen wellbeing

Discussion of family structure and social outcomes

Reports on family policy and generational ties

The main door into global governance

Legislative process and debate transcripts

UK government policy and public services

A cross-country policy database for developed economies

Bill texts and the legislative record

In-depth illustrated destination reporting

Practical guides written for travellers

Odd corners of the world, catalogued

News and reviews from a top journal

Science news and policy commentary

Maths and physics made understandable

Science commentary written for a general audience

Short, brisk science news