Photography credit: Oksana Mikheieva Join UKRAINETT for an engaging digital seminar with Professor Oksana Mikheieva from UCU. In her presentation Oksana Mikheieva will talk about her own experience of research during the war, the specifics of knowledge production in war-affected societies, as well as possible ethical and methodological challenges faced by researchers. Critical approaches to…

Continue Reading How (Not) to Study a War-Affected Society: Challenges of Knowledge Production in Ukraine and Elsewhere (10 April)

In the spring of 2024, a consortium of universities (OsloMet, UiO, UiB, Nord University, Karazin Kharkiv University, and Operatyvna Sotsiolohiia in Dnipro) received a grant from the Research Council for a three-year network project, UKRAINETT+. This grant enables us to enhance user-oriented activities. One of the network’s goals is to ensure that Norwegian-Ukrainian research, through…

Continue Reading UKRAINETT+ Roundtable – Insights and Discussions

SAVE THE DATE! Registration will open in April. The Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies and UKRAINETT invite you to a lunch seminar on 26 May 12.00-14.00. Doors open and lunch is served 11.30-12.00. WHERE: Sentralen, Kronesalen, Øvre Slottsgate 3 Join us for presentations from leading scholars on Russia’s occupation regime in Ukraine: Karolina Hird,Russia Team…

Continue Reading Understanding Russia’s Occupation: In Coversation with Karolina Hird, Jade McGlynn, and Jaroslava Barbieri (26 May)

Since President Trump took office, the world has watched his attempts to bring a swift resolution to Russia’s war against Ukraine. His rhetoric has often been inconsistent, oscillating between tough stances against Russian aggression and efforts to cultivate a cooperative relationship with the Kremlin. Yet, two things are clear. First, the U.S. administration is attempting…

Continue Reading Russia’s war against Ukraine – Lasting peace without justice (20 March)

In an era where history is both contested and weaponised, how can museums foster a more inclusive and honest vision of the past among the younger generations and shape democratic societies we live in? The MUCIT project – a collaboration between the European Wergeland Centre and European partners – invites to a conversation on how…

Continue Reading Decolonising Memory in Ukraine (3 April)

The University of Bergen hosts the second Ukrainett+ conference 14 – 15 October 2025.  UKRAINETT+ aims to enhance Ukrainian-Norwegian research collaboration and advance Ukrainian studies in Norway, Ukraine, and internationally. The conference will bring together scholars from diverse disciplines to facilitate dialogue and exchange insights on key topics within Ukrainian history, culture and society.  Keynote…

Continue Reading UKRAINETT+ Conference – The War and Beyond: Perspectives on Ukrainian culture and society (14 – 15 October)

NUPI marks three years of full-scale war in Ukraine with a seminar where we ask important questions: What is the current status of the war? What interests drive the parties in the war, and what interests do the major powers involved have? How much support does Ukraine need, and can Norway and other Western countries…

Continue Reading Russlands krig mot Ukraina tre år etter: Status, stormaktsinteresser, forhandling og gjenoppbygning – Event at NUPI (25 February)

How has the collapse of communism affected Slavic languages in Eastern Europe? This question, along with how language shapes nations and reflects political situations, is explored in Karen Gammelgaard’s new book, “Language Policy in the Slavic World. From 1989 to Today.” The book discusses the significant changes in language policies and debates since 1989, including…

Continue Reading Språkpolitikk i den slaviske verden – Booktalk at the University of Oslo (19 February)

We are excited to invite you to the concluding workshop of the DECOPE research project, focusing on the destruction and care for cultural heritage following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. DECOPE – Destructive Exploitation and Care of Cultural Objects. Professional/Public Education for sustainable heritage management Event Details: Date: Wednesday, January 29th Location: NIKU, Storgata 2, Oslo Photo…

Continue Reading Destructive Exploitation and Care of Cultural Objects – DECOPE Workshop III in Oslo (29 January)

The Directorate of Integration and Diversity (IMDi) launched the report “Settlement, Integration, and Employment under a Temporary Perspective – Experiences and Perceptions of Ukrainian Refugees and Municipal Refugee Services” at Deichman Bjørvika on January 15, 2025. You can watch the live recording here. Conducted by the Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research (NIBR) at…

Continue Reading New report: “Settlement, integration and employment under a temporary perspective: Experiences and perceptions of Ukrainian refugees and municipal refugee services (2023-2024)”

You can access the live stream recording from this event on our Youtube channel. UKRAINETT is pleased to invite you to a seminar featuring Associate Professor Anne Pintsch, Post-Doctoral Researcher Maryna Rabinovych, and Attorney-at-law and Senior Lecturer Nataliya Haletska. They will discuss their newly released book, Ukraine’s Thorny Path to the EU: From “Integration without Membership”…

Continue Reading Ukraine’s Thorny Path to the EU. From “Integration without Membership” to “Integration through War” – Seminar (7 February)

The sovereignty of Ukraine has been openly contested at least since 2014. Currently large territories in the East and South of Ukraine are under Russian occupation. What do we know about Russia’s efforts to “Russify” the occupied territories and what is the situation for Ukrainian children under occupation in this regard? In this UKRAINETT seminar…

Continue Reading Contested Ukraine: Military patriotism and Russian influence in occupied parts of Ukraine – Online seminar (17 December)