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Cambridge provides English learning platform for Ukraine

03 November 2023

People in Ukraine will be able to improve their English using an online learning platform specially developed by the University of Cambridge, in collaboration with Cambridge University Press & Assessment, and technology companies Amazon Web Services and Catalyst IT.

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Emergency event: Russia's war on Ukraine

28 Feb 2022

Prof Brendan Simms from the Centre for Geopolitics assembled a panel of experts from Cambridge and beyond - including Kyiv - to discuss Russia's...

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Ukraine needs solidarity not ‘Crimnesia'

22 Feb 2022

Cambridge's associate professor of Ukrainian studies places the country's current crisis in historical and regional context, offering chilling...

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Bringing Ukraine to the screen

06 Nov 2015

Over the past eight years, the University of Cambridge has become Britain’s pre-eminent showcase for documentary and feature films from and about...

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Don’t call it a civil war – Ukraine’s conflict is an act of Russian aggression

24 Aug 2015

As Ukraine marks 24 years since its independence from the Soviet Union, it is embroiled in the most dangerous armed conflict in Europe – against the...

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Past as Prelude: An International Conference on Polish-Ukrainian Relations

22 Jun 2015

On June 30 and 1 July 2015, the new Polish Studies programme at the University of Cambridge will host an international conference on the future of...

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The Crimean Tatar Sürgün: Past and Present

20 May 2014

In this article, originally published on the CRASSH website, Dr Rory Finnin - University Lecturer and Director of the Cambridge Ukrainian Studies...

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A divided Ukraine: Europe’s most dangerous idea

28 Mar 2014

In this article, originally published on the CRASSH website, Dr Rory Finnin - University Lecturer and Director of the Cambridge Ukrainian Studies...

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Cambridge becomes a home for Ukrainian Studies

28 Sep 2010

A major gift from prominent Ukrainian businessman Dmitry Firtash to the University of Cambridge has permanently endowed Western Europe's premier...

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'Memory wars' of Eastern Europe

01 Apr 2010

A €1 million study will shed light on the role of cultural memory of the soviet era in Russia, Ukraine and Poland.

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Ukrainian Studies launched in Cambridge

29 Mar 2009

A new initiative, the first of its kind in Europe, aims to deepen understanding of the language, literature and culture of Ukraine by advancing fresh...

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Cosmopolitan cities of Eurasia

01 May 2008

Research on the changing face of Eurasian cities - formerly famous for cosmopolitanism and now crossroads of migration - hopes to provide an...

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