Cambridge Ukrainian Studies, a programme of the Department of Slavonic Studies at the University of Cambridge, aims to promote and contribute to the study of Ukraine in the United Kingdom and beyond. It is committed to deepening public understanding of Ukraine and to advancing fresh, innovative approaches to research on the largest country within Europe, a critical crossroads between 'East' and 'West' with a rich historical, linguistic, and cultural inheritance.

While its primary focus is on the literature and culture of Ukraine, Cambridge Ukrainian Studies seeks to explore – and challenge – conventional notions of disciplinary and geographical borders and to foster a lively exchange between artists, scholars, politicians, and the wider public, as well as between institutions of higher learning in Ukraine, Europe, and North America.

Cambridge Ukrainian Studies was made a permanent programme in 2010.

in the news

Cambridge Ukrainian Studies: 'A Breakthrough'

Ukrainian media cover our recent interdisciplinary workshop 'Independent Ukraine: Twenty Years On', which featured presentations by noted international scholars and a keynote address by Oles' Donii, one of the leaders of Ukraine’s student movement in support of independence in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Bringing Ukrainian Film - and Ukrainian Filmmakers - to Britain

The newspaper Komsomol'skaia pravda (circulation: 1 million) reports on our Fourth Annual Festival of Ukrainian Film, which featured new short films from Ukraine as well as the documentary feature Three Stories of Galicia. Directors Maryna Vroda, Volodymyr Tykhyi, Olha Onyshko, and Sarah Farhat were on hand to engage our sold-out audiences in discussion. The University of Cambridge also covered the event on the 'front page' of its website.

Helping to Foster the Development of Contemporary Ukrainian Drama

In autumn 2011, Cambridge Ukrainian Studies collaborated with the Royal Court Theatre and the British Council on the translation of a project involving Ukrainian and Georgian playwrights.

Cultivating 'a Genuine Understanding of Ukraine'

In its summer 2011 issue, Vsesvit (The Universe) -- the oldest active literary journal in Ukraine, founded by Oleksandr Dovzhenko, Mykola Khvyl'ovyi, and Vasyl' Blakytnyi in 1925 -- hails the development of Cambridge Ukrainian Studies as 'a significant step toward the cultivation of a genuine understanding of Ukraine as an independent state'.

Following the success of 'A Window to the World: An Evening in Celebration of the Journal Vsesvit', which featured musical performances and literary readings in over six languages, Cambridge Ukrainian Studies is proud to announce that the evening will become an annual event in our growing public programme.