It has been twenty five years since Ukraine regained its independence, and the transition to democracy, rule of law and a competitive market economy is still underway. The last three years have seen more reform than the previous twenty, but much remains to be done to improve real wages, boost domestic and foreign investment, and enhance health and education services in Ukraine. Which reforms are key to the country's future? Is the reform process irreversible? What are the risks to reform, both domestically and internationally? On Friday, 24 February 2017, Natalie A. Jaresko answers all of these questions and more in the Fifteenth Annual Cambridge Stasiuk Lecture in Contemporary Ukrainian Studies.

Dr Stanley Bill and Dr Rory Finnin of the Department of Slavonic Studies are nominees for the inaugural Public Engagement with Research Awards . The award celebrates the many ways in which research can be shared with members of the public with the goal of generating mutual benefits, changes or effects. Both Dr Bill and Dr...

From 26-28 June, Cambridge's University Lecturer in Pre-Modern East Slavic Culture, Dr Olenka Pevny, and three PhD students in the Department of Slavonic Studies -- Rosie Finlinson, Nick Mayhew, and Katie Sykes -- will travel to L’viv, Ukraine to participate in the 2016 ASEEES-MAG Summer Convention at the University Centre...