Our Vice-Chancellor, Professor Karen O'Brien, reflects on the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, as well as sharing some upcoming opportunities in and around Durham.
Friday 24 February is the first anniversary of the Russian attack against Ukraine. This act of aggression shocked the world, and as an international community of learning, we at Durham University condemn the invasion.
In the past year we have done much to respond, from student-led vigils and fundraising activities through to sharing relevant academic expertise. We are proud to be twinned with Zaporizhzhia National University in eastern Ukraine, through which we are supporting Ukrainian students and scholars.
We have hosted a highly successful Ukraine Talk Series, led by Dr Markian Prokopovych, a Ukrainian-born specialist in Eastern and Central European History, from our History Department. The next in this series will be at the Gala Theatre, Durham, and on Thursday 2nd
