As part of Ukrainian Week in the UK, Queen’s University Belfast hosted a conference to discuss the themes of historical memory, identity and belonging, with academic contributions. Participant were joined by representatives from the Ukrainian Government.

Participants engaged in the following expert panel discussions:

  • Historical Memory and the Affirmation of Ukrainian Statehood
  • Crimea as a Space of Struggle for Rights and Freedom

The conference concluded with the signing of an agreement for Queen’s to join the Global Coalition for Ukrainian Studies.

Heartfelt thanks to Speakers and Participants:

  • Alan Moore – Honorary Consul for Ukraine in Northern Ireland
  • Professor Sir Ian Greer Vice-Chancellor, Queen’s University Belfast
  • Olga Budnyk – Adviser–Commissioner to the President of Ukraine at the Fund of the President of Ukraine for the Support of Education, Science and Sports
  • Professor Richard Miles – Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Queen’s University Belfast
  • Oleksandr Alforov – Research Fellow at the Institute of History of Ukraine, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine; Head of the Ukrainian Institute of National Remembrance
  • Olha Oseredchuk – Head of the Project Office Global Coalition of Ukrainian Studies
  • Alim Aliev – Deputy Director General of the Ukrainian Institute
  • Martin-Oleksandr Kyslyi – Historian of the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, researcher of Crimean and Crimean Tatar history
  • Emine Ziyatdin – Crimean Tatar documentary photographer exploring identity, human rights, and the consequences of repression
  • Professor Gerard McCann – International Coordinator and Principal Lecturer at St Mary’s University College, a College of Queen’s University Belfast
  • Evi Chatzipanagiotidou – Head of Anthropology, School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics, Queen’s University Belfast
  • Matthew Jackson – the Public Affairs Manager in Queen’s University Belfast

We are sincerely grateful to Queen’s University Belfast for hosting such an outstanding event.

Glory to Ukraine!

(* With the support of the Consulate of Ukraine in Edinburgh and the Honorary Consul of Ukraine in Northern Ireland.)