This workshop focuses on identifying your research's broader significance, communicating it effectively to policy-makers, and leveraging it to drive change. Through interactive discussions, scholars will develop strategies to connect their work with pressing global issues and create a meaningful impact. 

This event will explore the complex realities of childhood in times of war based on the findings of the research project ‘Children and Social Cohesion: Vulnerability, Role and Interests’. The discussion will present the results of focus group discussions with children of internally displaced persons and local communities in Ukraine.

"We are U" by SavED features students and teachers from across Ukraine who reflect on their experiences and their aspirations for the future. We will discuss the transnational educational experiences of Ukrainian students and ask why families are not always satisfied with German schools.

When does separatism become a cover for foreign aggression? How do local communities respond when state institutions come under pressure and militants take over? Serhiy Kudelia will give insights to such pressing questions at ZOiS, where he will present his new book.

In the first Book Talk of 2025, Mykhailo Minakov offers new perspectives on the collapse of the Soviet Union. Combining approaches from different academic fields, his new book delves into the developments and challenges of the period from 1989 to 2022 and encourages readers to reflect on its deeper lessons.

This improvisational theatre performance is linked to a research project that accompanies refugees from and in Ukraine from their place of origin to their place of arrival. It investigates and visualises the experiences of displacement and arrival as well as questions of identity and the sense of belonging.

With the first two waves of scholarship funding now complete, the Ukraine Research Network@ZOiS will present research outcomes on topics such as displacement, reconstruction, civil society, education, religion, and popular culture and discuss policy implications.

New technologies and media not only transform how wars are fought, but also influence the representation, communication, and perception of conflicts.Yet the visibility and performativity they enable also raise concerns about disinformation and propaganda, particularly in the case of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

As seen in the Ukrainian context, science and innovation are pivotal in propelling economic development and regional prosperity, even in conflict-affected areas. In this event, we discuss the intricate relationship between science, innovation, and broader regional dynamics.

Russia's war against Ukraine raises ethical questions for researchers working on Ukraine. This workshop, organised by UNET, examined the situation of researchers affected by the war and compared the experiences of Ukrainian researchers with those from Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Kosovo.

Drawing on data from two waves of sociological surveys in 2022 and 2023 and information from open sources, Dariia Mykhailyshyna presents insights from a CES study on displaced Ukrainians in Europe and Germany.

With three experts, we will discuss the power of popular visual culture in times of crisis and its potential to narrate and frame wartime experiences and the everyday life of people in the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine.

Evacuation alerts can be a crucial tool in ensuring the safety of civilians in the context of natural disasters and war. The rapid spread of information can help people escape danger before it's too late. However, there has been a lack of scientific testing to determine how best to design these alerts.