The Role of the University in War
Schedule
Tue Nov 04 2025 at 09:00 am to 06:00 pm
UTC+00:00Location
University of Hull | Kingston upon Hull, EN
About this Event
The Role of the University in War
This interdisciplinary (hybrid) conference considers the role of universities in war past and present. With a particular focus on the war in Ukraine, this conference considers how universities operate in war zones and the role universities play in non-conflict zones to support the academy and the communities they serve in war and displacement. Keynote speakers include: Professor Sir Hew Strachan, University of St Andrews, Dr Iryna Sikorska, Mariupol State University, and Simon Banks-Cooper, Entrepreneur, Charity Trustee and University of Hull alumnus. Hosted by the University of Hull (UoH) and Mariupol State University (MSU), the conference is part of a British Council-funded project exploring the role of the civic university. We are working in partnership with the University of New Haven, USA, Hull and East Yorkshire Ukrainian Community (UK), Hull 4 Heroes (a UK Veterans charity) and Hull Truck Theatre (a Theatre of Sanctuary).
Agenda
🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:30 AM
Welcome
Info: Message from Tetyana Marena, Interim Rector, Mariupol State University and Research spotlights from University of Hull academics: Dr Catherine Baker, and conference organisers, Dr Jenny Macleod and Dr Catherine Wynne
🕑: 09:30 AM - 10:20 AM
‘The Role of Women’s Leadership in Sustaining Ukrainian University During War’
Host: Keynote: Dr Iryna Sikorska (Mariupol State University)
🕑: 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
‘Resilience, Transition, and Hope — Supporting Veterans in a Time of War’
Host: Olena Yershova (ex Ministry of Veterans’ Affairs Ukraine
🕑: 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
‘Leisure of IDPs with Disabilities in Wartime: The Ukrainian Case’
Host: Stepan Jankowski (Mariupol State University)
🕑: 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
‘The Importance of University Exchanges in Wartime: Lessons from Ukraine’
Host: Dr Olena Lennon (University of New Haven)
🕑: 01:00 PM - 01:30 PM
‘A Perception in Transition: Education as the Catalyst for Renewal’
Host: Simon Banks-Cooper
🕑: 01:30 PM - 02:00 PM
‘Higher Education for Strategic Defence: A Public Policy Proposal for HE
Host: Dr Gary Fisher (Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine)
🕑: 02:00 PM - 02:30 PM
‘Twinning Partnership as a Tool of Academic Solidarity and Cultural Dialogue'
Host: Maksym Stopin (Mariupol State University)
🕑: 02:30 PM - 03:00 PM
‘Ukrainian Women Entrepreneurs in Times of War'
Host: Dr Anna Chechel (Mariupol State University)
🕑: 03:15 PM - 03:45 PM
‘Feeding the Mind: Relief to European Universities 1918-25'
Host: Professor Tomás Irish (Swansea University)
🕑: 03:45 PM - 04:15 PM
‘Empire at War: Academic Mobility & Colonial Knowledge in the First World War’
Host: Dr Caitlin Harvey (University of Hull)
🕑: 04:15 PM - 04:25 PM
‘Hull, City of Sanctuary’
Host: Honorary Alderman John Robinson and Councillor Mike Ross
🕑: 05:00 PM - 06:00 PM
‘The practical use of academic history: military history & the war in Ukraine'
Host: Professor Sir Hew Strachan (University of St Andrews)
Where is it happening?
University of Hull, Cottingham Road, Kingston upon Hull, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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