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Jonny Turnbull 🇺🇦 @jonnyjjt.bsky.social · 22d

"The fact that hedgehogs are a part of the culture of Ukraine is a wonderful thing... they punch well above their weight & are stronger & better defended that you might expect"

Part 2 of @hedgehoghugh.bsky.social's report on hedgehog rescuers in Ukraine 🦔 🇺🇦

hughwarwick.substack.com/p/a-hedgehog...

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Jonny Turnbull 🇺🇦 @jonnyjjt.bsky.social · 23d

"Until that moment the only Ukrainian hedgehogs in my mind were the ones placed on roads to act as tank defences!"

Read my friend, @hedgehoghugh.bsky.social's, new post on hedgehog rescue in #Ukraine, part 1 of 2.

hughwarwick.substack.com/p/a-hedgehog...

A Hedgehog on the front line (part 1)

While the world swirls into ever increasing spirals of chaos and doom it is lovely to find a cause for hope.

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Jonny Turnbull 🇺🇦 @jonnyjjt.bsky.social · 28d

Really pleased to share my new paper—"Making sense of nuclear natures"—which is available open access in Progress in Environmental Geography!

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... @progenvgeog.bsky.social @technatures.bsky.social #NuclearNatures

Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

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Jonny Turnbull 🇺🇦 @jonnyjjt.bsky.social · Jul 1

Delighted to have a chapter in 'The Nuclear-Water Nexus' edited by @perhogselius.bsky.social & @siegfriedevens.bsky.social

Kate Brown and I trace the legacies of #Chornobyl through the proposed E40 waterway, exploring historical/contemporary attempts to engineer the #Prypiat River

The Nuclear-Water Nexus

Splitting atoms is a water-intensive business. To operate efficiently and safely, a standard nuclear reactor needs around 50 cubic meters (13,000 gallons) of...

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Oxford School of Global and Area Studies @osgaoxford.bsky.social · Jun 24

Only a few days left to apply! ⬇️
The @oxfordukrainehub.bsky.social Summer School will explore aspects of Ukrainian history, politics, and culture, with a view to better understanding Ukraine's role in European and global developments today. Find out more and apply:

🇺🇦 Oxford Ukraine Hub 🇺🇦 @oxfordukrainehub.bsky.social · May 20

The Oxford Ukraine Hub will host its first interdisciplinary Ukraine Summer School on 22-26 September 2025.

We invite applications from postgraduate students with an interest in contemporary Ukraine.

Deadline: 30 June 2025

More info on how to apply: oxfordukrainehub.web.ox.ac.uk/ukraine-summ...

Oxford Ukraine Hub Summer School

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🇺🇦 Oxford Ukraine Hub 🇺🇦 @oxfordukrainehub.bsky.social · May 20

The Oxford Ukraine Hub will host its first interdisciplinary Ukraine Summer School on 22-26 September 2025.

We invite applications from postgraduate students with an interest in contemporary Ukraine.

Deadline: 30 June 2025

More info on how to apply: oxfordukrainehub.web.ox.ac.uk/ukraine-summ...

Oxford Ukraine Hub Summer School

oxfordukrainehub.web.ox.ac.uk

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🇺🇦 Oxford Ukraine Hub 🇺🇦 @oxfordukrainehub.bsky.social · May 20

🇺🇦 Registration for our next event is now open! 🇺🇦

'Security and Warfare in #Ukraine: Domestic and Global Developments Post-2022'

🗓️ Friday 6th June at St Antony's College, Oxford.

🕰️ Full info & schedule here: talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/b28...

📝 Registration: forms.office.com/pages/respon...

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Ukrainian Environmental Humanities Network @ukrenvhum.bsky.social · Apr 9

📢 Call for Submissions – Postgraduate Research Symposium at Oxford Everyday Experiences of Conflict: The Daily Life, Legacies & Textures of War

📅 November 6, 2025

📌 Location: University of Oxford

⏰ Deadline: May 30, 2025

Find out more: www.granduniondtp.ac.uk/event/everyd...

Everyday Experiences of Conflict

Call for Abstracts and Photographs

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🇺🇦 Oxford Ukraine Hub 🇺🇦 @oxfordukrainehub.bsky.social · Mar 7

'Kinoteka: Polish Cinema on Tour' is coming to the Ultimate Picture Palace in Oxford!

Watch 'Under the Volcano' next week, a gripping drama following a Ukrainian family navigating the outbreak of war while on holiday in the Canary Islands.

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🇺🇦 Oxford Ukraine Hub 🇺🇦 @oxfordukrainehub.bsky.social · Mar 7

The Oxford Ukraine Hub website is now live: oxfordukrainehub.web.ox.ac.uk/home-1

We'll be posting information about future events, publishing recordings and podcasts, and sharing resources!

Home

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🇺🇦 Oxford Ukraine Hub 🇺🇦 @oxfordukrainehub.bsky.social · Mar 7

'Kinoteka: Polish Cinema on Tour' is coming to the Ultimate Picture Palace in Oxford!

Watch 'Under the Volcano' next week, a gripping drama following a Ukrainian family navigating the outbreak of war while on holiday in the Canary Islands.

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🇺🇦 Oxford Ukraine Hub 🇺🇦 @oxfordukrainehub.bsky.social · Mar 3

🇺🇦 Registration for our next event is now open! 🇺🇦

'Consolidating the state: challenges and opportunities in postwar #reconstruction of #Ukraine'

🗓️ Friday 14th March at St Antony's College, Oxford.

🕰️ Full schedule here: talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/dd1...

📝 Registration: forms.office.com/e/YvyXhRce1t

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Cambridge Ukrainian Studies @camukrainistyka.bsky.social · Feb 27

"Working in the field of Ukrainian Studies today is like trying to speak when you need to scream."

In Slavic Review (open access), Rory Finnin confronts the academic russocentrism that led to our widespread failure to see russia's genocidal war coming. 🧵

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Oxford School of Global and Area Studies @osgaoxford.bsky.social · Feb 27

Don't miss this vital expert comment from Dr Marnie Howlett (Departmental Lecturer in Russian and East European Politics) ⬇️

University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · Feb 24

'Ukrainians’ resilience and grit over the last three years also remind us of the value and vulnerability of democracy.'

@politicsoxford.bsky.social & @osgaoxford.bsky.social's Dr @marniehowlett.bsky.social Howlett reflects on the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine ⬇️

Expert Comment: Reflecting on the third anniversary of Russia's

Dr Marnie Howlett, Departmental Lecturer in Russian and East European Politics in the Department of Politics and International Relations and the Oxford School of Global and Area Studies, reflects on

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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · Feb 24

'Ukrainians’ resilience and grit over the last three years also remind us of the value and vulnerability of democracy.'

@politicsoxford.bsky.social & @osgaoxford.bsky.social's Dr @marniehowlett.bsky.social Howlett reflects on the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine ⬇️

Expert Comment: Reflecting on the third anniversary of Russia's

Dr Marnie Howlett, Departmental Lecturer in Russian and East European Politics in the Department of Politics and International Relations and the Oxford School of Global and Area Studies, reflects on

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🇺🇦 Oxford Ukraine Hub 🇺🇦 @oxfordukrainehub.bsky.social · Mar 3

🇺🇦 Registration for our next event is now open! 🇺🇦

'Consolidating the state: challenges and opportunities in postwar #reconstruction of #Ukraine'

🗓️ Friday 14th March at St Antony's College, Oxford.

🕰️ Full schedule here: talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/dd1...

📝 Registration: forms.office.com/e/YvyXhRce1t

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Ukrainian Environmental Humanities Network @ukrenvhum.bsky.social · Mar 3

This forthcoming book looks very important for understanding the US-Ukraine mineral deal in its broader political economic context and in relation to histories of colonial resource extraction

Thea Riofrancos @triofrancos.bsky.social · Mar 3

Why are minerals so central to geopolitics? How green are electric cars? Why is anti-mining protest increasing? Can the inequalities of the global economy be transformed?

I tackle these topics in my book EXTRACTION: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism

👀 September 2025 @wwnorton.bsky.social

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Jonny Turnbull 🇺🇦 @jonnyjjt.bsky.social · Feb 24

My new paper in East/West: Journal of Ukrainian Studies asks what it means to treat the #Chornobyl Zone as a laboratory, exploring a strange experiment conducted with the Chornobyl dogs.

Thanks @daryatsymbalyuk.bsky.social and @tlrichardson.bsky.social for support!

drive.google.com/file/d/1pDUo...

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Darya (Дарця) Tsymbalyuk @daryatsymbalyuk.bsky.social · Feb 21

pre-prints, East/West: Journal of Ukrainian Studies, "Beyond Anthropocentrism in Ukrainian Studies: Proposals from the Environmental Humanities", which i co-edited with a trailblazer of environmental approaches to the study of Ukraine, Tanya Richardson [link below]

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Cambridge Ukrainian Studies @camukrainistyka.bsky.social · Feb 19

Americans, rage-donate and organise: savelife.in.ua/en/

Come Back Alive Foundation - Charity Organization

One of the top charity organizations who help the Ukraine Army since 2014. Donate via the website - 100% of proceeds go directly to Ukraine Army.

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Technological Life - SoGE Oxford @technatures.bsky.social · Feb 17

This week we're delighted to be joined by Karolina Uskakovych who will screen her film 'Boots on the Ground, Hands in the Soil' and discuss her work on #agriculture and #gardening in the UK and #Ukraine.

🗓️ Thursday 20th Feb
⏰ 4pm
📍 @oxfordgeography.bsky.social

All welcome!

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Anna Nacher @nytuan.bsky.social · Feb 9

Finally got my hands (and eyes) on @solomiyamag.bsky.social published in collaboration with @ukrenvhum.bsky.social Absolutely brilliant! Order while you can - worth every penny.

Covers of 2 issues of Solomiya magazine.

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Jonny Turnbull 🇺🇦 @jonnyjjt.bsky.social · Jan 22

'Landscapes of War, Landscapes of Victory: Ukraine’s Changing Environment'

Looking forward to taking part in this event on #ecocide in #Ukraine at the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute

Registration below 👇

huri.harvard.edu/tcup-confere... @ukrenvhum.bsky.social @oxfordukrainehub.bsky.social

2025 TCUP Conference | Ukrainian Research Institute

Landscapes of War, Landscapes of Victory: Ukraine’s changing environment. The 2025 TCUP Conference will address how Ukrainians are being denied their right to build (and rebuild) a safe environment du...

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🇺🇦 Oxford Ukraine Hub 🇺🇦 @oxfordukrainehub.bsky.social · Jan 20

Tickets are now sold out to attend this event in person!

We're looking forward to seeing many of you in Oxford in a couple of weeks.

For those of you who would like to attend online/remotely, please register using the following form: forms.office.com/pages/respon...

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