Hilary Term 2026: Term Card
We are delighted to welcome everyone back for Hilary Term and to share the full Oxford University Ukrainian Society Term Card.
We hope you had a restful break, as this term promises to be busy, engaging, and full of diverse events. Our Hilary programme brings together academic discussions, cultural events, social gatherings, collaborations with other societies, and moments of reflection and community.
Below is the full outline of events planned for the term. All details listed are correct at the time of publication.
If you see TBC, this means that the time or location is still being confirmed. We will update this page as soon as final details are available.
WEEK 1
A Thousand Years of Ukrainian Literature in One Lecture | 24 January | 15:00–17:00 | Gillis Lecture Theatre, Balliol College
WEEK 2
Piana Vyshnia Social | 25 January | 19:30 | The Oxford Retreat
Career in AI: From Startups to Big Tech (with Anna Liashenko) | 31 January | TBC | TBC
Talk with Leigh Turner: Diplomacy, Austria & Ukraine (with the Austrian Society) | 28 January | 17:00 | Reuben College
WEEK 3
What Is a Fact? Disinformation, Trust, and Ukraine in the UK | TBC | TBC | TBC
Contemporary Ukrainian Popular Culture (with OxUA Hub) | TBC | TBC | St Antony’s College
WEEK 4
Wellness Walk | 13 February | 12:00 | Harcourt Arboretum
WEEK 5
Pancake Day | 17 February | 18:00–20:00 | Ertegun House
Kateryna Babkina on Theatre: TORCH | 20 February | 15:00–17:00 | Schwarzman Centre
An Evening of Poetry with Kateryna Babkina | 20 February | 19:30 | TBC
WEEK 6
4th Anniversary Rally of russia’s Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine | 22 February | TBC | Radcliffe Square
Film Screening: Animals in War | 22 February | 19:00 | Magdalen College
Liubomyr Melnyk: Return Concerts | 23–24 February | TBC | TBC
WEEK 7
Ukrainian Potluck | 4 March | TBC | TBC
Occupation and Deoccupation (with OxUA Hub) | 6 March | TBC | St Antony’s College
Eastern European Night (with the Polish and Czech & Slovak Societies) | 7 March | TBC | Wadham College
WEEK 8
Committee Elections | 10 March | 18:00 | Schwarzman Centre
Open positions: President, Treasurer, Wellbeing Officer
WEEK 9
Applying to Oxford & Cambridge Webinar | On-demand | Online | ox-ukraine.org
We encourage members to save the dates and check back regularly, as this page will be updated with final details where needed.
Our committee is very much looking forward to seeing you this term and welcoming both new and returning members.
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