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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