Trinity College: Ukraine Information and Support

Trinity College and its community continue to follow with shock and sadness the devastating events in Ukraine following its invasion by Russia. It is heartbreaking to watch the unfolding humanitarian catastrophe in Ukraine and beyond, and our thoughts are with all those who are directly impacted. It is particularly worrying for those in our community who have family or loved ones in the Ukraine, Russia and other territories affected.

This is a highly distressing time for all of us and we encourage our community to come together and support each other, as we look to the future with hope for peace. Like many colleges, Trinity is working to provide welfare support to students and staff who have been affected by developments in Ukraine, as well as providing financial support where necessary. Both the University and colleges are working to ensure all members of the University community are supported as much as possible, and will respond as appropriate as the situation develops.

Along with other Oxford colleges, Trinity is part of discussions taking place with the Council for At-Risk Academics about supporting academics impacted in Ukraine, and our MCR and JCR are working to raise funds for those affected.

How to help

Many of us feel the need to contribute constructively in the face of such distressing events. We are proud of the efforts already underway by those across the university and wider Oxford community to support those affected by this crisis. There are a number of ways our community can help, including:

• The British Red Cross Ukraine Appeal
• The UNHCR Ukraine Appeal 
• The UN Crisis Relief’s Ukraine Humanitarian Fund 
• The Ukrainian Embassy's With Ukraine appeal for direct payments
• Polish Humanitarian Action is supplying humanitarian aid to those in need on the Poland/Ukraine border

There are many more organisations working to provide support. The Ukrainian Institute in London has developed a further list of suggested ways to help.  

The Oxford Ukrainian Society is posting regular updates and call for support; you can follow them on Twitter.

Further information about support for students and staff offered by the University can be found on its page of response to the invasion of Ukraine

Educate yourself

As a college of the University of Oxford, we at Trinity take pride in being an international community, and we celebrate our ability to speak freely to one another about the most serious issues that face society. Oxford has a wide range of leading thinkers on Ukraine and surrounding areas, and a number of academic events are being planned to discuss the situation. You can find these on the University's Ukraine page; some of those of interest including contributions from our own community members include:

Unconventional: lessons in modern combat from the Russo-Ukrainian War

Join a seminar hosted by the Changing Character of War Centre in Oxford's Department of Politics and International Relations. 

• Tues 17 May at 1pm, Manor Road Building
• More information and to register  

Previous event recordings

• Ukraine: what's at stake? (Blavatnik School of Government, 1 March)
• The Ukraine crisis: three perspectives​ (Oxford Global Society, 1 March)
• Ukraine: how did we get here? (BBC with Timothy Garton Ash, 1 March)
• Insights from Bellingcat on Russia's Ukraine ambitions (Reuters Institute, 2 March)
• Ukraine-Belarus relations: going beyond the war (Oxford Belarus Observatory, 10 March)
• Ukraine: the implications (Blavatnik School of Government, 15 March)

Current articles

• Expert Comment. Ukraine war: Putin’s masterclass in delusion, denial and defeat
• Expert Comment: Economic sanctions are not likely immediately to shift Russian opinion against Putin
• Expert Comment: How ordinary Ukrainian families are suffering under Russian shells
• Expert Comment: Putin’s war - How did we get here? ....Ukraine 2014
• Expert Comment: How history will look back on Russian invasion
• Expert Comment: The UK is failing to meet its obligations to refugees from Ukraine
• Expert Comment: Ukraine has earned a future in the European Union
• Moral questions – and answers – around helping Ukraine, nuclear deterrents and self-defence
• Ukraine crisis: new research-led support for 'hero' parents and caregivers
• Competing identities of the past and future in Russia and Ukraine
• An analysis of Putin's imperial ambitions and Ukraine's 300-year road to statehood