A joint initiative between the University of Bergen
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Ukrainian return under conditions of uncertainty

25.03.2026 08:30 – 09:30English

Nearly 10 million Ukrainians have been displaced by Russia’s full‑scale invasion. What are the implications of their return—or non‑return?

Tetyana Panchenko (Karazin Kharkiv National University) Iryna Lapshyna (Ukrainian Catholic University (Lviv)) Victoria Vdovychenko (Future of Ukraine Programme, Cambridge) Erlend Paasche (Institute for Social Research)

Senter for dyphavsforskning, UiB

Why should we care about critical minerals?

26.03.2026 12:00 – 13:00English

Where are they found, who controls access to them, and why has this become such an important geopolitical issue?

Devyn Helen Avhild Remme (UiB) Eoghan P. Reeves (UiB) Iselin Stensdal (Fridtjof Nansen Institute) Eric Young (SINTEF)

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