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The WUB-hub conference at RUSI took place on 26/6/2025 and judging by the participants' feedback, was an absolute success. It gathered politicians, civil servants, diplomatic staff, academics, and practitioners from Europe and UK, generating a vibrant and polemic discussion about the future of security and peace in Ukraine and Belarus, with profound implications for the wider Europe and the world. We were immensely happy to host a special panel of our WUB-hub seed-corn finalists with an opportunity for them to present their research projects’ results. Massive thanks to Paul Hansbury for driving this seed-corn project to fruition! The projects’ findings are available on our website for further information.

Our special thanks are also to the participants of the two panels – on Ukraine and Belarus – and their chairs, Andy and Tatsiana, and to our keynote speakers, and to our high-level panellists. We raised many critical issues, and sought ideas on how nurture security and peace in wider Europe. The conference's photos and a video clip, as well as a report with policy recommendations will be available soon on the WUB-hub website.

We are also indebted to the RUSI staff – Emily and Callum, and Zivile and Sabrina, for their intellectual and highly professional support in hosting our event.

Between 30 March – 5 April 2025, over 21 next-generation climate leaders from eight countries (and 13 nationalities), will attend Warwick’s pioneering Sustainability Training Academy in Venice. Launched in 2023 by the Institute of Global Sustainable Development (IGSD), and supported by the COP29 Scientific Council, the Sustainability Training Academy equips early career researchers (ECRs) with the interdisciplinary analytical, methodological, and practical skills needed to address the systemic challenges of climate change, climate justice and climate transition.

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On 27 March 2025 the SHAPEDEM-EU project had its Steering Group meeting to discuss the results and findings of individual Work Packages and plan the remaining 6 months of the project. WP2, led by Prof. Korosteleva and Dr Asya Kudlenko, was proud to report that all its deliverables have been either met or on track to be met for their respective deadlines.

Professor Korosteleva was invited to attend the 2025 Chatham House 'Security and Defence' conference held on 6 March 2025. The conference brought together over 600 global policymakers, senior military and armed forces figures, business leaders and civil society experts. Keynotes included Ukrainian Ambassador to the UK Zaluzhnyi, UK Ministers and NATO senior officials, high-level panel dialogues, and ‘under-the-Rule’ spotlights.

Professor Korosteleva was interviewed by the Monocle, one of the four selected academics at Warwick, to talk about their research to an audience of over 100,000 regular viewers. Professor Korosteleva was asked to comment about her research into multi-order world, that she undertakes under the AGMOW project with Prof. Trine Flockhart (EUI); and her work on security, democracy and resilience in Central Eurasia under the WUB-hub and SHAPEDEM-EU projects, including her forthcoming book 'Nurturing Resilience in Central Eurasia in an age of complexity' with Oxford University Press. The interview will be aired in early April.