Institute for Russian and Eurasian Studies (IRES)

IRES is an international comprehensive research platform with a multidisciplinary profile. We study and teach about the developments in Russia and the post-Soviet area from a variety of disciplinary perspectives.

For students

The department’s information for students is available in the student gateway

The war in Ukraine and a historic geopolitical realignment are generating complex problems and new challenges. The Uppsala University Ukraine Research Hub (3UHub) is catalyst for research related to these challenges. The Hub promotes interdisciplinary social science research primarily in the following fields: sustainable peace, post-war governance, Ukraine’s European integration and geopolitics & securitization of economic relations. For further information kindly visit 3UHub homepage.

Baltic Geopolitics Network

As a member of the Baltic Geopolitics Network, the Institute for Russian and Eurasian Studies is part of a collaborative initiative that brings together scholars and research institutions from across the Baltic Sea region and the United Kingdom. The network, convened by the Centre for Geopolitics’ at Cambridge University, aims to strengthen academic cooperation and foster the exchange of knowledge on the history and politics of this strategically important region. For further information kindly visit Baltic Geopolitics Network website.

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