Our mission is to create in-depth knowledge of Russia and Eastern Europe in regional, comparative, transnational, and global contexts, and to promote and disseminate an understanding of our region to the wider world; developing multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and multi-method approaches to knowledge creation and to teaching; and to enhance the development of area studies at UCL and among the wider academic community.
Funded Research Projects
Current and previous Funded Research Projects at UCL SSEES
Research Centres and Seminar Series
SSEES hosts a large number of Seminar Series and Research Centres, with an aim to disseminate research through a range of events and activity.
SSEES Research Blog
The SSEES Research blog provides accessible, high-quality analysis and discussion of Central, Eastern and South-East Europe and Russia, drawing on the research of UCL SSEES academics.
SSEES Research Impact
Multidisciplinary, area-based research conducted by experts at UCL SSEES enriches our understanding of the region, informing both real-world policy and the public.
Postdoctoral Fellowship Opportunities
Current Postdoctoral Fellowship Opportunities at UCL SSEES.
Research Guides
A selection of reliable resources on topics and events in Central and Eastern Europe and Russia. The content is developed and curated by the SSEES library's specialist staff.
REF 2021
The Research Excellence Framework (REF) results were announced in May 2022. UCL has come 2nd in the UK for resarch power.
Polish Migration
A collection of resources, profiles and publications for anyone interested in contemporary Polish migration.
Alexander Nash Albanian Studies Programme
A two-year Fellowship with a research focus on Albania and Albanians.
Partnership with Slavic-Eurasian Research Center (SRC)
Information on the partnership between SSEES & SRC, Japan's national center for Slavic & Eurasian Studies.
Publishing
The research of UCL SSEES scholars is published in books and peer-reviewed journals. SSEES is also extremely active as a publisher.
Applying for Early Career Fellowships hosted at SSEES
SSEES regularly puts forward Early Career Researchers (ECRs) for British Academy, Leverhulme Trust and other similar fellowship schemes. If you are interested in applying for such a fellowship via SSEES, you should in the first instance contact a relevant member of academic staff who could act as your supervisor/mentor, to explore their suitability and fit. SSEES internally peer reviews prospective applications and only puts forward those assessed as of the highest quality.