
º£½ÇÉçÇø Ukrainian Studies is involved inÌýaÌýmajor new research project to study the benefits of multilingualism to individuals and societyÌýas part of the Open World Research Initiative led by the Arts and Humanities Research Council. The project,Ìý,Ìýaims not only to understand the experiences of speaking more than one language,Ìýbut also to change attitudes towards multilingualism andÌýmulticulturalism throughout society and amongst keyÌýpolicy-makers.ÌýOne of the strands of the project — co-led by Dr Rory Finnin, Head of the Department of Slavonic Studies — will explore, among other things, how cultural texts in Ukraine foreground, problematize andÌýinform questions of linguistic diversity and identity in Ukraine's public sphere.