INTERNATIONAL CENTRE
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MISSION

To create a leading center of scientific, academic, cultural, and analytical cooperation between Ukraine and the United Kingdom, fostering a deeper understanding of Ukraine in the world.

VISION

International Centre
“Ukrainian House UK” is a platform for: • education and research• strengthening Ukrainian identity abroad• supporting young scholars and analysts• disseminating the truth about Ukraine in the global space

OUR APPROACH

We combine education, science, culture, and analytics in one institute — to create an impact that lasts beyond events.

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Ukrainian House UK at Aid Trust’s 35th Anniversary: Music, Gratitude and Symbolic Gifts

On Saturday, representatives of Ukrainian House UK CIC joined the 35th Anniversary Celebration of Aid Trust. Friends, partners and volunteers came together to mark three and a half decades of ministry, compassion and help for people in need. On behalf of our organisation, Ruslan Panchyshyn, Director of Ukrainian House UK, and Anatolii Shalaiev, Director of Communication,…

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The National Lottery Community Fund

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ALL FM 96.9

Hosting Ukrainian Radioshow in UK “Razom”

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Ukrainian Medical Charity

Ukrainian charity dedicated to supporting Ukraine’s healthcare sector

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Fly & Joy

Fly&Joy is a trusted UK travel agency, recognised with TTG Top 50 and Travel Weekly Agent Achievement Award honours. 

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Maiak

Maiak is a bilingual online magazine about history, culture, art, social entrepreneurship — and, above all, people.

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Manchester Airport

Manchester Airport Community Trust Fund – is a charitable initiative that provides financial
support to local community groups and social projects to enhance the lives of residents in the airport’s surrounding areas.

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Leadership Team

Ruslan Panchyshyn —
Director
INTERNATIONAL CENTRE
UKRAINIAN HOUSE UK

Linkedin Ruslan Panchyshyn

Awarded the “Golden Cross”
breastplate by the Commander-in-
Chief of the Armed Forces of
Ukraine for courage and successful
completion of combat mission.
Advisory Board Member Society,
War and Recovery Research
Centre, Greater London, UK

Professor Ruslan Panchyshyn is a distinguished Ukrainian scholar, legal expert, and public servant with over two decades of experience in law, public policy, and education. He currently serves as a professor at the Kyiv
University of Intellectual Property and Law and the Academy of Labour, Social Relations and Tourism. His
previous positions include Mayor of Novodnistrovsk, Advisor to the Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine, a
Legal Specialist, and University Lecturer.

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He is the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the charitable foundation “Scientists and Educators for the Armed Forces of Ukraine” and actively supports both Ukraine’s defense sector and its academic community.

Professor Panchyshyn is also engaged in the implementation of the 100-Year Partnership Agreement between Ukraine and the United Kingdom — a landmark document signed in 2025 that establishes strategic, long-term cooperation in the areas of security, defense, economy, science, culture, and education.

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Anatolii Shalaiev —
Director of
Communication

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Anatolii Shalaiev is a Ukrainian journalist, media expert, and community leader with over 20 years of experience in communications and civic engagement.

He is the creator and host of “Together / Разом”, the only Ukrainian-language radio program in the UK,
broadcast on ALLFM 96.9, and was recognized as a Finalist of the Community Radio Awards 2024.

He has held senior roles in Ukrainian media, served as Communication Advisor under the ULEAD with Europe
program, and was named among the Top Seven investigative journalists at MezhyhiryaFest 2017.
Internationally, he has participated in the Open World Program (USA, 2015) and the Leadership Academy of
the Friedrich Naumann Foundation (Germany, 2019).

In the UK, Mr. Shalaiev leads cultural and community initiatives promoting Ukrainian traditions, music, and civic life, while strengthening cooperation between Ukraine and the UK in media, culture, and community
development.

Dr. Inna Thomson —
Director

⁠Linkedin Inna Thomson

Obstetrician and gynaecologist, graduate of Odesa State Medical University, where she ranked 8th out of 410 students. In the UK she gained her qualification at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, completed foundation training and spent nine years in specialty training in obstetrics and gynaecology with the Mersey Deanery. Since 2017 she has worked as a Specialty Doctor in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Warrington and Halton NHS Trust.

She holds the RCOG Diploma of the Faculty of Family Planning and has trained in colposcopy, hysteroscopy and pelvic ultrasound. She takes part in national clinical research, mentors medical students and serves as an educational supervisor to foundation doctors. Her distinctions include a Gold Certificate for the best audit (Liverpool Women’s Hospital, 2014) and the Warrington NHS Trust “Working together for Excellence” award with her team (2024).

Dr Thompson bridges the British and Ukrainian medical communities. She is the author of a publication on organising psychological support for mothers after stillbirth in the UK and Ukraine, and in 2026 she presented at an online conference in Ukraine. She brings her experience of both healthcare systems and her commitment to international cooperation to the work of Ukrainian House.