Training and Capacity Building Workshop on Housing Markets in Ukraine during wartime
On 21–22 May 2026, the University of St Andrews Business School hosted a Training and Capacity Building Workshop on Housing Markets in Ukraine during wartime, in collaboration with the National University of Ostroh Academy and the University of Birmingham.
The workshop was organised by the Department of Finance and the Centre for Responsible Banking & Finance as part of the project ‘Residential Housing Markets During Wartime’, funded by Cormack Consultancy Group through the Seed Fund for Research Excellence under the UK–Ukraine University Twinning Initiative.
Across two days, the workshop brought together researchers from the University of St Andrews, National University of Ostroh Academy, University of Birmingham, University of Graz, University of York, and Trinity College Dublin to exchange ideas and discuss the challenges of conducting research on housing markets during wartime. Sessions explored housing markets, mortgage finance, Ukrainian data, text analysis in finance, AI-based research pipelines, and new methodological approaches to improving collaborative research.
We were delighted to welcome Professor Robert Hill from the University of Graz as keynote speaker, who spoke on real estate price measurement since the Global Financial Crisis.
Dr Linh Nguyen, project lead and Senior Lecturer in Banking and Finance at the University of St Andrews Business School, said:
“This workshop was an important opportunity to strengthen international research collaboration and build research capacity on housing markets and economic resilience during wartime. It created valuable opportunities for knowledge exchange, mentoring, and open discussion on the challenges researchers face and how we can work together to address them.”
The workshop laid the foundations for long-term international collaboration, future joint publications, and new research opportunities. Building on this momentum, a second policy engagement workshop will be organised later this year to bring together researchers and stakeholders to continue these important discussions.
We would like to thank Cormack Consultancy Group for their support, all speakers and participants, and our colleagues in the Department of Finance and the Business School for their inspiring presentations and discussions.