Tetiana Vodotyka.
History

Tetiana Vodotyka

Member since 2025

Occupation: Research Fellow at IAS CARA Fellow, Institute of Advanced Study, Durham University

My goal is to promote equitable knowledge production and contribute to building an academic infrastructure that upholds fairness and inclusivity

Bio

Dr. Vodotyka is a historian specialising in Ukrainian urban and economic history, memory studies, and entrepreneurship. She is the chief editor of *City: History, Culture, Society*, an urban studies e-journal she established in 2016. A prolific non-fiction author, her works include *The History of Everyday Life* (2022) and *Success Stories* (2020). Her research also explores history’s role in the Russo-Ukrainian War and recovering Ukraine’s military memory. Dr. Vodotyka’s academic journey includes a BA, MA, and PhD in History from Ukraine’s prestigious institutions. She has earned recognition such as the Ukrainian Presidential Scholarship for young scientists.

Internationally, she held a fellowship at Georg-August University in Germany and is developing an MA program on urban development and post-war reconstruction at the Kyiv School of Economics. As a CARA fellow, she researches the memory of entrepreneurship in Ukraine, tracing its evolution across centuries. Her work bridges history, memory, and societal transformation.

Interests

  • Better funding for early career researchers
  • Cross-sector skill sharing
  • Education - responsibilities and influences
  • Human migration
  • Interdisciplinary research opportunities
  • Lifelong learning
  • Research culture
  • Social change
  • Societal impact of research
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