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Workshop proposal CMES funds 1-2 new workshops per year and encourages interdisciplinary collaboration between researchers from different disciplines within Lund University. Application deadline: 31 August 2026. Read the call: www.cmes.lu.se/strategic-re...

CMES Research Initiation The Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) provides seed money for research initiation and preparation of applications for national and international research calls. Application deadline: 31 August 2026. 👉 Read the call: www.cmes.lu.se/strategic-re...

📣 CMES seminar thursday: Eco-Syria The Eco-Syria research team presents insights of interdisciplinary research on the links between conflict, environment, and sustainable development in Syria. 📅 13:15–14:30 📍 CMES seminar room, Finngatan 16, Lund 👉 Read more: www.cmes.lu.se/calendar/cme...

📣 CMES book-talk: Dalia Dassa Kaye examined how American domestic politics, political framing, and missed opportunities for engagement have shaped US policy towards Iran. 👉 Read the article: www.cmes.lu.se/article/book...

📣 New CMES Regional Outlook Is Iran really pursuing nuclear weapons — or is it trying to achieve something more complex? 👉 Read the article: www.cmes.lu.se/article/futu...

📣 Book talk this thursday at CMES: Enduring Hostility – The Making of America’s Iran Policy 28 May 2026 13.15 - 14.30 CMES, Finngatan 16. 👉 Read more: www.cmes.lu.se/calendar/boo...

Reminder: Travel grant deadline approaching – 31 May 2026 Application deadline: 31 May 👉 Read more here: www.cmes.lu.se/strategic-re...

CMES researcher Lina Eklund has been elected as a new member of the Young Academy of Sweden, a multidisciplinary academy bringing together outstanding early-career researchers. 👉 Read more here: www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes...

CMES researcher Filippo Verre has published the book chapter Ensuring Water Resilience in Smart Hospitals: The Role of AI in Crisis Management and Resource Optimization in the Scopus-index book "Smart Healthcare" 👉 Read it here: www.cmes.lu.se/article/ensu...

The Center for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) organized an interdisciplinary workshop “Critical Approaches to Middle East and Islamic Studies: Power, Politics, and Decoloniality” The workshop was convened by Sami Al-Daghistani. 👉 Read the full summary: www.cmes.lu.se/article/crit...

Semitiska seminariet & CMES: The Publics of Syrian Prison Narratives After 2011. 🎓 Speaker: Anne-Marie McManus (Forum Transregionale Studien Berlin) 📅 29 May, 10:15–12:00 📍 SOL:A158, Lund 👉 Read more: www.cmes.lu.se/calendar/sem...

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Join us tomorrow, Thursday, for a CMES seminar exploring everyday life, entertainment, and cultural practices in twentieth-century Iraq 🎓 Pelle Valentin Olsen 📅 Thursday, 13:15–14:30 📍 CMES seminar room, Finngatan 16, Lund 👉 Read more: www.cmes.lu.se/calendar/cme...

📣 Don’t miss tomorrow’s CMES seminar! What is the role of the state in relation to settler violence in Palestine? Join us for a timely talk by Alice Panepinto (Queen’s University Belfast). 🗓️ 7 May | 13:15–14:30 📍 CMES seminar room, Finngatan 16, Lund. 👉 www.cmes.lu.se/calendar/cme...

How do salinity and chloride interact to affect plant growth and soil health? Read the latest CMES article for new research insights. 👉 www.cmes.lu.se/article/sali...

How do Syrians recalibrate their lives after conflict and upheaval? Read about the key insights from yesterday’s CMES seminar with Andreas Bandak, University of Copenhagen. 👉 www.cmes.lu.se/article/worl...

How do urban spaces become sites of power and national symbolism? A new CMES article by Torsten Janson and Mattias Kärrholm, examines Safra Square in Jerusalem and how politics, space and everyday practices shape dominance and national narratives. 👉 www.cmes.lu.se/article/squa...

Join Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies for a panel discussion on the turbulent events in Iran during winter/spring 2026 🗓️ When: 27 April 2026, 18:15–20:00 👉 Read more and register here: www.cmes.lu.se/calendar/wha... Tehran. Photo Sajad Nori / Unsplash

📢 In tomorrows CMES seminar “Worlds of Waymaking: Viability, Orientation, and the Recalibration of Syrian Lives” with Andreas Bandak, from University of Copenhagen. 🗓️ 16 April 2026, 13:15–14:30 📍 CMES seminar room, Finngatan 16 👉 www.cmes.lu.se/calendar/cme...

How can the Middle East move towards sustainability and peace in times of conflict and environmental crisis? Read about the key insights from our recent CMES panel discussion, held as part of Sustainability Week 2026 at Lund University. 👉 www.cmes.lu.se/article/sust...

A full CMES seminar on fieldwork in repressive and illiberal contexts — now summed up in a short article. 👉 www.cmes.lu.se/article/chal...

In a new article, CMES researchers reflect on how climate stress and conflict are reshaping the region. Contributions include Lisa Strömbom, Deputy Director of CMES, together with Hossein Hashemi and Maria Andrea Nardi, both CMES researchers. 👉 www.lu.se/artikel/mell...

📢 CMES-Seminar on fieldwork in challenging contexts: Challenges and Strategies for Fieldwork in Repressive and Illiberal Countries by Merouan Mekouar (York University, Canada) 🗓 9 April 2026 | 13:15–14:30 📍 CMES Seminar Room, Finngatan 16, Lund 👉 Learn more: www.cmes.lu.se/calendar/cme...

Book talk 8 April | Between God and State: Iran after the “Long 20th Century” Discussant: Lisa Strömbom, CMES Deputy Director. 👉 Read more at Human right studies webbpage: www.mrs.lu.se/en/about-us/...

New article co-written by CMES researcher Torsten Jansson. Focusing on museum exhibitions and commemorative practices, the study explores how the 1922 fire of Smyrna (Izmir) is interpreted, framed, and instrumentalised within contemporary Turkish memory politics.

In a new article for The Conversation, CMES researcher Hossein Hashemi reveals how climate change is reshaping Saharan dust storms and their growing impact on Europe. 👉 Read the article: theconversation.com/climate-chan... #LundUniversity #ClimateChange #EnvironmentalScience #TheConversation

Climate change is altering Saharan dust – and Europe is downwind

Rising temperatures and shifting winds are changing how dust travels from the Sahara to Europe.

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Join us this Thursday for a seminar on The Making of Migrant Labour: Politics of Land Displacement, and Social Reproduction in Turkey with CMES researcher Sinem Kavak. 📅 26 Mars ⏰ 13.15 - 14.30 📍 CMES Seminar Room, Finngatan 16, Lund www.cmes.lu.se/calendar/cme...

Climate change isn’t just about the weather, it’s reshaping lives. New research cowritten by CMES researcher Sinem Kavak explores how migrant farmworkers in Turkey face climate vulnerability, precarity, and systemic inequality. Read the article: www.cmes.lu.se/article/agri...

Today, we celebrated Nowruz at CMES! 🌷🌿 A joyful gathering to welcome spring. 👉 Read more: www.cmes.lu.se/article/nowruz-celebration-cmes