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2 Oct 2025 | News
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29 Sep 2025 | News
Extreme Loss – new project receives seed funding to explore farming futures in a changing climate
Associate Professor Pinar Dinc (Department of Political Science), together with colleagues from several faculties at Lund University and external partners, has received seed fundin...
24 Sep 2025 | News
Dialogue Police Visiting CMES for Lecture
The Dialogue Police Units in Lund and Malmö visited CMES for a guest lecture on Israel-Palestine by CMES director Karin Aggestam.
24 Sep 2025 | News
Strategies for present and future bubbler irrigation system management in a Saharan date palm oasis under climate change
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