The House on Finngatan 16 serves as a wonderful hub for interdisciplinary research collaboration. We are in the midst of planning the start-up of CMES 2.0 to enhance its visibility and relevance both internally at Lund University and externally through societal outreach.
However, the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic poses several challenges, but also opportunities of rethinking research activities in new innovative ways. A new hybrid Middle East research seminar series for the spring 2021 is in the making, which will be open to students, scholars and the general public. We will also launch new research initiatives and open calls for grants in the spring 2021."