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23 Apr 2025
CMES Research Seminar with Christie S. Warren: Reconstructing Syria
A recent CMES Research Seminar with Professor Christie S. Warren offered a look into the complex journey of rebuilding Syria after years of conflict.
17 Apr 2025
Call: CMES Travel Grant Autumn 2025
Applications are now open for the CMES Travel Grant of Autumn 2025. Application deadline is 30 May 2025.
16 Apr 2025
CMES Researchers Participated in SRA Leadership Development Program
CMES researchers took part in a leadership program within Lund University’s Strategic Research Areas.
11 Apr 2025
CMES Research Seminar: Iran's Mothers of "Martyrs": Public Dissent in Times of Sorrow
Professor Kristin Soraya Batmanghelichi (University of Oslo) visited CMES for a research seminar on Iran's mothers of "martyrs".
9 Apr 2025
Lina Eklund wins European Space Agency's Earth Observation Excellence Award
CMES Researcher Lina Eklund and the collaboration Decentralised Damage Mapping Group have been granted a prestigious award by the European Space Agenc
7 Apr 2025
Improving Drought Forecasting in Iran’s Arid Regions Using Machine Learning and Soft Computing Approaches
CMES Researcher Ronny Berndtsson has co-authored an article for PLOS One.
3 Apr 2025
The Republic of Turkey and its Unresolved Issues: 100 Years and Beyond
CMES Researcher Pinar Dinc has co-edited a new book about Turkey and its unresolved issues.
2 Apr 2025
Read the Latest CMES Newsletter (#50)
Read the March CMES Newsletter about upcoming events, recent research activities, and new publications.
1 Apr 2025
CMES Workshop Explores Regionalisation of Crisis Response in the Gulf States
A recent CMES workshop aimed to explore how the Gulf States have been responding to regional crises.
31 Mar 2025
Job Opening: Associate Senior Lecturer in History with Specialisation in Middle Eastern History
Application deadline: 19 May 2025.
31 Mar 2025
Assessment of Drinking Water Quality and Identifying Pollution Sources in a Chromite Mining Region
CMES Researcher Ronny Berndtsson has co-authored an article for Journal of Hazardous Materials.
28 Mar 2025
CMES Research Retreat: The Art of Writing Successful Research Applications
CMES scholars gathered for a productive and insightful research retreat on writing research applications.
27 Mar 2025
CMES Regional Outlook: The Rising Tide of Dissent in Turkey: A Call for Democracy and Justice
This CMES Regional Outlook by Pinar Dinc focuses on the recent political developments in Turkey.
25 Mar 2025
Traditional Nowruz Celebrations at CMES
On 19 March, CMES staff and students came together to celebrate Nowruz, the Iranian New Year.
24 Mar 2025
On Creation, Nature, and the Ethical Self: A Comparative Analysis of Ikhwān al-Ṣafā, al-Rāghib al-Iṣfahānī, and Abū Ḥāmid al-Ghazālī
CMES Researcher Sami Al-Daghistani has written an article for Brill’s Studies in Islamic Ethics on creation, nature, and the ethical self.
21 Mar 2025
CMES Research Seminar: Reimagining History, Rethinking Sudan
Noah Salomon (University of Virginia) visited CMES for a research seminar on Sudan.
12 Mar 2025
Regional Outlook Series Now Available in Arabic
CMES has now launched the Regional Outlook Series in Arabic, making expert analyses on the MENA region more accessible to a wider audience.
10 Mar 2025
Read the Latest CMES Newsletter (#49)
Read the February CMES Newsletter about upcoming events, recent research activities, and new publications.
7 Mar 2025
Full House at Lund City Library for CMES Lecture with Cecilia Uddén
625 people gathered at Lund City Library for a highly anticipated CMES lecture by Cecilia Uddén, Middle East correspondent for Swedish Radio.
6 Mar 2025
PKK Leader’s Call to Disarm Fuels Hope for End to Kurdish Conflict – But Peace Is Not Imminent
CMES Researcher Pinar Dinc has written an article for The Conversation about the recent developments in the conflict between Turkey and PKK.