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9 Apr 2026
Read the latest CMES Newsletter! #59
Read the director’s message, explore the latest research news, discover upcoming events, and browse our recent publications.
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30 Mar 2026
Stirring Up the Ashes: Exhibiting the Great Fire of Smyrna in the Context of Turkish Politics of Memory
New article co-written by CMES researcher Torsten Janson.
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27 Mar 2026
The invisible labour behind “intelligent” machines
Cowritten by CMES researcher Mo Hamza, this article sheds light on the often-overlooked human work that makes so‑called intelligent machines function.
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26 Mar 2026
Climate change is altering Saharan dust – and Europe is downwind
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.
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23 Mar 2026
Agri-labour mobility in a changing climate: A systems approach to vulnerability and precarity among migrant farmworkers
New Study by CMES Researcher Sinem Kavak: How Climate Change Shapes the Lives of Migrant Farmworkers.
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18 Mar 2026
Drylands as frontlines of adaptation: A shift away from the climate-conflict narrative.
In a new article in Cambridge Prisms: Drylands, CMES researcher Lina Eklund critically examines the climate-conflict link in Syria.
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18 Mar 2026
Redefining water scarcity through the integrated water strategic resilience index amid climate and conflict pressures.
New CMES article published in Scientific Reports.
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16 Mar 2026
Read the latest CMES Newsletter! #56
Read the director’s message, explore the latest research news, discover upcoming events, and browse our recent publications.
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13 Mar 2026
Qur’anic Gardens: Where Faith Meets Environmental Action
This unique garden cultivates 60 plant species mentioned in the Qur’an and Hadith, transforming religious texts into living symbols of sustainability.
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9 Mar 2026
Workshop on Agonistic diplomacy
On 2–3 March, CMES hosted a workshop on agonistic diplomacy
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4 Mar 2026
Islamic Aid and Gulf States in Contemporary Crises
Former researcher Altea Pericoli has published a new book with Edinburgh University Press.
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3 Mar 2026
Scholarly Paper Prize Winner: Dr. Rami Zalfou and Prof. Martin Dribe
Former CMES researcher Dr Rami Zalfou and CMES board member Prof Martin Dribe have been awarded the 2025 Alixa Naff Prize for Best Scholarly Paper in Migration Studies.
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27 Feb 2026
Sudan’s internal hesitance over the GERD: policy, polarization, and national strategy
New publication in the journal Water International from CMES researcher Filippo Verre, Ronny Berndtsson & Hossein Hashemi.
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26 Feb 2026
Seminar at Centre for Advanced Middle East Studies: Yemen Between War and Peace
A full room and an engaged audience characterised the CMES seminar
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24 Feb 2026
Come Work with Us! Student Internships at CMES Spring 2026
CMES will offer several part-time internships for Lund University students during the spring of 2026.
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13 Feb 2026
Workshop on the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) in Jordan.
Bringing together a wide and intellectually diverse audience, including Master's and doctoral students, early career and senior academics from multiple disciplines as well as pract...
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9 Feb 2026
Occupied intimacies: Borderisation in Palestine, Georgia and Western Sahara
New publication in the journal Kritisk Etnografi from CMES researcher Nina Gren.