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BIOECONOMY Graduate Research School A transdisciplinary graduate research school focused on the challenges and opportunities in the transition to a circular and sustainable bioeconomy. Calendar and events Contact Contact us for information on how to apply for BIOECONOMY Graduate Research School.
https://www.cec.lu.se/education/postgraduate-studies/bioeconomy - 2026-04-23
Institutional change, website to be phased out Due to new institutional arrangements, ClimBEco is since January 2026 hosted by the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Lund University.This website will be phased out.Welcome to our new website:Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences – www.mgeo.lu.se About ClimBEco We offer PhD courses and networking activities focused on Climate
https://www.cec.lu.se/climbeco - 2026-04-23
From the Management CEC has received new instructions from the Science Faculty – it is the first time the instructions have been revised since the CEC was founded 2010. In the new instructions – which applies from the turn of the year – five clear tasks are pointed out. CEC’s mission is to be: a research actor who, in close collaboration with other departments, encourages and conducts integrated e
https://www.cec.lu.se/staff-pages/staff-newsletters/september-17th-2020 - 2026-04-23
From the Management It was really nice to see so many people at the After Work last Tuesday! It is obvious that many of us miss the possibility to interact, have fun and see each other in real life during these special times. So – why not repeat this in a similar way about once a month this semester? Since winter is coming (ha ha) and with that darker and colder times, we suggest that we change th
https://www.cec.lu.se/staff-pages/staff-newsletters/october-1st-2020 - 2026-04-23
From the Management Congratulations Ullrika Sahlin, who will be the Faculty of Sciences’ representative in the LU Futura Think Tank in 2021. The LU Futura Think Tank web site The ongoing pandemic has taken a toll on our professional and social activities. However, with a rise of Covid-cases in several Swedish university cities and with an increasing number of colleagues and students at the work pl
https://www.cec.lu.se/staff-pages/staff-newsletters/october-15th-2020 - 2026-04-23
Covid-19 update Due to the increasing spread of COVID 19 in Skåne, the Public Health Agency of Sweden and the Skåne Regional Council have decided on new regulations and general advice for the region of Skåne. The new recommendations are applicable from now until 17 November 2020. No English version is currently available, but in short, they say that you should: avoid commuting with public transpor
https://www.cec.lu.se/staff-pages/staff-newsletters/october-29th-2020 - 2026-04-23
Receipts and supporting documents are to be submitted digitally from 1 June until 31 August From 1 June until 31 August all documentation for expense claims should be submitted by email or attached directly to the claim in Primula. Please note however that you must keep the original receipts and submit these to Camilla King directly or to Camilla’s mailbox in the Ecology building on level 3 at you
https://www.cec.lu.se/new-routine-expense-claims-1-june-2022 - 2026-04-23
From the Management Thank you for your contribution on the CEC Staff Day “CECs new mission”! The summaries from all group discussions are available online via the link to the padlet below. You are all welcome to take part of the summaries and reflections, as well as commenting and highlighting different perspective, in the comment fields. The management group will take in all the information to be
https://www.cec.lu.se/staff-pages/staff-newsletters/november-12th-2020 - 2026-04-23
From the management The current CEC Board has had its last meeting and decided on the Plan of Operations and budget for 2021. The plan will soon be available in Swedish at the link below, and in English after translation. https://www.cec.lu.se/sv/om-cec The process of finalising the new CEC organisation and management for 2021 is still ongoing. This week the Health and Safety Representatives will
https://www.cec.lu.se/staff-pages/staff-newsletters/november-27th-2020 - 2026-04-23
From the Director Dear CEC colleagues The faculty board will soon decide on our new formal organisation, which means that a director and four deputy directors – focusing on undergraduate education, PhD-education, research development and stakeholder interactions – will lead CEC. The reorganization will also have secondary consequences on various roles at CEC. With this reorganization, we will have
https://www.cec.lu.se/staff-pages/staff-newsletters/december-10th-2020 - 2026-04-23
CMES is organising the Third Annual Swedish Middle East and North Africa Network (SWEMENA) Conference, Lund University, 22-23 August 2024. This interdisciplinary annual conference reflects SWEMENA’s main objective to bring together different communities of researchers, practitioners, and policy-makers across Sweden with an interest in the Middle East and North Africa region SWEMENA encourages the
https://www.cmes.lu.se/strategic-research-area-middle-east/swemena-annual-conference-2024 - 2026-04-23
Funding agency: Formas Annual open call – Research projects for early-career researchers. Duration: 2020-2023 This project looks into the severe drought that affected the Eastern Mediterranean between 2007 and 2009 that has become known as one of many factors leading up to the start of the Syrian conflict in 2011. The project addresses societal impacts of climate stress through an integrated asses
https://www.cmes.lu.se/cmes-research/research-projects/climate-stress-syria - 2026-04-23
https://www.cmes.lu.se/research-1 - 2026-04-23
Thursday 13:15-14:45 Panel A1: Migration, Diasporas and Integration Chair and discussant: Joshka Wessels (Malmö University)Elisa Lunardelli (Lund University & Trento University) Governing Environment-Related Human Mobility in the Mediterranean Basin: A Regional PerspectiveRami Zalfou (Lund University) Thesis Overview: Essays on Migration and Development in the Middle EastGhadeer Hussein (Independe
https://www.cmes.lu.se/panel-session - 2026-04-23
Thursday 15:15-16:45 Roundtable B1: Humanitarianism in the Middle East – Past and PresentChair: Maria Småberg (Lund University)Participants: Svante Lundgren (Lund University), Martin Nihlgård (IM Swedish Development Partner), Pablo Pastor Vidal (Lund University) and Altea Pericoli (Lund University)Panel B2: Dust Storms in the Middle East – Vulnerability, Causes, Strategies and TechnologiesChair an
https://www.cmes.lu.se/panel-session-b - 2026-04-23
Friday 9:00-10:30 Panel C1: Representations of Palestine Across Time and SpaceChair and discussant: Sune Haugbolle (Roskilde University)Heba Taha (Lund University) Israel’s Bank Leumi in/and Palestine: Symbols, Language, TimescapesAltea Pericoli (Lund University) Humanitarian Aid and the “Exceptionality” of Gaza: A Comparative Analysis of Gulf States’ InterventionsPelle Valentin Olsen (University
https://www.cmes.lu.se/panel-session-c - 2026-04-23
Friday 10:45-12:15 Panel D1: Probing the Politics of Memory and Myth: Museums, Cultural Heritage, and Historical Narratives in the Middle EastChair and discussant: Jenny White (Stockholm University)Torsten Janson (Lund University) Which Fire? What Victims? Contesting Memories of Trauma and Triumph in Contemporary IzmirElena Chiti (Stockholm University) Ruthless Women/National Heroines/Murderers fo
https://www.cmes.lu.se/panel-session-d - 2026-04-23
Friday 13:15-14:45 Panel E1: Cultural Identity and Architecture in Turkey and JerusalemChair and discussant: Pinar Dinc (Lund University)Canse Yüzer (Istanbul Technical University) The Sound of Modernity: State Radio and Architecture in TurkeyGertrud Olsson (University of Gothenburg) Understanding Edirne Balloon Hangar from a Narrative PerspectiveTorsten Janson (Lund University) and Mattias Kärrho
https://www.cmes.lu.se/panel-session-e - 2026-04-23
Funding Agency: SRA-MECW. Duration: 2024-2027 This project explores the complex history of Swedish humanitarian initiatives in the occupied Palestinian territories through the concept of frictional humanitarian homebuilding. Addressing three research questions, it studies the complex interactions between civil society actors and various stakeholders, shedding light on the frictions and power dynam
Latest news about Middle Eastern research at Lund University The CMES Newsletter provides an up-to-date overview of Middle Eastern research, activities and events at Lund University and beyond. Read the latest CMES Newsletter Subscribe to the CMES Newsletter 2025 January 2025 CMES Newsletter #48February 2025 CMES Newsletter #49March 2025 CMES Newsletter #50April 2025 CMES Newsletter #51May June 20
https://www.cmes.lu.se/outreach/cmes-newsletter - 2026-04-23
