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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Two new service-related areas of study will be covered by the Master’s Programme in Service Management next year. Sustainability and Services is a research theme which involves a large number of researchers at the Department of Service Management and Service Studies. Starting next year, their expertise will benefit Ma

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/new-masters-specialisations-sustainability-and-creativity - 2026-10-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Master’s Programme in Service Management just got more flexible. Sustainable Service Management is the latest addition to the range of available options for our new students. They can now chose from no less than five different specialisations while applying. The Master's Programme in Service Management at Lund Uni

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/wanted-future-leaders-sustainable-businesses - 2026-10-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Sharing economy on a digital platform is a subject of interest for tourism researchers Mia Larson and Cecilia Cassinger. One insight from their project is that businesses are having a hard time recruiting and building their community. The two-year BFUF-funded project ”Digitalisation and visualisation of guide services

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/new-study-swedish-adventure-tourism-and-sharing-economy - 2026-10-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Master students on the service management program collaborated with Danish students during a two day workshop on April 23-24. This is the fifth year that tourism researchers from Copenhagen Business School and Lund University, Department of Service Management and Service Studies, collaborate to develop a two day works

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/master-students-collaborated-danish-students - 2026-10-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Linda Karlsson graduated from the Bachelor’s programme in Equality and Diversity Management in 2014. After graduation, Linda moved down under, to Australia, to start a career with the goal to improve gender equality in the workplace. You graduated from the Bachelor’s programme in Equality and Diversity Management in 2

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/alumni-around-world-linda-karlsson - 2026-10-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The traditional graduation ceremony for the master's programmes at the Faculty of Social Sciences took place on June 11 in the beautiful main building of Lund University. This was a day full of excitement, relief, happiness, anticipation and some sadness, as students joined together in taking their last official steps

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/graduation-ceremony-masters-students - 2026-10-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Sofia Lindholm has been awarded a grant of 25,000 SEK from Sparbanksstiftelsen Skåne for her Master's thesis for Service Management, ”Climate change social movements in a tourism context”. The nomination reads as follows:Sofia Lindholm’s study has identified the linkage between climate change and tourism industry in a

https://www.ses.lu.se/en/article/master-thesis-climate-change-tourism-industry-was-awarded - 2026-10-23

CMES researcher Anne Lene Stein has recently published an research article in Babylon – Nordisk tidsskrift for Midtøstenstudier. An agonistic approach to ethnography illuminates the complexities of researching in Palestine, where violent Israeli border regimes create pro- found socio-political divides. This framework highlights the methodological challenges and the transformative potential of ethn

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/agonism-and-ethnography-palestine - 2026-10-23

New article from CMES. Article written by Mahmoud A. Abd El-Basir, Yasser Hamed, Tarek Selim, Ronny Berndtsson, Ahmed M. Helmi.Read the full article here: Link to external website.Abstract:Arid mountainous regions are vulnerable to extreme hydrological events such as floodsand droughts. Providing accurate and continuous rainfall records with no gaps is crucialfor effective flood mitigation and wat

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/developing-rainfall-spatial-distribution-using-geostatistical-gap-filled-terrestrial-gauge-records - 2026-10-23

CMES director Karin Aggestam has recently published an article in Forskning och Framsteg. She presents the article at a public event on justice at Playhouse Theatre, Stockholm, 6 October, 7pmRead the article (in Swedish) here: https://fof.se/artikel/ar-en-rattvis-fred-mellan-israel-och-palestina-mojlig/Read more about the public event: https://www.biljettkiosken.se/event/251006-fof-en_kvall_om_rat

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/prospect-just-peace-israel-palestine-0 - 2026-10-23

CMES researchers Pinar Dinc and Lina Eklund have published a new policy brief: From Conflict to Peace: The PKK’s Disarmament and the Green Potential of Peace in the Middle East. The PKK’s decision to disarm in 2025 presents a historic opportunity to transform peacebuilding in the Middle East. Beyond ending decades of armed conflict, this moment allows for addressing the deep ecological damage left

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/conflict-peace-pkks-disarmament-and-green-potential-peace-middle-east - 2026-10-23

The ECO-Syria research team at the Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES), Lund University, convened its second and final workshop on 15–16 September 2025 at the Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies in Lund. Titled “ECO-Syria: Exploring Conflict–Environment Interactions for Sustainable Development and Conservation”, the event formed part of the ECO-Syria research project funded by t

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/eco-syria-workshop-explores-environmental-politics-and-civil-society-post-conflict-syria - 2026-10-23

The Dialogue Police Units in Lund and Malmö visited CMES for a guest lecture on Israel-Palestine by CMES director Karin Aggestam. The Dialogue Police are tasked with maintaining order and ensuring safety for all participants in demonstrations. They also act as a channel of communication and knowledge between the police and groups organizing public expressions of opinion. A central part of their wo

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/dialogue-police-visiting-cmes-lecture - 2026-10-23

New article from CMES HighlightsBubbler system enhances sustainable water and salinity management in the Jemna oasis.HYDRUS-1D simulated irrigation scenarios under present and future climate conditions.Optimal irrigation scheduling increases yields and reduces salinity during fruit stages.Climate change may cut yields by 45 %, highlighting the need for sustainable practices.Read full article hereA

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/strategies-present-and-future-bubbler-irrigation-system-management-saharan-date-palm-oasis-under - 2026-10-23

Associate Professor Pinar Dinc (Department of Political Science), together with colleagues from several faculties at Lund University and external partners, has received seed funding from the Strategic Research Areas of Lund University for the project Extreme-Loss: Agricultural Workers’ Livelihoods under Climate Change-Related Extreme Weather Events and Biodiversity Loss. The project brings togethe

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/extreme-loss-new-project-receives-seed-funding-explore-farming-futures-changing-climate - 2026-10-23

Writing retreat spring & autumn 2026 Apply by 20 november 2025 The Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) supports writing retreats on Middle East research with the aim to finalise an article, book chapter, edited volume or a book for publication in peer-reviewed outlets. 4 writing retreats will be granted during 2026. CMES offers office space and modern research facilities in a stimula

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/now-open-cmes-call-writing-retreats-1 - 2026-10-23

Read the director’s message, explore the latest research news, discover upcoming events, and browse our recent publications. The Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies has commenced the autumn semester with a strong program of academic and outreach activities. The semester began with the launch of the new MECW project on satellite-based water monitoring in contexts of conflict and governance s

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/read-latest-cmes-newsletter-1 - 2026-10-23

CMES researcher Maria Småberg has recently published an article in The Conversation together with Johan Schar associate Senior fellow at SIPRI. In the hills of the southern West Bank, a Swedish cooking pot has become a symbol of trust, resilience and forgotten solidarity. Half a century after it was first distributed as emergency aid, the cooking pots still gleam in the kitchens of Beit Awwa – rem

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cooking-pot-became-symbol-swedens-commitment-helping-palestine - 2026-10-23

On October 31, 2025, at 10.00 a.m, at Lecture Hall V:A, building V, Klas Anshelms väg 14, Lund, Behshid Khodaei will defend her PhD thesis titled, From Deformation to Hydrology: A Comparative Evaluation of InSAR and Modelling Techniques for Assessing Water Availability in Varied Hydrological Systems at the Faculty of Engineering.Water is becoming an increasingly scarce resource as climate change,

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/phd-thesis-deformation-hydrology-comparative-evaluation-insar-and-modelling-techniques-assessing - 2026-10-23

At a recent seminar at Lund University, CMES researcher Yahia Mahmoud traced the complex history and ongoing struggles of Western Sahara, a territory still shaped by colonial borders and resource exploitation. Moving from post-war decolonisation to modern extractivism, the talk highlighted how natural resources continue to define both politics and human rights in the region. After Spain’s withdraw

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/western-sahara-between-extraction-and-self-determination - 2026-10-23