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CMES Researcher Pinar Dinc has written an article published in the Conversation on the future of the self-governing region in Syria’s north-east, after the fall of the Assad regime. AbstractAfter more than a decade of brutal civil war, it took Islamist militants just 11 days to sweep through Syria and topple the regime of Bashar al-Assad. The offensive, which has been driven by the Turkish-backed

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/syrias-self-governing-democratic-north-east-comes-under-attack-country-flux - 2026-06-01

Inflammatory responses in the brain have long been suspected of playing a role in Alzheimer’s disease, but are challenging to monitor in the living human brain. An international collaboration including researchers at MultiPark, Lund University has made it possible to detect elevated levels of Galectin-3, a protein expressed in the immune cells inside the brain. The results were published in Acta N

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/biomarker-reveals-inflammatory-changes-brain-alzheimers-disease - 2026-06-01

Welcome to the launch of Sweden’s first platform for artistic research in architecture, AR(T)CH-RES! The exhibition presents a survey of projects with artistic approaches emanating from the School of Architecture. Where and when?A-Building, Klas Anshelms väg 16, Lund Exhibition Hall 17:00The exhibitionThe collection includes works by: David Andrén & Anton Tetov JohanssonNina AronsenPer-Johan DahlS

https://www.architecture.lth.se/article/launch-swedens-first-platform-artistic-research-architecture-open-event-26-february-2026 - 2026-06-01

In France, there has long been a heated debate over gender-inclusive language, with critics warning that it makes texts difficult to read. However, a new thesis shows that the forms work as intended. They make women more visible in the reader’s mind, without significantly compromising readability. In French, all nouns have a grammatical gender and are either masculine or feminine. On top of that,

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-studies-challenge-debate-french-language - 2026-06-01

The war against terror is coming to an end. Has China become the victor? The Middle East seems to be moving towards more authoritarian regimes. A large influx of migrants and refugees and increasing population growth are likely to affect the region over the coming decades. And what about climate change? Is the Middle East becoming wetter, drier, or both? Watch five Middle East scholars trendspotti

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/trendspotting-future-challenges-middle-east - 2026-06-01

Under den pågående CoViD-19 pandemin har förståelsen för virusets proteiner varit en central del i forskningen om SARS-CoV-2, eftersom det är genom proteinkontakter som viruset invaderar människans celler. På flera universitet i Sverige finns faciliteter som producerar proteiner för olika forskningsprojekt och som ingår i ett nätverk kallat Protein Produktion Sverige (PPS). PPS har genom sitt nati

https://www.lp3.lu.se/article/med-proteiner-som-nycklar-till-sars-cov-2-sa-har-vi-lart-oss-mer-om-viruset - 2026-06-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The Forum for Asian Studies at Stockholm University organized an Open Seminar entitled ”Reinventing Social Democracy - Implications for the Global South and Scandinavia” on Wednesday 5 October 2016, 18.00-20.00. Venue: Medelhavsmuseet, Fredsgatan 2, Stockholm. Among the speakers were Niraja G. Jayal (photo) from the C

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/stockholm-seminar-social-democracy-and-its-implications-global-south - 2026-06-01

The presence of wheelchair users may affect the evacuation decision of others. Researchers at CASE have investigated how exit choice is influenced by the presence of wheelchair users, and the design of the exits. Virtual Reality was used to design an experiment.  – Results show that exit choice was positively influenced by other people choosing the exit. Especially when the other person was a whee

https://www.case.lu.se/en/article/exit-choice-and-wheelchair-users - 2026-06-01

Karin Aggestam and Tim Dunne have co-authored the chapter “The failure of diplomacy and protection in Syria”, in Foreign Policy: Theories, Actors, Cases (3d edition), eds S. Smith, A. Hadfield, and T. Dunne, Oxford: Oxford University Press AbstractThis chapter argues that the international community’s response to the Syrian civil war was a failure of resolute diplomacy. It first recounts how a pop

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/failure-diplomacy-and-protection-syria - 2026-06-01

Karin Aggestam and Tim Dunne have co-authored the chapter “The failure of diplomacy and protection in Syria”, in Foreign Policy: Theories, Actors, Cases (3d edition), eds S. Smith, A. Hadfield, and T. Dunne, Oxford: Oxford University Press. AbstractThis chapter argues that the international community’s response to the Syrian civil war was a failure of resolute diplomacy. It first recounts how a po

https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/karin-aggestam-and-time-dunne-failure-diplomacy-and-protection-syria - 2026-06-01

An international research team led from Lund University, has identified epigenetic biomarkers that can predict which people with type 2 diabetes are at risk of cardiovascular disease. The study is now published in Cell Reports Medicine. People with type 2 diabetes are up to four times more likely to have heart attacks, strokes, anginas and other coronary heart diseases than healthy people. Therefo

https://www.ludc.lu.se/article/biomarkers-reveal-risk-cardiovascular-disease-type-2-diabetes - 2026-06-01

Just as climate change threatens homes, food and livelihoods, so does it threaten the world's supply of wine. If temperatures rise by 2 degrees Celsius, the regions of the world that are suitable for growing wine grapes could shrink by as much as 56 percent, according to a new study. And with 4 degrees of warming, 85 percent of those lands would no longer be able to produce good wines. Fortunately

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/wine-regions-could-shrink-dramatically-climate-change-unless-growers-swap-varieties - 2026-06-01

Israel är i chock. Den mest grundläggande uppgift ett lands försvar har är att bevaka gränserna. Ändå blev Israels armé helt tagen på sängen när tusentals terrorister tog sig in i landet för att mörda och ta gisslan. Läs intervju med Karin Aggestam, professor i statsvetenskap, föreståndare Centrum för Mellanösternstudier och expert på konflikten mellan Israel och Palestina. Hur kunde detta hända?

https://www.sam.lu.se/artikel/apropa-kriget-mellan-israel-hamas - 2026-06-01

Read and listen to CMES researchers' media interviews, podcasts and articles. 2026Šiizem in Iran - RTV Slovenia, Podcast - Sami El-Daghistani (17 april)Kriget i väntan på förhandlingar - Radiokorrespondenterna Mellanöstern - Lisa Strömbom (21 april)Interview on Islam in the West - İstanbul University - Sami El-Daghistani (18 January)Tre experter: Därför är attacken i Iran ett brott mot internation

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-media-analyses-latest-developments-middle-east - 2026-06-02

Corona och den följande nedstängingen av universitet över hela världen har betytt att vi alla behövt lära oss undervisa på distans i ett högt tempo. Pedagoger över hela världen har samlat erfarenheter och utvärderat hur det fungerat och talar ofta om samtiden som ”det nya normala” och avser då en situation där både lärare och studenter förväntar sig att undervisning tar tillvara kunskaper och färd

https://www.education.lu.se/artikel/det-nya-normala-en-litteraturoversikt - 2026-06-01

This Regional Outlook focuses on the recent political developments in Syria and the implications for Rojava. What is currently happening in Syria?Syria is experiencing a significant escalation in violence, with the civil war reigniting in various regions. Islamist militants from the Syrian National Army (SNA) and Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) have made substantial territorial gains in the past week,

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-regional-outlook-fall-assad-regime-challenges-and-opportunities-rojava - 2026-06-01

The use of technologies to support teaching was essential during the pandemic. But what can they do to support education at a campus university in ‘normal’ times? Here are four reasons why the university might want to plan strategically for the use of digital learning to enhance campus experiences. Continue reading and you will find out more in this opinion piece by Rachel Forsyth. Photo: Ben Davi

https://www.education.lu.se/artikel/why-bother-blended-learning - 2026-06-01

Covid-19 and the subsequent closure of universities around the world have meant that we all quickly had to learn how to teach remotely. Educators all over the world have gathered experiences and evaluated them, and talk about the present as a "new normal" where both teachers and students expect universities to take advantage of knowledge and skills acquired during the pandemic. Photo: Christin Hum

https://www.education.lu.se/en/article/new-normal-literature-review - 2026-06-01

This Regional Outlook focuses on the 2024 Jordanian parliamentary elections, their political consequences, and how the elections were affected by the War on Gaza. Earlier this fall, on September 10th, almost 1.5 million Jordanians (31% of eligible voters) cast their ballots to elect the country’s 20th parliament. The election’s major victor was the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood’s political arm, the

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-regional-outlook-jordanian-parliamentary-elections - 2026-06-01

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Timos Karpouzoglou visited LUMES and LUCSUS on 24th November to hold a round table discussion on the ‘elephant in the room – power’. Here is his guest blog on reflecting on the round table discussion:Bringing the Elephants to the table: What is the role of power in sustainability research? We live in a warming and inc

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/elephants-room-guest-blog-timos-karpouzoglou - 2026-06-01