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In a newly published study in Nature Communications, Emma Hammarlund and her research team at Lund University detail how daily fluctuations in oxygen levels influenced the rise of animal life. Their findings offer new insights as to how dramatic daily shifts in oxygen availability and stress may have played a central role in the evolution of complex organisms on Earth. “Now, when we explore animal
Lund University in Sweden has been awarded an EU grant of 8.3 million euros for a new international doctoral programme in regenerative medicine and advanced therapy medicinal products. The aim is to improve the environment for regenerative medicine and ATMPs in Europe and facilitate cooperation between research and clinical application. It started as an idea at the Lund Stem Cell Center to train a
https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/83-million-euros-doctoral-programme-regenerative-medicine-and-atmp - 2025-12-28
After a five-year pause, the Lund Stem Cell Center’s outreach initiative Taking Science to Schools – Borrow a Scientist has returned, once again bringing researchers face-to-face with students across southern Sweden. In March 2025, nine researchers from the Center visited more than 100 students at Malmö Latinskola, Filbornaskolan in Helsingborg, and Söderportgymnasiet in Kristianstad. The sessions
https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/science-steps-outside-lab-borrow-scientist-returns-local-classrooms - 2025-12-28
Researchers at the Lund Stem Cell Center at Lund University have developed a stem cell-based therapy that rejuvenates the aging blood and immune systems in mice without harsh treatments like chemotherapy or radiation. The findings recently published in the journal Nature Communications is a step toward safer, non-toxic treatments for age-related blood disorders and immune decline. As we age, the s
https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/non-toxic-stem-cell-therapy-prevents-age-related-blood-diseases-mice - 2025-12-28
Each year, around 350 children in Sweden are diagnosed with cancer. Thanks to progress in research and treatment, six out of seven children today survive. But unlike cancer in adults, we don't know what causes most childhood cancers to develop. This spring Barncancerfonden, the Swedish Childhood Cancer Foundation, awarded SEK 64 million to 29 researchers across the country. The funding includes po
Paul Bourgine, research group leader at Lund University's Lund Stem Cell Center, has been awarded an ERC Proof of Concept grant for his project CiThOss – Cellular immunoTHERapy modelling by exploitation of humanized OSSicles, which aims to develop accurate models for testing immunotherapies in cancer treatment. The European Research Council's Proof of Concept is awarded to researchers to investiga
https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/paul-bourgine-awarded-erc-proof-concept-grant - 2025-12-28
Deadline for application: 30 November 2021 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. Three writing retreats will be granted during the spring of 2022. CMES offers office space and modern research facilities in a stimulati
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/apply-writing-retreat-cmes-spring-2022 - 2025-12-28
Together with Esam Wasel (Thamar University), CMES researcher Mohammed Al-Mahfali has authored the article "Women Stereotype in the Book: Yemeni Tales and Legends", available online in the journal Ansaq. The paper aims to understand how women stereotypes are formed in Ḥekayᾱt Wa Asaṭīr Yamanī [Yemeni Tales and Legends] book compiled by Ali Muhammad Abdo. The paper consists of a preface that includ
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/women-stereotypes-book-yemeni-tales-and-legends - 2025-12-28
CMES researcher Hossein Hashemi has recently been promoted to Associate Professor at the Division of Water Resources Engineering, Department of Building and Environmental Technology, Lund University. Hossein Hashemi received his Ph.D. in the field of Water Resources Engineering from Lund University in 2014. His Ph.D. research was focused on groundwater management, groundwater artificial recharge,
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/hossein-hashemi-promoted-associate-professor - 2025-12-28
CMES researcher Spyros Sofos has authored the article "Space and the emotional topography of populism in Turkey: The case of Hagia Sophia", available online in the journal Cogent Social Sciences. Over the past decade, as ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) initiated Turkey’s authoritarian populist turn, it sought to derive legitimacy through extra-institutional avenues, notably the emotiona
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/space-and-emotional-topography-populism-turkey - 2025-12-28
CMES researcher Pinar Dinc has authored the chapter "Forest Fires in Dersim and Şırnak: Conflict and Environmental Destruction". Pinar's chapter is part of the edited volume Ecological Solidarity and the Kurdish Freedom Movement Thought, Practice, Challenges, and Opportunities (2021, editor: Stephen Hunt). The book is a pioneering text that examines the ideas about social ecology and communalism b
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/forest-fires-dersim-and-sirnak - 2025-12-28
CMES researcher Svante Lundgren has authored the article "A piece of the Middle East in the north - the Armenian Community of Sweden", available in the Haigazian Armenological Review. The Armenian community of Sweden is small (approximately 12,000 persons) and young (established in the second half of the 20th century). In this article the history of the community is described based on written sour
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/armenian-community-sweden - 2025-12-28
New CMES Newsletter about recent research activities and publications The CMES Newsletter provides an up-to-date overview of Middle Eastern research, activities and events at Lund University and beyond. The Newsletter includes a message from the director, latest research news, upcoming events and recent publications by CMES scholars. The latest issue of the Newsletter Sign up for the Newsletter
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/read-latest-cmes-newsletter-23 - 2025-12-28
In 2023, CMES will be hosting the Olof Palme Visiting Professor Raphael Cohen-Almagor The 2023 Olof Palme visiting professorship has been awarded to Raphael Cohen-Almagor, professor in political studies at University of Hull, UK, by the Swedish Research Council. The Olof Palme professorship is awarded to an internationally prominent researcher focused on topics important to the pursuit of peace in
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/cmes-hosting-2023-olof-palme-visiting-professorship-awarded-raphael-cohen-almagor - 2025-12-28
CMES researchers Pinar Dinc and Lina Eklund will be coordinating an Advanced Study Group on "Wildfires in the Anthropocene" at the Pufendorf Institute, Lund University in 2022. The world is burning. Wildfires have in the past few years ravaged large areas in Australia, the Americas, and Europe, as well as in other parts of the world. While climate change is one reason for the increased fire risk,
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/new-pufendorf-advanced-study-group-wildfires-anthropocene - 2025-12-28
This event has been cancelled. This event has been cancelled due to the current pandemic situation. The increased spread of infection and great uncertainty about the development of the pandemic in the near future, means that we cannot carry out the event in a safe way. Based on the new recommendations from the Public Health Authority the event has therefore been cancelled. Warmly welcome to mingle
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/open-house-cancelled - 2025-12-28
CMES affiliated researcher Mohammed Almahfali has authored the chapter "Transformation of Dominant Political Themes from the Founder to the Current Leader of the Huthi Movement". Mohammed's chapter is part of the edited volume The Huthi Movement in Yemen: Ideology, Ambition and Security in the Arab Gulf (2022, editor Abdullah Hamidaddin). The book brings together the leading experts on Yemen from
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/political-themes-huthi-movement-leaders-yemen - 2025-12-28
CMES director Karin Aggestam has contributed to a report by the Norwegian Refugee Council on third-party mechanisms in conflict resolution and lessons learned from the Temporary International Presence in the Hebron (TIPH) Karin Aggestam's contribution focuses on third-party intervention and international monitoring in the city of Hebron and is part of the newly published report by the Norwegian Re
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/third-party-intervention-and-international-monitoring-city-hebron - 2025-12-28
CMES Deputy Director Ronny Berndtsson has co-authored the article "Efficiency of Different Moringa oleifera (Lam.) Varieties as Natural Coagulants for Urban Wastewater Treatment", available in the journal Sustainability. There is a great need to find cheaper but still efficient treatment methods for wastewater. This study aimed to test the purifying performance of three different Moringa oleifera
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/coagulants-urban-wastewater-treatment-tunisia - 2025-12-28
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 - 2025-12-28
