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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The IIIEE has set up a joint initiative with the University of Stellenbosch, Centre for Complex Systems in Transition (CST), on exploring greener development models in Africa. Initiated by Dr Desta Mebratu, the ambition is a multi-year initiative called Distributed Renewable Economies for Africa’s Transition. In this

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-joint-initiative-university-stellenbosch - 2026-07-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A new and ground-breaking European trans-disciplinary Horizon 2020 project Lund University is now a partner in NATURVATION, a project focusing on nature-based solutions in cities. From Lund University, the IIIEE is involved in the project together with LUCSUS and CEC.Read the full article in Lund University Research M

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/nature-based-solutions-cities - 2026-07-17

Swedish universities and colleges condemn the violence in Iran where security forces have fired at protesting students. Academic cooperation and exchange with Iranian universities, researchers and students can therefore be precarious according to Karin Aggestam and Ronny Berndtsson at the Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES). Karin Aggestam is Director of CMES and Coordinator of the S

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/research-cooperation-iran-precarious - 2026-07-17

CMES Deputy Director Ronny Berndtsson and CMES researcher Hossein Hashemi have co-authored the article "Detecting the Greatest Changes in Global Satellite-Based Precipitation Observations" together with Majid Kazemzadeh (Lund University), Sadegh Jamali (Lund University), Cintia Bertacchi Uvo (Lund University) and George Huffman (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center). The article is published in the jo

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/detecting-changes-global-precipitation - 2026-07-17

CMES doctoral student Joel Abdelmoez has been interviewed in an article about the ongoing soccer World Cup in Qatar in the magazine Forskning & Framsteg. The article was written (in Swedish) by Maja Lundbäck and published in Forskning & Framsteg on 18 November, 2022. Below are some excerpts from the article translated into English. Read the article in Swedish: "Vägen till fotbolls-VM kantad av okl

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/joel-abdelmoez-interviewed-about-world-cup-qatar - 2026-07-17

What happened to the generation that experienced the Jasmine revolution in Tunisia as young? How are their views different from those who were only small children and do not remember the expectations of more freedom and bread? Studies in focus groups representing both Generation Z and Millennials in the region give unexpected answers but still hold some optimism for further democratisation. Sarah

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/young-tunisia-value-democracy-choose-otherwise - 2026-07-17

CMES researcher Hossein Hashemi has co-authored the paper "Analysis of Landscape Composition and Configuration Based on LULC Change Modeling" together with Masoomeh Yaghoobi (Shahid Beheshti University), Alireza Vafaeinejad (Shahid Beheshti University) and Hamidreza Moradi (Tarbiat Modares University). The article has been published in the journal Sustainability. Land cover changes threaten biodiv

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/landscape-composition-modeling-iran - 2026-07-17

CMES Deputy Director Ronny Berndtsson has co-authored the article "Using machine learning to determine acceptable levels of groundwater consumption in Iran" together with Sami Ghordoyee Milan (University of Tehran), Zahra Kayhomayoon (Payame Noor University), Naser Arya Azar (University of Tabriz), Mohammad Reza Ramezani (Griffith University), and Hamid Kardan Moghaddam (Water Research Institute I

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/predicting-groundwater-footprints-iran-machine-learning - 2026-07-17

The special issue "Applying Remote Sensing, Geospatial Information Systems, and Machine Learning Algorithms to Manage Groundwater Resources" is now open for submission in Remote Sensing MDPI (Impact Factor 2021: 5.349). In this Special Issue in Remote Sensing, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following: Groundwater potentia

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/call-papers-special-issue-groundwater-modeling - 2026-07-17

New CMES Newsletter about upcoming events and 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. Read the latest issue of the Newsletter Sub

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/read-latest-cmes-newsletter-32 - 2026-07-17

CMES doctoral student Joel Abdelmoez has been interviewed by Radio Sweden about the 12th anniversary of Mohammed Bouazizi's death in Tunisia and its aftermath in terms of the Arab Spring. The interview aired on 5 January 2023 on P4 Kristianstad. Below are some excerpts from the interview translated into English. Listen to the interview in Swedish here On 17 December 2010 Mohammed Bouazizi set fire

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/joel-abdelmoez-interviewed-about-arab-spring - 2026-07-17

CMES Deputy Director Ronny Berndtsson has co-authored the article "Forage Potential of Cereal–Legume Mixtures as an Adaptive Climate Change Strategy under Low Input Systems" together with Rajia Kchaou (Tunisian National Research Institute for Rural Engineering, Water and Forestry), Salah Benyoussef (National Institute of Agronomic Research of Tunisia), Sihem Jebari (Tunisian National Research Inst

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/mixed-cropping-systems-and-climate-change-tunisia - 2026-07-17

CMES Deputy Director Ronny Berndtsson has co-authored the article "Noninvasive Monitoring of Subsurface Soil Conditions to Evaluate the Efficacy of Mole Drain in Heavy Clay Soils" together with Akram Aziz (Port Said University), Tamer Attia (Port Said University), Yasser Hamed (Port Said University) and Tarek Selim (Port Said University). The article is published in the journal Water. Soil degrada

https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/subsurface-soil-drainage-egypt - 2026-07-17

Fyra forskare från Lunds universitet får ERC Starting Grant. En av dem är Daria Davitti, docent i folkrätt vid Juridiska fakulteten och den första som fått ett ERC Grant på en juridisk institution i Sverige. ERC Starting Grant riktar sig till forskare i början av sin karriär och har vetenskaplig excellens som enda urvalskriterium. Forskarna och deras projekt har genom peer review-granskning och i

https://www.jur.lu.se/artikel/erc-starting-grant-till-daria-davitti - 2026-07-17

Juridiska fakulteten söker postdoktorer i EU-rätt eller mänskliga rättigheter samt internationell rätt och mänskliga rättigheter. Ansök senast den 1 november 2023. Läs mer om anställningen som postdoktor i EU-rätt eller mänskliga rättigheter. Läs mer om anställningen som postdoktor i internationell rätt och mänskliga rättigheter. Kontakt Jenny Lindskogjenny [dot] lindskog [at] jur [dot] lu [dot] s

https://www.jur.lu.se/artikel/fakulteten-soker-postdoktorer-i-eu-ratt-eller-manskliga-rattigheter-samt-i-internationell-ratt-och - 2026-07-17

Docent och tidigare ambassadör Marie Jacobsson och ambassadör Marja Lehto tilldelas Elisabeth Haub-priset för miljörätt och diplomati 2023 för deras centrala roller som främjar miljölagstiftning och politik för att skydda miljön i tider av väpnade konflikter. Ceremonin för Elisabeth Haub-priset för miljörätt och diplomati 2023 för att hedra Marie Jacobsson och Marja Lehto äger rum den 23 oktober.

https://www.jur.lu.se/artikel/elisabeth-haub-award-2023-till-docent-vid-fakulteten - 2026-07-17

Asylsökande har rätt till hälso- och sjukvård i Europa. Det råder dock otydlighet och oklara skillnader mellan olika grupper. Det visar en ny studie från Juridiska fakulteten. Enligt den Europeiska sociala stadgan har statslösa och flyktingar, som faller under flyktingkonventionens definition, rätt till hälso- och sjukvård på samma villkor som landets medborgare. Men flyktingkonventionens definiti

https://www.jur.lu.se/artikel/varfor-du-flyr-avgor-vilken-ratt-till-sjukvard-du-har - 2026-07-17

Under hösten 2023 utlyser Juridiska fakulteten en doktorandanställning i folkrätt med inriktning mot mänskliga rättigheter. Utlysningsperioden för anställningen är den 14 september till den 25 oktober.  Läs mer om doktorandanställningen.

https://www.jur.lu.se/artikel/fakulteten-utlyser-en-doktorandanstallning-i-folkratt-med-inriktning-mot-manskliga-rattigheter - 2026-07-17

Vladislava Stoyanova, docent i folkrätt och Wallenberg Academy Fellow vid Juridiska fakulteten, Lunds universitet, har publicerat monografin Positive Obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights (Oxford University Press 2023). Få tillgång till boken i open access via OUP:s hemsida. Läs mer om Vladislava Stoyanova och hennes forskning i universitetets forskningsportal.

https://www.jur.lu.se/artikel/ny-monografi-inom-manskliga-rattigheter - 2026-07-17

Enligt tradition instiftar statschefen minnesmedaljer, s.k. jubileumsminnestecken, i samband med jämna födelsedagar och jubileer. Dessa tilldelas bl.a. medlemmar av kungafamiljen, anställda inom hovet och andra förtjänta personer.   Vid högtidlighållandet av konung Carl XVI Gustafs femtio år på tronen den 15 september 2023 har ett sådant jubileumsminnestecken instiftats. En av mottagarna är profes

https://www.jur.lu.se/artikel/jubileumsminnestecken-till-professor-vid-fakulteten - 2026-07-17