Contemporary Levant

Archaeological sites in conflict zones: an in-depth case study of Tell Dothan, Palestine Tell Dothan, located in the northern West Bank, is a prominent archaeological site with substantial historical and cultural significance. Associated with the ancient city of Dothan referenced in bi...

New online at @contemplevant.bsky.social: "Archaeological sites in conflict zones: an in-depth case study of Tell Dothan, Palestine" by Salah Hussein Al-Houdalieh: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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"applicants with published research on questions related to race and legacies of colonialism, and their contemporary impact on the discipline"

📣 Are you an LSE PhD student working on the Middle East and North Africa?

Apply for our new Doctoral Affiliate Scheme for the 2026 calendar year!

Find out more: https://www.lse.ac.uk/middleEastCentre/doctoral-affiliates-scheme-2026-2027

Applying for funding and grants are a continual part of academic life.

Hear from Dr Pavan Mano @kingsinterhums.bsky.social as he unpacks his real-life experiences with funding throughout his career in Ep 2 of #ConfessionsOfAnECR with Dr Leonie Smith.

🎬 www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjyH...

@abuaardvark.bsky.social

Retired or soon to be retired UK HE or IRO researcher, or 'retired' but still holding PT position up to 0.5FTE?

Awards of £k-£24 k available from @leverhulme.ac.uk to support your research. The deadline is 4pm 29 January 2026.

Blue and grey text on white background. Early Career Fellowships. Three images and current project titles in the arts and humanities, social sciences and sciences. Leverhulme Trust logo and URL media.leverhulme.ac.uk/features.

The Trust's Early Career Fellowships offer a three-year salaried post for researchers at the beginning of their academic career to undertake a significant piece of research. Interested? Apply here: www.leverhulme.ac.uk/early-career... Closing date: 19 February 2026, 4pm

The Making of Modern Syria: History, Politics, Geography 📙

CBRL presents Daniel Neep & panel discussion on Syria’s past & future

🗓️ Fri 6 Feb 2026 | 6 PM UK
📍 The British Academy & online

Chair: Prof. Dawn Chatty | Panellists: Dr Haian Dukhan, Dr Hiba Salem & Dr Ammar Azzouz

… Abdo Hamada, Abeer Ali Hossein & Valentina Napolitano.

Divorce in time of war and displacement, between social anxiety and changing family practices: the case of northwest region of Syria in 2022 This paper expands the research on familial change in the context of war and displacement in Syria. It examines the multiple factors contributing to an actual or perceived increase in divorce rates...

New online at @contemplevant.bsky.social: “Divorce in time of war and displacement, between social anxiety and changing family practices: the case of northwest region of Syria in 2022” by Yasser Alhusien, Mohammad al-Othman, Imad Bark…

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Final days to apply! ⏳

CBRL Workshop Grants 2026–27 support collaborative UK–Levant academic workshops.

💷 Up to £4,000
🎓 Humanities & social sciences
🌍 Hybrid workshops encouraged

⏰ Deadline: Midnight (GMT), Fri 16 Jan 2026

🔗 www.cbrl.ac.uk/news/cbrl-wo...

Calls for research funding from the Royal Historical Society: current programmes - RHS The Society currently invites applications for the following six schemes — open to historians across a range of career stages and backgrounds — with closing dates from 23 January to 6 March 2026. For ...

The Society invites applications for the following three funding programmes, with deadlines 23 to 31 January 2026 bit.ly/3LbxDQb

> RHS Workshop Grants
> Applied History Fellowships, in association with @ihr.bsky.social
> Fellowships, for completion of a History PhD, also with the IHR

#Skystorians

Research Training and Short Courses The IHR offers a wide range of training courses for historians at all career stages, from digital research and oral history to archives and publishing.

Are you a PG research student based outside of London? Did you know that you may be eligible for a bursary of up to £500 to take one of our short courses in 2026? Find out more on our IHR Research Training and Short Courses page: www.history.ac.uk/study-traini... Applications open until 31 Jan 2026

From Empire to Ecology: Environmental, Colonial and Industrial Legacies of the Manchester Ship Canal at University of Liverpool on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - From Empire to Ecology: Environmental, Colonial and Industrial Legacies of the Manchester Ship Canal at University of Liverpool, listed on FindAPhD.com

Please share: Fully-funded PhD opportunity at @livunigeog.bsky.social, supervised by my wonderful colleagues Dr Heather Sangster and Prof. Briony McDonagh and moi: 'From Empire to Ecology: Environmental, Colonial and Industrial Legacies of the Manchester Ship Canal' www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Bukra!

The Faculty of Governance, Economics and Social Sciences at University Mohammed VI Polytechnic are hiring:

• Assistant or Associate Professor of Political Science x2
• Associate or Full Professor of Political Science

Deadline: 15 January 2026

More info here: www.fgses-um6p.ma/jobs?field_t...

Less than one week left to apply! ⏳

CBRL Project Grants 2026–27 are still open for researchers working in or on the Levant and based at a UK HEI or research organisation.

📧 More details:
www.cbrl.ac.uk/news/cbrl-pr...

⏰ Deadline: Midnight (GMT), Friday 9 January 2026

In a new Learning from the Levant episode, Shatha Mubaideen speaks with Gerasimos Tsourapas & Imad El-Anis about eco-humanitarian rentierism and what Jordan’s experience reveals about crises across the Global South.

🎧 Listen here:
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🔖 Our Reader Scheme is now open — register for free to access our library and reading room!
www.cbrl.ac.uk/kenyon-insti...

We are excited to share that the Kenyon Institute Library has reopened after two years! 📚
We welcomed 40+ guests to celebrate the occasion with talks, archive highlights, and a reception.

Huge thanks to the KI team for delivering a fantastic event 👏

Middle East Studies Association The History Department invites applications for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level in History of the Middle East.

#Employment The History Department at the University of Guelph invites applications for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level in History of the Middle East.
mesana.org/resources-an...

A great opportunity for researchers writing up a PhD thesis or recently completed in refugee history broadly defined - a friendly and supportive working environment and this year in … Vienna!

Applications are invited for an assistant professor position in History of the Middle East at the University of Guelph Canada
careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-A...

🚨 Applications are now open for the 2026–27 Koch History Centre Fellowships at Oxford!

We are seeking 12 historians (9 junior, 3 senior) for a one-year fellowship at Wadham College & the Faculty of History.

This year’s theme: “Scarcity and Abundance”

Deadline: 17 Dec 2025

Please share widely!

Are you a student, PhD candidate, or postdoc interested in #EnvHist opportunities in or related to Europe? Then our early-career-scholar team is building a network just for you.

Associate Professor in Modern Arabic Literature at University of Oxford Recruiting now: Associate Professor in Modern Arabic Literature on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job opportunities on the top job board

Associate Professor in Modern Arabic Literature position at the University of Oxford.

Deadline: 5 January

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPK674/a...

FELLOWSHIP! @bethmardutho.bsky.social is seeking a research assistant for a project on Syriac printing culture in Europe from the sixteenth to the nineteenth century. Knowledge of Latin is a must. Interested students or recent graduates can DM us for details. #fellowship bethmardutho.org

The December 2025 edition of CBRL’s newsletter is out now! 📬
Catch up on our latest news, research, and upcoming events across the Levant. Check it out! 📰

Read here: mailchi.mp/cbrl/cbrl-de...

www.geog.ox.ac.uk/study/gradua...

Have you booked your spot yet? 👀
Don’t miss tomorrow’s online lecture, 6 PM Amman time - 3 PM London time.

📲Register here:
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