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Centre for Syrian Studies

 Mission Statement

The mission of the Centre is to foster scholarship and dialogue about Syria and exchanges between Syrian and British scholars and others. It undertakes research on contemporary Syria, specifically, on economic and political change in Syria and on security and foreign policy issues concerning Syria.

 

About the Centre

The Centre is a unit of the Institute for Middle East, Central Asian, and Caucasus Studies, a part of and under the authority of the University of St. Andrews. The activities of the Centre include sponsoring of fellows and research, a speakers series, an annual conference of workshop and publications.

 

The Syrian Uprising: Drivers and Dynamics

The Call for Papers for the 2nd Postgraduate Conference at the CSS is now open. For further details, please see the pdf file on the right.

 

Scholarships for Masters Students from Syria

The Call for Applications from Syria for the Asfari Foundation scholarships for Masters students is now open. For further details, see the pdf file on the right.