Events
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Academic & Scholarly
A Discussion on New Urdu Fiction: A Sitting with Zaki Naqvi
This session will center on Zaki Naqvi’s recent collection of short stories, Diyār o Dasht, a work that engages with the complexities of human existence, inner fragmentation, and the subtle tensions…
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6:30 PM
Venue:
SAHSOL CR0-07
Academic & Scholarly
The Making of a Legal Career: A Personal and Professional Journey
The PHCCLS Talk Series ’26is featuring a conversation on ambition, experience and the evolving pathways of the legal profession. This session will also feature an interactive exchange with students…
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5:00 PM
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Online (Zoom)
Academic & Scholarly
Tectonics, Climate, & Community: A Hybrid Strategy for Water Security in the Indus River Basin, Pakistan
Join us for a collaborative seminar by SBASSE, MGSHSS LUMS, and Centre for Water Informatics & Technology (WIT), LUMS, featuring Dr. Zeshan Ismat, Professor of Geosciences at Franklin &…
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6:00 PM
Venue:
LCE Auditorium, SBASSE
Academic & Scholarly
Actuarial Science: Where Math meets Real-World Impact
Actuaries play a critical role in sectors such as insurance, consulting, banking, pensions, and risk analytics, helping organisations make informed decisions in uncertain environments. If you are…
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6:30 PM
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Online (Microsoft Teams)
Academic & Scholarly
Period Poverty: Access, Equity, and the Law
Period poverty is a multidimensional structural inequality shaped by social norms, economic barriers, and legal frameworks, and is further intensified in contexts of climate crisis. To understand…
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6:00 PM
Academic & Scholarly
Superconductors, Black Holes, and Quantum Matter
Organised annually, the Abdus Salam Memorial lecture series pays tribute to the legacy of one of Pakistan’s most distinguished scientists. It reflects the School’s continued commitment to…
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12:00 PM
Academic & Scholarly
Far-Right Extremism and the Role of the Left
In this seminar, Rob Sewell – a distinguished author and activist – will critically discuss the resurgence of far-right extremism in Europe and several other parts of the world during the last couple…
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5:00 PM
Venue:
Faculty Lounge, 4th Floor, SDSB
Academic & Scholarly
Beyond Self-Sacrifice & Superheroism: Care and the Images and Imaginaries of the Mother
Popular culture is full of imaginaries and images of mothers. Good mothers, bad mothers, mothers who are a mess. Mothers who work tirelessly to secure their children’s education, mothers who stay in…
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6:00 PM
Venue:
VC Faculty Lounge, Academic Block
Academic & Scholarly
Unpacking the Nikahnama: Navigating the Clauses, Codes, and Consequences
This discussion addresses the widespread lack of awareness in Pakistan around the issue of marital rights, especially with regards to haq mehr and the practical consequences of divorce. A general…
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6:00 PM
Venue:
VC Faculty Lounge, Academic Block, LUMS
Academic & Scholarly
Centre for Water Informatics and Technology (WIT) Reading Circle
WIT will be hosting a fishbowl-style Reading Circle in Spring 2026.This series will engage participants in a deep dive into global challenges through a justice-oriented systems analysis, focusing on…
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4 - 5:30 PM
Venue:
Dean's Smart Room, 4th Floor, SBASSE
Academic & Scholarly
Lahore in Motion: Infrastructure, History, and Belonging in Urban Pakistan
Lahore in Motion provides a portrait of the Pakistani metropolis by tracing the path of the city’s first metro rail corridor. Construction for this major piece of public infrastructure began in 2015…
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5:45 PM
Venue:
A-11, Academic Block
Skills & Informational
Casing Financials in Consulting Interviews
Join this hands-on workshop, designed to help you build comfort and fluency with financial concepts, calculations, and decision-making frameworks that top consulting firms expect you to know.…
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6:00 PM
Venue:
A-4, Academic Block
Academic & Scholarly
Book Launch: Rebel English Academy
Hanif’s fiction has consistently engaged with the more complex dimensions of Pakistan’s political and social history through satire, irreverence, and an unflinching critique of militarism, religious…
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5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Venue:
Faculty Lounge, VC Office, LUMS
Academic & Scholarly
Becoming Shia - Ritual and Memory in Early Islam
It is assumed that the divisions between Sunni and Shia Muslims centered on a succession dispute following the death of the Prophet (PBUH) in 632. The subsequent history of these groups…
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5:00 PM
Venue:
Faculty Lounge, VC Office
Academic & Scholarly
Decolonizing Water in a Climate Change Present
Dr. Daanish Mustafa is a Professor of Critical Geography at King's College London, renowned for his interdisciplinary research at the intersection of water resources, climate change, environmental…
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12:45 PM - 2:00 PM
Venue:
NIB Auditorium
Academic & Scholarly
Underpricing in the IPO market with sentiment traders: An experimental study
The study examines IPO underpricing and long-term underperformance using an experiment based on Ljungqvist et al. (2006). Conducted in Japan and Thailand, it explores how sentiment investors…
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5:00 PM
Venue:
CNM- Department of Economics Boardroom, Wing C First Floor Academic Block
Academic & Scholarly
Seminar on Fundamentals of Cryptocurrencies
The LUMS Center for Digital Assets Research (CeDAR), in collaboration with Binance Academy, is conducting a seminar on Fundamentals of Cryptocurrencies. The session will provide insights into…
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6:30 PM
Venue:
SDSB B1
Skills & Informational
Geometry Workshop with Visiting Turkish Artist Dr. Serap Ekizler Sönmez
This panel discussion will reflect on key developments in gender rights over the past decade and explore emerging challenges and opportunities for feminist scholarship, advocacy, and community…
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3:00 PM
Venue:
Auditorium A-10, Academic Block
Academic & Scholarly
From Pions and Muons to Precision Physics - Testing the Standard Model of Salam, Weinberg, and Glashow
This year, we plan to commemorate the 100th birth anniversary of Professor Abdus Salam through a series of academic events celebrating the legacy of his scientific achievements and his invaluable…
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6:00 PM
Venue:
SBASSE 10-302
Academic & Scholarly
Thinking Tehzib: Configurations of Indian-Muslim Civilizational Thought in the Colonial Age
This talk draws attention to some of the colonial-era narratives through which tehzib first acquired this modern conceptual weight within Muslim imagination. It draws some perspectives from research…
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5:15 PM
Venue:
VC Faculty Lounge
Academic & Scholarly
SWGI at 10: Feminist Legacies and Futures
This panel discussion will reflect on key developments in gender rights over the past decade and explore emerging challenges and opportunities for feminist scholarship, advocacy, and community…
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6:00 PM
Venue:
VC Faculty Lounge
Academic & Scholarly
SWGI at 10: Feminist Legacies and Futures
This panel discussion will reflect on key developments in gender rights over the past decade and explore emerging challenges and opportunities for feminist scholarship, advocacy, and community…
Date:
Time:
6:00 PM
Venue:
VC Faculty Lounge
Academic & Scholarly
Adam Smith: 250 Years of Wealth of Nations
The Chaudhry Nazar Muhammad Department of Economics is pleased to invite you for the Brown Bag Seminar of Dr. Maria Pia Paganelli, Professor of Economics at Trinity University. The session will…
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4:00 PM
Venue:
VC Faculty Lounge
Skills & Informational
New Urdu Fiction: A Conversation with Khurshid Hussnain
The Gurmani Centre for Languages and Literature is pleased to announce the second session of its new conversation series on contemporary Pakistani Urdu fiction writers, titled: New Urdu Fiction: A…
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6:00 PM
Venue:
A-11, Academic Block
Skills & Informational
Mondelēz International Recruitment Drive
Mondelēz International, home to iconic brands like Oreo, Cadbury, and Trident, is coming to LUMS for a Recruitment Drive! Get a chance to win exciting prizes like tablets, smartwatches, and more!We…
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6:00 PM
Venue:
SS Auditorium
Skills & Informational
Career Fair Game Plan
The Career Fair Game Plan is a preparatory workshop designed to help students approach the upcoming Career Fair with clarity, confidence, and a clear strategy.
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6:30 PM
Venue:
A-11, Academic Block | In-person with live streaming
Skills & Informational
Acasus Recruitment Drive at LUMS
Ready to turn your ambition into real-world impact? We are thrilled to invite you to the Acasus Career Session at LUMS. If you are passionate about solving large-scale challenges in healthcare and…
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6:00 PM
Venue:
B3, SDSB
Skills & Informational
McKinsey & Company Recruitment Drive at LUMS
Join McKinsey & Company’s Young Leaders Program in Pakistan and tackle the toughest challenges across private, public, and social sectors. If you’re curious about solving complex problems and…
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6:00 PM
Venue:
B3, SDSB
Academic & Scholarly
Call for Papers HSS Annual Conference - CRICKET IN THE AGE OF LATE CAPITALISM : Money, Power, and Changing Aesthetics in the ‘Gentleman’s Game’
Cricket in the Age of Late Capitalism considers the past, present and future of cricket from a number of research and policy perspectives. It does so by studying cricket governance, and by evaluating…
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Venue:
LUMS
Skills & Informational
Two Cultures Fellowship Program
The Two Cultures Fellowship Program (TCFP) will bring together students, graduates, and early-career professionals from diverse fields to engage in sustained dialogue, interdisciplinary problem-…
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LUMS
Academic & Scholarly
Call for Papers HSS Annual Conference - CRICKET IN THE AGE OF LATE CAPITALISM : Money, Power, and Changing Aesthetics in the ‘Gentleman’s Game’
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Academic & Scholarly
Learn to Speak with Reason: Turning Thoughts into Arguments
Do you ever feel like you know what you want to say - but struggle to express it clearly, logically, or convincingly? Use your winter break WISELY and join the Argumentation and Logical Reasoning…
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5:00 PM
Academic & Scholarly
Ambassadors for Change Programme
Centre for Business and Society at SDSB-LUMS, is excited to launch the 6th cycle of its annual “CBS Ambassadors for Change Programme”, held in partnership with The Citizens Foundation (TCF-Pakistan…
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Academic & Scholarly
Exhibition: Maharaja Ranjit Singh's Toshakhana
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4:00 PM
Venue:
A-8, Academic Block
Academic & Scholarly
Empire of Refugees: Muhajirs from Caucasus and the Late Ottoman State
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6:00 PM
Venue:
Faculty Lounge, VC Office
Academic & Scholarly
CSO: MS Policy Analysis At Harvard
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6:30 PM
Venue:
Online (Microsoft Teams)
Skills & Informational
CSO: AI Prompts for Effectiveness
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6:30 PM
Venue:
Online (Microsoft Teams)
Skills & Informational
How to Build a Logically Sound Essay Structure
Struggling to organize your ideas effectively? Join this session to learn how to craft essays with clear, logical structures. Discover techniques to develop strong arguments, connect your points…
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6:00 PM
Venue:
SAHSOL CR 1-07
Skills & Informational
Crash Course: Review Session on Pre Calculus
Finals are just around the corner! Get a head start by revisiting essential Pre-Calculus concepts, clearing doubts, and strengthening your problem-solving skills. This focused session is designed to…
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6:00 PM
Venue:
SAHSOL CR 0-07
Academic & Scholarly
CSO: Excel Essentials
Excel continues to be one of the most critical tools for academic tasks, data management, analytical work, and early career roles. This session will guide students through core Excel functions,…
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6:30 PM
Venue:
Online (Microsoft Teams)