American University of Beirut

Get Involved

​​The Lancet-AUB Commission on Syria: Health in Conflict welcomes your involvement in the Commission.

There are various ways for you to get involved: 

  • ​Receive Commission email updates (send message to lcs-info@aub.edu.lb to subscribe) 
  • Contribute expertise and work depending on your interests 
  • Send suggestions to the Co-Chairs

 If you are a researcher or an expert

  • ​​Join one of the thematic groups (depends on need and approval of thematic group co-leads)*
  • Join the Research & Documentation Team as a volunteer researcher*
  • Contribute expert input on specific issues to the Commission co-chairs or Thematic Group co-leads
  • Serve as a consultant to provide specific technical skills
  • Help organize a discussion at your institution about the Commission and its focus
  • Serve as a peer reviewer of the output of one or more thematic groups or of the synthesis Commission report
  • Supply evidence (Datasets, testimonials, documents) that can inform the work of the Commission
  • Propose other ways to be involved

​ If you are a graduate student

  • Join one of the ​thematic groups (depends on need and approval of thematic group co-leads)*
  • Join the Research & Documentation Team as a volunteer*
  • Provide support to the Secretariat in the day-to-day running of the Commission including outreach (e.g. social media)*
  • Recruit fellow students to support the Commission
  • Help organize a discussion ​among fellow students about the Commission and its focus
  • Propose other ways to be involved 

If you are an undergraduate student

  • Join the Research & Documentation Team as a volunteer student*
  • Provide support to the Secretariat in the day-to-day running of the Commission including outreach (e.g. social media)​*
  • Recruit fellow students to support the ​Commission
  • Propose other ways to be involved 

If you are a concerned citizen

  • ​Submit evidence of interest to the Commission
  • Help social media outreach 
  • Organize a public event around the launch of various outputs of the Commission
  • Propose other ways to be involved

​​​​​Contact the Secretariat 

  • Office: American University of Beirut, Van Dyck Hall, room 235
  • Mail: ​​The Lancet-AUB Commission on Syria, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut, P.O​. Box: 11-0236, Riad El Solh, Beirut 1107 2020, Lebanon
  • Call: +961-1-350-000 x4648 
  • E-mail: lcs-info@aub.edu.lb



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