# Professor Lamia Balafrej appointed Tomás Harris professorship

**Source**: https://arthistory.ucla.edu/news/professor-lamia-balafrej-appointed-tomas-harris-professorship/
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Congratulations to **Professor Lamia Balafrej** who has been appointed the Tomás Harris professorship at UCL.  In honor of this appointment, Professor Balafrej will be presenting a lecture series which includes two public lectures and a workshop.  The theme of this series is ‘Technical Marvels and the Making of Difference in Medieval Islam’.

This lecture series will be held from **March 17-19, 2026.**

All events will be held in-person and is open to the public.  For complete information, click [here](https://www.ucl.ac.uk/social-historical-sciences/events/2026/mar/tomas-harris-lecture-2026-lamia-balafrej)

Well done Professor Balafrej!