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BIPS Outreach Project Grants – Deadline 31 January 2025

The British Institute of Persian Studies invites applications for its newly established Outreach Project Grants. The BIPS Outreach Project Grant supports outreach projects that promote the knowledge of the Persianate world among a non-academic audience. Projects can...

Notice of AGM 2024

Notice is hereby given that the 2024 Annual General Meeting of the British Institute of Persian Studies will be held at the British Academy, on Thursday 21st of November 2024 at 5:00pm. The AGM will consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolutions, which...

BIPS Research, Research Assistant and Travel Grants – Deadline 9 September 2024

The British Institute of Persian Studies invites applications for Travel Grants, and for Research and Research Assistant Grants. Funding is available to cover costs associated with developing or executing research projects in any field related to the wider Persianate...

BIPS Grant Holders’ Workshop 2024

BIPS Grant Holders’ Workshop 2024 9-10 July 2024. Westminster College, Cambridge.   Spread over two days, the Grant Holders’ Workshop showcases the latest research and projects funded by BIPS through its grant schemes. Covering a wide range of aspects of Iranian...

Best wishes for Noruz 1403/2024

Best wishes for Noruz and the Iranian New Year 1403/2024 from everyone at BIPS. 

Published – BIPS Annual Review 2023

We are delighted to announce the publication of the Annual Review of the The British Institute of Persian Studies 2023. The Review can be read on the website at this link. Past Annual Reviews are available here. Members will receive a printed copy of the Review over...

Published: Sasanian and Islamic Settlement and Ceramics in Southern Iran (4th to 17th Century AD). The Williamson Collection Project.

Sasanian and Islamic Settlement and Ceramics in Southern Iran (4th to 17th Century AD)   By Seth Priestman and Derek Kennet   The monograph comprises the final publication of a study supported by the British Institute of Persian Studies undertaken by Seth...

BIPS launches its new Student Newsletter

Following the celebrations for the 60th anniversary of its foundation, BIPS is launching a new undertaking tailored towards its student members. Commencing in March, we will be starting a regular Student Newsletter, moderated by Professor Andrew Newman (BIPS' Outreach...

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