Dear BIPS members and supporters, We are writing to inform you of upcoming changes to the BIPS Membership Scheme. Membership fee changes (effective from October 2025 for new members and from the 2026 renewal cycle): Full Membership: £40/year → £50/year Fellow...
BIPS is very concerned for the safety and wellbeing of all friends and colleagues in Iran. Our hearts go out to them at this difficult time.
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...
It is with regret and sorrow that we announce the passing of Charles Allen Burney, Senior Lecturer at the University of Manchester. Many British and Iranian archaeologists were trained by him and took part in his excavations in Turkey and Iran. His most important...
Best wishes for Noruz and the Iranian New Year 1403/2024 from everyone at BIPS.Â
I.B. Tauris is delighted to announce that it will once again partner with the British Institute of Persian Studies (BIPS) to publish the Studies in the History and Culture of the Persianate World series. The series focuses on the history and culture of the Persianate...
One element in this year’s University of York Festival of Ideas was the second event to be held in the Bruce Wannell Memorial series, on Thursday 8 June at the National Centre for Early Music, Walmgate. Alan Williams, former Chair of the BIPS research committee, and...
The 'Iran and Sovereignty' project at the British Academy Summer Showcase 2023 On 15 June 2023, Dr Shabnam Holliday (University of Plymouth/BIPS) presented her 'Iran and Sovereignty' project at the British Academy Summer Showcase 2023. 'Iran and Sovereignty' is...
BIPS is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Gareth Brereton as the Stronach Fellow at the University of York starting in this role on 10th February. He comes to us from the British Museum where he was Curator for Mesopotamia. He studied at University College...