RECOVERING ‘LOST VOICES’: THE ROLE AND DEPICTION OF IRANIAN/PERSIANATE SUBALTERNS FROM THE 13TH CENTURY TO THE MODERN PERIOD 27-29 October 2026 University of Edinburgh A multi-year research project funded by the British Institute of Persian Studies...
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Royal Numismatic Society 2025 Medallist’s Address by Vesta Sarkhosh Curtis
Royal Numismatic Society 2025 Medallist's Address by Vesta Sarkhosh Curtis Gods and Kings on Parthian and Sasanian Coins 16 December 2025, 6PM GMT The Royal Asiatic Society and On Zoom Vesta Sarkhosh Curtis, RNS Medallist for 2025, will deliver a...
2025 Ann Lambton Memorial Lecture
2025 Ann Lambton Memorial Lecture A British Diplomatic Perspective on Iran’s Position & Policies in the Middle East Since 7 October 2023 Durham University’s Institute for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies and the British Institute for Persian Studies...
Notice of AGM 2025
Notice is hereby given that the 2025 Annual General Meeting of the British Institute of Persian Studies will be held at the British Academy, on Thursday 20th of November 2025 at 6:00pm. The AGM will consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolutions, which...
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 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...
Bruce Wannell Memorial Lecture 2023
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...
Zoroastrianism Summer School 2023
Applications for the Zoroastrian Summer School 2023 are now open. The week-long course is a collaboration between the SOAS Shapoorji Pallonji Institute of Zoroastrian Studies and the University of Bergen. It will take place from the 26th to 30th June at the...
Unequal Treaties and the Question of Sovereignty in Qajar and early Pahlavi Iran
2022 Ann Lambton Memorial Lecture Unequal Treaties and the Question of Sovereignty in Qajar and early Pahlavi Iran With Professor Ali Gheissari Hosted by Duraham University, the event is jointly organised by BIPS and IMeEIS (Durham University). This...
Zal and the Phoenix – Showcase evening
BIPS is delighted to be sponsoring an upcoming showcase of Zal and the Phoenix. This event is aimed at raising awareness and support for an ambitious multi-media theatrical work by Shohreh Shakoory, due for completion later this year. There will be a live performance...









