Dear Members and Trustees of the British Institute of Persian Studies, Notice is hereby given that the 2026 Annual General Meeting of the British Institute of Persian Studies will be held at the Society of Antiquaries of London, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London...
2026 Ann Lambton Memorial Lecture The Modernity of Return: Fereydoun Tavallali (1917–1985) and the Contested Boundaries of Persian Modernist Poetry Durham University’s Institute for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies and the British Institute for Persian...
Shi`i/Sunni Relations in the Persianate World 8-10 December 2026 University of Edinburgh A research project funded by the British Institute of Persian Studies (BIPS). In the wake of the Iranian Revolution and, especially, the 2003 invasion...
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...
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 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 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 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 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...
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...