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Applications for BIPS research and travel grants are open
Applications for BIPS January research and travel grants are open
BIPS is inviting grant applications ...
Die qājārischen Felsreliefs: eine kunst- und kulturwissenschaftliche Studie
Die qājārischen Felsreliefs: eine kunst- und kulturwissenschaftliche Studie
Dr Hubertus von Gall and Professor ...
Persianisms: Cultural Encounters in the Anglophone World
Thursday 10 December 2020, 9.30am to 12 December 2020
This online colloquium hosted by York University aims to ...
Tappeh Sialk: The Glory of Ancient Kashan
A new volume about Tappeh Sialk has recently been published by the Iran Heritage Foundation.
Sialk on the ...
Sylloge Nummorum Parthicorum (SNP) 2: Mithradates II
We are delighted to announce the publication of Sylloge Nummorum Parthicorum (SNP) 2: Mithradates II. This, the ...
Global PhD Scholarship in History, University of St Andrews
Global PhD Scholarship in History 2021 entry
The University of St Andrews is pleased to offer a scholarship funded
BIPS mourns the loss of Dr Abdullah Ghouchani
BIPS regrets to announce the passing of renowned Iranian scholar Dr Abdullah Ghouchani, on Thursday, 6 August 2020,
Professor David B Stronach, OBE (1931 – 2020)
David Stronach (1931 - 2020), eminent archaeologist and founding Director of the British Institute of Persian ...
Gallery: Persian Miniatures Course 2019
We are excited to partner with the Centre for Iranian Studies (SOAS) to host regular workshop series on Persian ...
BIPS Trustee Dr Arezou Azad leads on new ERC & AHRC funded projects
GO.LOCAL and Invisible EastAt a time when many people are experiencing isolation, it is a wonderful thing to bring ...
New Publication: ‘Masnavi of Rumi’
We are pleased to announce the highly anticipated publication by BIPS Research Director, Professor Alan Williams: ...
با آرزوی تندرستی و کامیابی برای یکایک دوستان و عزیزان در ایران و دیگر نقاط گیتی فرارسیدن نوروز ۱۳۹۹ را تبریک گفته و امید است که شادمانی از کمین بدر آید و گل از غنچه برون
بهارتان خجسته باد و سال نو خرم و پر سرور
With best wishes for health and prosperity for each and every one of ...
BIPS April 2020-2021 Grants
Applications for the round of the BIPS April 2020-2021 RESEARCH and TRAVEL GRANT AWARDS are invited. These grants ...
Report of the project ‘Manuscript Studies in Tehran: international cooperation in the exploration of manuscript collections’
The manuscript collection of the Golestan Palace Library is certainly not the largest in Iran, but arguably the highest in quality, going back to royal collections that were accumulated by members of the Qajar court.
Student Poster Prize at BANEA Conference 2020
Student Poster Prize at BANEA Conference 2020
We are pleased to announce a Student Poster Competition at the ...
Parvine Helen Merrillees (nee Razavi) (1932 – 2019)
On 23 November 2019 Parvine Helen Merrillees ( née Razavi ) died in Auxerre, France, far from her place of birth in
The passing of Houman Alizadeh Kordmahini
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Houman Alizadeh Kordmahini, our well loved and respected ...
David O. Morgan
5 November 2019
It is with deep regret that we share the passing of our colleague and friend Professor David ...
Nominations for Governing Council 2019
FULL MEMBERS and FELLOWS of the British Institute of Persian Studies are invited to nominate candidates to stand ...
The rediscovery of mina’i wares and the fiction of completion: 13th century polychrome Iranian ceramics and their reception in the 20th century
Mina’i wares were unknown prior to the late nineteenth century, but by 1940 numerous seemingly complete vessels had