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BIPS Mediaeval Research Programme Conference, 7-8 September 2022
Registrations are open for the conference "Iran and Persianate Culture in the Indian Ocean World", 7-8 September ...

BIPS Flagship Research Project – Deadline 1st September 2022
BIPS is announcing the call for application from eligible PIs (employed by a UK-based University or other research ...

BIPS Research and Travel Grants – Deadline 16th May 2022
The British Institute of Persian Studies invites applications for Research and Travel Grants and for Research ...

Published: Urban Histories of Rajasthan, by Elizabeth M. Thelen
Urban Histories of Rajasthan. Religion, Politics and Society (1550-1800)
By Elizabeth M. ...

Norouzetān Farkhondeh va Mobārak

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 ...

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 ...

AIS Conference to Journal Paper award
AIS Conference to Journal Paper award
The AIS Conference to Journal Paper award aims to ...

IRAN 60/1 (2022)
Iran 60/1 (2022)
We are delighted to announce the publication of IRAN volume 60, issue ...

BIPS launches its new Student Newsletter
Following the celebrations for the 60th anniversary of its foundation, BIPS is launching a new undertaking ...

Professor Bert Fragner (27 November 1941–16 December 2021)
BIPS is very sad to report the death today of Professor Bert Fragner (27 November 1941–16 December 2021), shortly ...

BIPS Research and Travel Grants – Deadline 7th February 2022
The British Institute of Persian Studies invites applications for Research and Travel Grants.
Funding is ...

Deadline extended: The coalescence of Arabic, Turkic, and Persian Spheres (900-1900)
The Coalescence of Arabic, Turkic, and Persian Spheres (900–1900)
CALL FOR PAPERS
DEADLINE EXTENDED UNTIL 31 ...

AGM Lecture 2021: BIPS A vision for the future
BIPS: A Vision for the Future
Professor Charles Melville, BIPS president, in discussion with Dr Judith Thomalsky, ...

BIPS seeks a new Executive Officer – Deadline extended until 31st December 2021
The British Institute of Persian Studies (BIPS) is currently seeking a part-time Executive Officer to support its ...

A short film dedicated to Professor David Stronach to celebrate BIPS’s 60th Anniversary
A short film dedicated to Professor David Stronach to celebrate BIPS's 60th ...

Prince Baysunghur, Before and After: Timurid Manuscripts in Context
Prince Baysunghur, Before and After: Timurid Manuscripts in Context
ONLINE SYMPOSIUM
This two-day ...

The coalescence of Arabic, Turkic, and Persian Spheres (900-1900)
The Coalescence of Arabic, Turkic, and Persian Spheres (900–1900)
CALL FOR PAPERS
The symbiosis of ...

The Mossavar-Rahmani Center Book Award
The Sharmin and Bijan Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Iran and Persian Gulf Studies
Established in 2014, ...

BIPS seeks a new Executive Officer
The British Institute of Persian Studies (BIPS) is currently seeking a part-time Executive Officer to support its ...