Past Research Programmes
BIPS’s previous ‘umbrella’ programmes are listed below. Please note that these are no longer active programmes within the institute.

ANCIENT: Sasanian Iran and its Neighbours

ANCIENT: Ancient Iran and its Neighbours in Pre- and Early-History

MEDIEVAL: The Gunpowder Empires in Comparative Perspective: the Safavids and their neighbours

MEDIEVAL: Interactions of Muslim Intellectuals and Institutions with those of other Faiths in the Medieval Persianate World

MODERN: Recovering ‘Lost Voices’