#EVENT | In this lecture, Brenden Benjamin discusses James Baillie Fraser’s novel ‘The Kuzzikbash’ and its portrayal of the connected histories between Khorasan’s Turkmen tribes and Scotland’s Highland clans. 🗓️ 28 May 2025, 5PM 📌 On Zoom 👉 Register: bit.ly/43qwJnM

Transcending Boundaries: Over a century of scholarship, fieldwork and friendship across the British International Research Institutes’ storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/47f520… Supported by the British Academy-funded BIRI Digital Coordination and Strategy project.

#GRANTREPORT | Kamila Akhmedjanova was the recipient of a BIPS 2024 Travel Grant. Her report, ‘A study of Ahmad Dānish’s legacy within the context of late 19th-century Persian-speaking intellectual trends’ is now online. Read more at this link: bit.ly/3GzKfOi

#EVENT | In this lecture, Jaimee Comstock-Skipp will discuss a recently conserved illustrated Persian manuscript belonging to Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson located in Sissinghurst Castle. 🗓️ 18 June 2025, 5PM 📌 On Zoom 👉 Register: bit.ly/4kq0xrZ

#RECORDINGS | Our May webinar with Brenden Benjamin is now online! 📺 Watch on YouTube: bit.ly/3ZrNXjI 🎧 Listen on our website: bit.ly/3HxLTAx

#CinemaSpotlight | Children of Heaven (1997)  Directed and written by Majid Majidi Miramax Films holds the international distribution rights for Children of Heaven.

#EVENT | Invisible East presents a screening of Striking Gold: The Discovery of Medieval Documents from Afghanistan, followed by a panel discussion. 🗓️ 1 July 2025, 5:15PM 📌 Weston Library Lecture Theatre Oxford & Online 👉 bit.ly/4lJidzl

#GRANTS | BIPS is now accepting applications for Research, Research Assistant, and Travel Grants! If you are based at a UK HEI and have an interesting project, we would love to hear from you. Deadline: 12 September 2025 Full information: bips.ac.uk/apply-for-gran…

BIPS Summer 2025 Newsletter - mailchi.mp/thebritishacad…

#CinemaSpotlight | About Elly (2009)  A trip to the seaside takes a dark and mysterious turn when Elly, a newcomer to the group, goes missing. Directed and written by Asghar Farhadi. Cinema Guild holds the U.S. distribution rights for About Elly.

BIPS is announcing changes to our Membership Scheme, effective from October 2025. Further details on the BIPS website.

#EVENT | In this lecture, Eve MacDonald will discuss the results of the final season at Fulayj, and will discuss the fort’s connection to a larger Sasanian defensive system. 🗓️ 24 September 2025, 5PM 📌 On Zoom 👉 Register: bit.ly/41FyOMQ

Ellie Martin was the recipient of a BIPS 2025 Travel Grant. Her report ‘Travel to Ashmoleon Museum for pXRF Analysis of Pins for Dissertation Research’ is now available online. Read more at this link: bit.ly/3WgCKjP

#EVENT | In this lecture, Aria Fani examines how the literary cultural forms of Iran and Afghanistan arose from a shared Persian heritage and sustained cross-cultural exchange. 🗓️ 15 October 2025, 5PM 📌 On Zoom 👉 Register: bit.ly/4m1a9tb

2025 BIPS AGM Lecture: The Idea of Persia - mailchi.mp/thebritishacad…

#EVENT | 2025 Ann Lambton Memorial Lecture The Ann Lambton Lecture series is jointly organised by BIPS and University of York. 🗓️ 12 November 2025, 3:30 PM GMT 📌 In person, at University of York 👉 Register: bit.ly/4hE5tJ8

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The British Institute of Persian Studies welcomes applications for Outreach Project Grants, the Masters’ Dissertation Award, and the BIPS Research Fellowship! Full details are on the BIPS website.

#GRANTS | BIPS is now accepting applications for Outreach Project Grants! If you are based at a UK HEI or museum and have an interesting project, we would love to hear from you. Deadline: 12 December 2025 Full information: bips.ac.uk/outreach-proje…

#GRANTS | BIPS is now accepting applications for our Master’s Dissertation Award! Deadline: 12 December 2025 Full information: bips.ac.uk/masters-disser…