Growing Up in Iraq is an initiative through which BISI is collecting reminiscences and stories about growing up, living or working in Iraq in the period up to 1990. Here's a snippet from Dr Ellen McAdam's diary. Visit bisi.ac.uk/growing-up-i... to see more!

We are inviting applications for our Outreach Grants (up to £1,000) to support public or academic engagement events that focus on the lands and peoples of Iraq. Deadline: 1st April 2026 For more info & to apply: bisi.ac.uk/grants-schol... (Image subject to copyright)

We are now inviting applications for our Research & Conference (up to £6,000) and Pilot Project Grants (up to £10,000) to support research focusing principally on the lands and peoples of Iraq. Deadline: 1st April 2026 For more info & to apply: www.bisi.ac.uk/grants-schol...

Thank you to all who attended our Annual February Lecture And a very special thank you to Dr @mshepps.bsky.social for an enriching and enlightening lecture on 'Najaf Above & Below: The Vanishing Old Town & its Subterranean Counterpart You can now watch the lecture here: youtu.be/myvo6ZU-wBY?...

Dr Mary Shepperson on Najaf Above and Below: The Vanishing Old Town and its Subterranean Counterpart

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Call for Papers: Ottoman Mobilities and Interactions Investigating the Ottoman Empire as a dynamic web of circulation in which people, objects, & ideas continually reshaped the imperial fabric Symposium, 13-14 April 2026, Istanbul Deadline: 23 Jan 2026 www.bisi.ac.uk/news-events/...

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The BISI is the UK’s only institution dedicated to advancing the research and public education on Iraq, with an exclusive focus on Iraq’s cultural heritage.

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Historic traditional houses in Basra's Old City

Thank you to all who attended our Annual Mallowan Lecture. And a very special thank you to the fantastic Dr @moudhy.bsky.social for delivering such an insightful and eye-opening lecture on Archaeology in Ancient Mesopotamia You can now watch the lecture here: youtu.be/0dB-Pxs_lMA?...

Dr Moudhy Al-Rashid on The Princess and the “Key”: Archaeology in Ancient Mesopotamia

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We’re hiring! Join BISI as a part-time Administrative Assistant and help support our work advancing knowledge of Iraq’s history, society and culture. Apply by 9 Dec 2025: www.bisi.ac.uk/news-events/...

- The British Institute for the Study of Iraq

The BISI is the UK’s only institution dedicated to advancing the research and public education on Iraq, with an exclusive focus on Iraq’s cultural heritage.

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We are delighted to announce that we are now accepting applications for our Visiting Iraqi Scholarship Programme Annual Deadline: 1 December For more information and to apply: www.bisi.ac.uk/grants-schol...

Visiting Iraqi Scholarship Scheme

BISI works to advance research and public education about Iraq in all of the arts, humanities and social sciences subjects, and enables exchange and collaboration between UK and Iraqi academics.

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Delighted to announce the publication of 'New evidence for Pleistocene hominin presence in the north-east Arabian Desert, Iraq' by Dr's Ella Egberts, Jaafar Jotheri, and Andreas Nymark Funded by the BISI Pilot Project Grant @amgc-vub.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

New evidence for Pleistocene hominin presence in the north-east Arabian Desert, Iraq | Antiquity | Cambridge Core

New evidence for Pleistocene hominin presence in the north-east Arabian Desert, Iraq

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We are now inviting applications for our Outreach Grants (up to £1000). Grants support public or academic engagement projects and events that promote a greater understanding of Iraq's history, society, & culture. Deadline: 1st October 2025 More info and to apply: www.bisi.ac.uk/grants-schol...

Outreach Grants

BISI works to advance research and public education about Iraq in all of the arts, humanities and social sciences subjects, and enables exchange and collaboration between UK and Iraqi academics.

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Please join us for our Annual November Lecture on Wed 19 November, 6pm, at The British Academy, for what promises to be a fascinating evening @moudhy.bsky.social will be speaking on The Princess & the “Key”: Archaeology in Ancient Mesopotamia Register here: www.bisi.ac.uk/event/lectur...

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We fund and organise public lectures, study days, and other public events in London, elsewhere in the UK, and Iraq.

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‘It’s destruction disguised as progress’: how the oil industry is sucking Iraq’s ancient wetlands dry Hawizeh’s wetlands once had abundant fishing and wildlife. In a land threatened by drought and desertification, oil drilling is draining the last of the water www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘It’s destruction disguised as progress’: how the oil industry is sucking Iraq’s ancient wetlands dry

Hawizeh’s wetlands once had abundant fishing and wildlife. In a land threatened by drought and desertification, oil drilling is draining the last of the water

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Türkiye returns cuneiform tablets to Iraq www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkiye-retu...

Türkiye returns cuneiform tablets to Iraq

Six cuneiform tablets dating back to the Third Ur, Old Akkadian and Old Babylonian periods were handed over to Iraqi authorities during a ceremony in Ankara

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BISI funded Pilot Project leads to Archaeologists uncovering 1.5-million-year-old hand axes in Iraqi desert archaeologymag.com/2025/02/1-5-...

Archaeologists uncover 1.5-million-year-old hand axes in Iraqi desert

Archaeologists have made a breakthrough in Iraq’s Western Desert, where 7 Paleolithic sites have been discovered comprising over 850 stone tools

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Faith in crisis: Water, ritual, and resilience among Iraq’s Mandaeans www.soas.ac.uk/about/blogs/...

Join the Nahrein Network's final public event as they reflect on 8 years of impact. A BISI panellist will discuss the Visiting Scholarship Programme, its history, outcomes, and future. 📅 3 July 🕒 3pm 💻 Zoom Register here:https://ucl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2UPkDyyYTnifa-bRccdUcQ#/registration

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Nahrein Network Knowledge Sharing Webinar . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

Please join us for the Nahrein Network’s final public event, where we will reflect on the outcomes and legacy of eight years of work. The webinar will begin with a presentation of key findings from t...

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How do Iraq and Britain shape one woman's identity? Dalia Al-Dujaili's Babylon, Albion explores the connection www.newarab.com/features/how...

How do Iraq and Britain shape one woman s identity? Dalia Al-Dujaili s Babylon, Albion explores the connection

Book Club: Published by Saqi Books, 'Babylon, Albion' is a lyrical look at identity, ancestry, and landscapes — from London streets to Baghdad’s date palms

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'Leave our marshes alone': Iraqis fear oil drilling would destroy fabled wetlands www.france24.com/en/live-news...

'Leave our marshes alone': Iraqis fear oil drilling would destroy fabled wetlands

Plans to drill for oil in the protected Mesopotamian Marshes of southern Iraq have galvanised villagers and activists determined to save the mythical wetlands already battered by years of drought.

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Look out for our digital history of women archaeologists, ‘Women Transcending Boundaries: Over a century of scholarship, fieldwork and friendship across the British International Research Institutes’, on display at the British Academy Summer Showcase, 20-21 June storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/47f5...

Women transcending boundaries

Over a century of scholarship, fieldwork and friendship across the British International Research Institutes

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Thank you to all who attended our May lecture. And a very special thank you to Dr Sébastien Rey and Dr Ebru Torun for delivering such an insightful lecture on The Girsu Project in Iraq You can now watch the lecture on the BISI YouTube channel here: youtu.be/lMnj4FAHZuc?...

Dr Sébastien Rey and Dr Ebru Torun on The Girsu Project in Iraq

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New book out now! 🏺Available to order or read online (for free!): Tracing Transitions and Connecting Communities in the Archaeology of Southwest Asia: Papers in Honour of Roger Matthews www.sidestone.com/books/tracin...

We are now inviting applications for the BISI Research & Conference (up to £6,000), and Pilot Project Grants (up to £10,000) to support research on the lands and peoples of Iraq. Deadline: 1 April 2025 Info & to apply: www.bisi.ac.uk/grants-schol...

The turbulent life of the British School of Archaeology in Iraq (now BISI). Launched in 1932 the school has spent almost a century uncovering Iraq’s ancient treasures, including the spectacular Assyrian capital at Nimrud. www.theguardian.com/science/2018...

The turbulent life of the British School of Archaeology in Iraq

Launched in 1932 the school has spent almost a century uncovering Iraq’s ancient treasures, including the spectacular Assyrian capital at Nimrud

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