The British Institute for the Study of Iraq

The British Institute for the Study of Iraq (BISI) is the UK’s only institution dedicated to advancing research and public education on Iraq in all areas of the arts, humanities and social sciences.

For over 80 years, BISI has supported academic excellence and understanding of Iraq: funding projects, publishing vital research, organising conferences and public lectures, and re-training Iraq’s scholars and cultural heritage professionals.

Доктор Моуди Аль-Рашид о Принцессе и «Ключе»: археология в Древней Месопотамии

Доктор Моуди Аль-Рашид о Принцессе и «Ключе»: археология в Древней Месопотамии
Dr Sébastien Rey and Dr Ebru Torun on The Girsu Project in Iraq

Dr Sébastien Rey and Dr Ebru Torun on The Girsu Project in Iraq
A Creative Talk from the Author of Rupturing Architecture - Dr Sana Murrani

A Creative Talk from the Author of Rupturing Architecture - Dr Sana Murrani
Dr Jon Taylor on Reading the Library of Ashurbanipal

Dr Jon Taylor on Reading the Library of Ashurbanipal
Webinar: The Eden in Iraq Wastewater Garden Project

Webinar: The Eden in Iraq Wastewater Garden Project
Leon McCarron on ‘Wounded Tigris: A River Journey Through the Cradle of Civilisation’

Leon McCarron on ‘Wounded Tigris: A River Journey Through the Cradle of Civilisation’
A Celebration of One of Iraq's Great Assyriologists, Professor Farouk Al Rawi

A Celebration of One of Iraq's Great Assyriologists, Professor Farouk Al Rawi
Webinar: Maysoon Al Damluji on ‘The De-Baathification of Art in Baghdad’

Webinar: Maysoon Al Damluji on ‘The De-Baathification of Art in Baghdad’
Dr Eva Miller on ‘Eden in America: Exhibiting, Performing, and Imagining Iraq between Two Nations’

Dr Eva Miller on ‘Eden in America: Exhibiting, Performing, and Imagining Iraq between Two Nations’
Dr John Curtis on ‘William Kennett Loftus: a 19th Century Archaeologist in Mesopotamia’

Dr John Curtis on ‘William Kennett Loftus: a 19th Century Archaeologist in Mesopotamia’
Prof Joseph Sassoon on ‘The Enterprise and Extravagance of the Sassoon Dynasty’

Prof Joseph Sassoon on ‘The Enterprise and Extravagance of the Sassoon Dynasty’
Alison Shan Price 'The Accounts of Activists & Arabists Gertrude Bell, Violet Dickson & Freya Stark'

Alison Shan Price 'The Accounts of Activists & Arabists Gertrude Bell, Violet Dickson & Freya Stark'
Dr John Curtis on 'The Late Assyrian Period at Ur'

Dr John Curtis on 'The Late Assyrian Period at Ur'
Professor Heather Baker on 'The History and Archaeology of Ur in the 1st Millennium BC'

Professor Heather Baker on 'The History and Archaeology of Ur in the 1st Millennium BC'
Professor Jonathan Tenney on 'Kassite Ur'

Professor Jonathan Tenney on 'Kassite Ur'
BISI Lecture: Professor Hugh Kennedy on 'The Globalisation of Baghdad'

BISI Lecture: Professor Hugh Kennedy on 'The Globalisation of Baghdad'
Profs Elizabeth Stone & Paul Zimansky on 'The Ur III to Early Old Babylonian Transition at Area AH'

Profs Elizabeth Stone & Paul Zimansky on 'The Ur III to Early Old Babylonian Transition at Area AH'
Prof Nicholas Postgate on 'What was the (é.)dubla?'

Prof Nicholas Postgate on 'What was the (é.)dubla?'
Профессор Адельхайд Отто и доктор Бертольд Эйнваг о «Жизни и смерти в Уре в XIX веке до нашей эры»

Профессор Адельхайд Отто и доктор Бертольд Эйнваг о «Жизни и смерти в Уре в XIX веке до нашей эры»
[Audio Only] Dr Lamia al Gailani Werr on the 'Museum in Baghdad: The Story of the Iraq Museum'

[Audio Only] Dr Lamia al Gailani Werr on the 'Museum in Baghdad: The Story of the Iraq Museum'
Remember Baghdad Film Screening

Remember Baghdad Film Screening
[Audio Only] Prof Franco D’Agostino on the 'Iraqi Italian Archaeological Mission at Abu Tbeirah'

[Audio Only] Prof Franco D’Agostino on the 'Iraqi Italian Archaeological Mission at Abu Tbeirah'
[Audio Only] Professor Eleanor Robson on 'Introducing the Nahrein Network'

[Audio Only] Professor Eleanor Robson on 'Introducing the Nahrein Network'
[Audio Only] Rashad Salim on 'The Ark Re-imagined'

[Audio Only] Rashad Salim on 'The Ark Re-imagined'
[Audio Only] Dr Robert Killick on 'The Charax Spasinou Project'

[Audio Only] Dr Robert Killick on 'The Charax Spasinou Project'
[Audio Only] Memorial Event for Dr Lamia Al Gailani

[Audio Only] Memorial Event for Dr Lamia Al Gailani
Letters from Baghdad: Film Screening

Letters from Baghdad: Film Screening
[Audio Only] Dr Noorah Al Gailani on 'A Sufi Shrine in Baghdad - The Challenges of Changing Times

[Audio Only] Dr Noorah Al Gailani on 'A Sufi Shrine in Baghdad - The Challenges of Changing Times
[Audio Only] Project Mosul Digital Restoration of Mosul's Lost Heritage

[Audio Only] Project Mosul Digital Restoration of Mosul's Lost Heritage
[Audio Only] Basrah Museum Reception

[Audio Only] Basrah Museum Reception