Academic freedom in relation to the dismissal of Prof David Miller
The BRISMES Committee on Academic Freedom has written to Bristol University to express our dismay at the decision to fire Professor David Miller.
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Mohsen Kadivar to give the 2021 BRISMES Annual Lecture
We are delighted to announce that Professor Mohsen Kadivar will be giving the 2021 BRISMES Annual Lecture. The title of the lecture will be Transformation of ‘Islamic Republic’ to ‘Islamic State of Iran’. The lecture will take place online and...
2021 BRISMES Conference Student Paper Prize Winner Announced
We ar delighted to announce that Marianne Dhenin has been selected as the winner of the 2021 BRISMES Conference Student Paper Prize.
BRISMES and CBRL announce series of joint mentoring events
The British Society for Middle Eastern Studies (BRISMES) and the Council for British Research in the Levant (CBRL) are pleased to announce the co-organising of a series of annual mentoring events targeting postgraduate students and early career researchers....
Joint Letter to University of Cambridge on Proposed UAE deal
The BRISMES Committee on Academic Freedom and the Board of Directors of the Middle East Studies Association (MESA) have sent a joint letter to Professor Toope, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, to express our concern about the proposed academic...
Watch Recording of BRISMES Campaigns Launch
The public launch of BRISMES Campaigns Limited, the independent subsidiary of BRISMES formed to honour the boycott resolution passed by BRISMES members at the 2019 AGM, took place on 7 July 2021 as part of the BRISMES Annual Conference. The launch event...
2021 BRISMES Early Career Development Prize winners announced
We are delighted to announce that Dr Mustafa Khedewi and Dr Dina Zayed have been selected as the winners of the first BRISMES Early Career Development Prize.
Paul Starkey Receives Award for Services to Middle Eastern Studies
We are delighted to share the news that the recipient of the BRISMES Award for Services to Middle Eastern Studies this year is Professor Paul Starkey.