Promoting the research and education about the history, societies, and cultures of Iraq.

About Us

Membership

Being a member helps support our work to promote research and education about the history, society and culture of Iraq.

Funding

We offer range of grants and scholarships to assist academic work and education on Iraq in the arts, humanities, and social sciences.

Events

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

Next Event

Apr

05

Friday, April 5, 2024

David Hawkins Memorial Lecture

Dr Mark Weeden on ‘How to say “no” in Hieroglyphic Luwian and other Decipherments of David Hawkins’

Latest News

January 25, 2024

Sustainable Water Management

Conference

January 12, 2024

John David Hawkins

(1940-2023)

Recent Projects

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. Our grants and scholarships have helped the fund the following research projects.

Thank's to our supporters